Science Staff
Kelly Benoit-Bird
Senior Scientist & Science Chair
Nadia Allaf
Mechatronics Technician
Fred Bahr
CeNCOOS Product Developer
Jacoby Baker
Research Technician
James Barry
Senior Scientist &
Benthic Ecologist
Mariana Bernardi Bif
Research Specialist
Marguerite Blum
Research Technician
Peter G. Brewer
Senior Adjunct/
Ocean Chemist
Magdalena Carranza
Postdoctoral Fellow
Francisco P. Chavez
Senior Scientist/
Biological Oceanographer
Lynne Christianson
Senior Research Technician
David A. Clague
Senior Adjunct/
Geologist/
Volcanologist
Emily Clark
Research Technician
Luke Coletti
Senior Research Technician
Ben Davis
Research Technician
Colleen Durkin
Scientist
Jules Friederich
Research Assistant
Fanny Girard
Postdoctoral Fellow
Roberto Gwiazda
Research Specialist
Steven Haddock
Senior Scientist/
Marine Biologist
Alex Harper
CeNCOOS Program Manager
Lis Henderson
Postdoctoral Fellow
Irene Hu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Christine Huffard
Senior Research Specialist
Ken Johnson
Senior Scientist/Chemist
Shannon Johnson
Senior Research Technician
Brent Jones
Electrical Engineer
Alexandra Lapides
Research Assistant
Astrid Leitner
Postdoctoral Fellow
Steve Litvin
Senior Research Specialist
Jacki Long
Research Technician
Chris Lovera
Senior Research Technician
Eve Lundsten
Senior Research Technician
Gene Massion
Ocean Engineer
Tanya Maurer
Research Specialist
Megan McKinzie
ATN Data Coordinator
Melissa Mendoza
Administrative Assistant - Science
Monique Messié
Senior Research Specialist
Jennifer B. Paduan
Senior Research Specialist
Charles K. Paull
Senior Scientist/
Geologist
Edward T. Peltzer
Senior Research Specialist & Chemical Safety Officer
Kathleen Pitz
Senior Research Technician
Josh Plant
Research Specialist
Christina Preston
Research Specialist
Kim Reisenbichler
Research Specialist
Bruce H. Robison
Senior Scientist/
Midwater Ecologist
Virginia Rodriguez
Office Assistant
Henry Ruhl
CeNCOOS Director
John Ryan
Senior Research Specialist
Mariah Salisbury
Administrator - Science
Rob Sherlock
Research Specialist
Ken Smith
Senior Scientist/
Marine Ecologist
Sebastian Sudek
Research Specialist
Yui Takeshita
Scientist
Kobun Truelove
Senior Research Technician
Bill Ussler
Senior Research Specialist
Robert C. Vrijenhoek
Senior Adjunct/
Evolutionary Biologist
Chad Waluk
Research Specialist
Peter Walz
Research Specialist
Joseph Warren
Research Technician
Chloe Weinstock
Research Technician
Jacob Winnikoff
Graduate Research Assistant
Kevan Yamahara
ESP Research Specialist
