oceans Experts

Connect for media, speaking, professional opportunities & more.

Filters

Prosanta Chakrabarty profile photo

Prosanta Chakrabarty

E.K. Hunter Chair & Professor | Biological Sciences Curator of Fishes | Director, Museum of Natural ScienceLouisiana State University

Dr. Chakrabarty is a natural historian who studies fishes to better understand Earth history and evolution.

EvolutionBuilding Scientific Capacity/InclusionTaxonomyEvolution/PhylogeneticsCuration/Collections
Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA (- Ph.D. & Sc.D. -) profile photo

Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA (- Ph.D. & Sc.D. -)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA

Research Scientist & iNaturalist

AstronomyiNaturalistFuturistic ThinkingResearch & DevelopmentTechnology & Innovation
Christianne  Wilhelmson  profile photo

Christianne Wilhelmson

Executive Director Georgia Strait Alliance

Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.

Ocean ConservationWhale protectionHabitat protectionMarine planningSalmon Aquaculture
Samantha Chapman, PhD profile photo

Samantha Chapman, PhD

Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Samantha Chapman, PhD, is an expert on global change in coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species.

Coastal EcosystemsWetlandsBiodiversity LossClimate change effects on coastal wetlandsInvasive Species
Brian LaPointe, Ph.D. profile photo

Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.

Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFlorida Atlantic University

Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.

Marine BioinvasionsCoral Reef EcologyAlgal PhysiologyBiochemistrySeagrass Ecology
Lisa  Rodrigues, PhD profile photo

Lisa Rodrigues, PhD

Professor of Geography and the Environment; Director of the MS in Environmental Science Graduate Program | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lisa Rodrigues, PhD, researches the environmental change impacting tropical ocean ecosystems and conservation and management strategies.

Plastic Pollution in OceansOcean EnvironmentsMarine InvertebratesCoral Reefs Ecosystems
Michele Baggio, Ph.D. profile photo

Michele Baggio, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Michele Baggio is an expert in environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, and health economics.

Ecological EconomicsHealth EconomicsEnvironmental and Resource EconomicsApplied Microeconomics
Charles Yarish, Ph.D. profile photo

Charles Yarish, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Yarish is an expert in marine macroalgae, coastal management, and commercial uses for seaweed for food, nutraceuticals, and biofuels.

BiofuelCosmeceuticalsApplied GenomicsEcologyMarine Macroalgae
Robert M. DeConto profile photo

Robert M. DeConto

Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and SustainabilityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea LevelAntarcticaGlaciologyClimatologyEarth System Modeling
Adam Frank profile photo

Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.

Star FormationUniverseAtmosphereAsteroidsPluto