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