Meet the Team

Principal Investigator

Dr. Arne-R. Diercks, Assistant Research Professor, University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Principal Investigators

Dr. Gregg Brooks, Professor of Marine Science and Geosciences, Eckerd College

Dr. Jeff Chanton, Lawton Distinguished Professor of Oceanography, Florida State University

Dr. Isabel Romero, Research Associate, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science

Collaborators

Dr. Patrick Schwing, Research Associate, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science

Graduate Students

Thea Bartlett, University of South Florida

Samanthan Bosman, Florida State University

Undergraduate Students

Jake Fillingham, Eckerd College

Debhani Jimenez Reyes, Eckerd College

Leia Villamizar, Eckerd College

Duke Thornburgh, Eckerd College