Our Crew

Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation brings together the expertise of an international multidisciplinary team. Scientists, professionals and students of various specialties perform field work year-round at sea and on land near Archipelagos’ research bases. Together we join forces combining our expertise and hard work, collaborating to decisively make a difference in protecting the region’s unique biodiversity hotspots from increasing human threats.

Core Team

Thodoris Tsimpidis (Greece)
Director

Honorary Researcher of Marine Conservation

Anastasia Miliou (Greece)
Scientific Director

Hydrobiologist, Greek Ambassador in the EU for Sustainable Maritime Policy

Beatriz Tintoré (Spain)
Head of Marine Mammal Research

Doctoral Researcher in Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography, Brunel University London

Dr Tim Grandjean (Netherlands)
Head of Deep Sea Conservation & GIS Research

Researcher in Coastal Ecosystems, NIOZ, Netherlands

Laura Macrina (Italy)
Head of Marine Ecology Research

Doctoral Researcher, KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Marie Cigarroa (France)
Research Assistant, Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary

MSc in Environment & Sustainable Development, Université de Montréal

Charlie Hamblin (UK)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant

MSc of Science in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter

Sam Tofts (UK)
GIS Research Assistant

MSc Sustainable Development: Environmental Change and Ecosystems, Utrecht University

Vasilis Sarantou (Greece)
Captain & Head of Technical Operations

Periklis Koxilas (Greece)
Captain & Technical Operations

Maurice Calton-Seal (UK)
Marine Ecology Research Assistant

BSc Biology, University of Leeds

Silvia Giacomello (Italy) Marine Ecology Research Assistant

MSc Global Change Ecology, University of Bologna

Olivier Eikelenboom (The Netherlands)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant

BSc Coastal and Marine Management, Van Hall Larenstein

Karine Vigreux (France)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant

MSc in Biodiversity and Environment, University of Paris PSL

Keira Cassidy (Canada) Outreach and Coordination Manager

BA&Sc Sustainability, Science and Society, McGill University

Scientific Advisors

Dr. Rupert Perkins (UK)
Senior Lecturer of Marine Bioscience, Cardiff University, UK

Senior Lecturer of Marine Bioscience, Cardiff University, UK

Dr. Tom Cameron (UK)
Lecturer of Animal Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, University of Essex, UK

Fisheries Ecology Expert

Dr. Petros Babasikas (Greece)
Director, HBAAS, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landcape, and Design, University of Toronto

Cpt. Nikos Plakas (Greece)
Shipping Risk Management Expert

Dr. Danny Morick (Israel)
Marine veterinary medicine

Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, University of Haifa, Israel

Dr. Marta Azzolin (Italy)
Lecturer at Turin University, Italy

Marine Mammal Accoustics Expert, President of Gaia Research Institute

Dr. Valentina Costa (Italy)
Researcher of Marine Biologist and Ecologist, University of Aveiro , Portugal

Marine and Coastal Ecology Expert

Dr. Pavlos Eleftheriadis (Greece)
Professor of Public Law and a Fellow, University of Oxford, UK

Planning and Environmental Law Expert

Dr. Ronny Steen (Norway)
Researcher at Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Ornithological Research Expert

Mr. T David Schofield Jr. (USA)
Cetacean Behavior, Acclimation and Transport Consultant

Cetacean Behavior, Acclimation and Transport Consultant

Associates

Dr Guido Pietroluongo (Italy)
Marine Mammal Veterinarian

DVM (Doctor in Veterinary Medicine), Teramo University, Italy

Maurizio Ingrosso (Italy)
Marine Mammal/ Fisheries Researcher

Doctoral Researcher, University of Bari, Italy

Hayley Mcilwraith
Microplastics Researcher

Doctoral Researcher in microplastic pollution, Plymouth Marine Laboratory & University of East Anglia

Alice Malcolm-McKay (UK)
Researcher in Deep Sea Conservation

Researcher in Deep Sea Conservation

Konstantis Alexopoulos (Greece)
GIS Research Assistant

Doctoral Researcher, Cambridge University

Jasmine Duthie (New Zealand)
Producer/Director Clawed Hat Films

Jasmine Duthie (New Zealand)
Producer/Director Clawed Hat Films

Andrea Tome Perez (Spain)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant

MSc. Biodiversity, Conservation and Evolution, University of Valencia, Spain

Tinatin Joglidze (Georgia)
Leading Specialist in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Water Biodiversity

BSc Biology and a minor in Marine Biology, Graduated from Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Jonas Custers (The Netherlands)
Behavioral Ecology

Master is Environmental Biology, Utrecht University

Marine Mammal Research Team

Claudie Ouellet

Claudie Ouellet (Canada)
Research Intern

BSc Environmental Studies, Sherbrooke University

Greta Zani

Greta Zani
(Italy)
Research Intern

Bsc Biological Sciences,
Novedrate E-Campus

Jonathon Rowledge (UK)
Research Intern

BSc Biology, University of Bath

Cade Morton

Cade Morton
(USA)
Research Intern

Bsc Environmental Science & Sustainability, University of Glasgow

Alexandra Paquette (Canada)
Research Intern

BSc Biology, University of Sherbrooke

Avery Brewer (USA) Sperm Whale research team

BSc Environmental Sustainability & Regeneration, Indiana University Southeast

Noé Reich (France) Research Intern

BSc Engineering, Institut Agro Rennes-Anger

Betty Bossé (France) Research Intern

Technical degree in environment protection

Ashlin Donaldson (New Zealand)
Dolphin Research Intern

BSc Ecology, University of Otago

Leah Worthington

Leah Worthington (UK) Dolpin Research Intern

BSc Wildlife Conservation, Liverpool John Moores University

Kate Labarre (Canada) Dolphin Research Intern

BSc Biology, Sherbrooke university

Joost Drent (The Netherlands)
Research Intern

Environment Researcher, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden

Lilli Brochhaus (Germany) Research Intern

BSc Biology, Albert-Ludwigs University

Louis Bowhill (UK) Research Intern

BSc Marine Geography, Cardiff University

Élodie Michel (Canada) Research Intern

BSc Biology, University of Sherbrooke

GIS & Remote Sensing Team

Aline Negrea

Aline Negrea (Germany)
Research Intern

Bsc Degree Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University & Research

Moritz Mühlbauer

Moritz Mühlbauer (Germany)
Local Climate Zone Mapping Research Intern

BSc Geoinformatics, University of Tartu

Donar Goijer

Donar Goijer (Netherlands)
Research intern

Bsc Geo, Media & Design, Aeres University of Applied Science

Victor Bibeau (Canada) Research Intern

Geomatics Applied to the Environment, University of Sherbrooke

Noémie Fauchon (Canada)
Research Intern

Geomatics Applied to the Environment, University of Sherbrooke

Evdokia Papadopoulou (Greece)
Research Intern

Bsc Geology,MSc Natural hazards & disaster mitigation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Antonia Mayer (Germany)
Research Intern

M. Sc. Geoecology, Universität Potsdam

Noora Turtinen (Finland)
Research Intern

Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

Elin Gerdes (Germany) Stressors on Seagrass Research Intern

M.Sc Applied Earth Observation & Geo Analysis of the Living Environment, University of Würzburg

Albane De Bruyn (Belgium)
Research intern

M.Sc in Geography, UCLouvain

Marine Ecology Research Team

Inge de Boer
(The Netherlands) Research Intern

Environment Research, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden

Laura Lee Ferron

Laura Lee Ferron (Canada)
Research Intern

Bsc Environmental Studies, Sherbrooke University

Thomas Labrecque

Thomas Labrecque (Canada)
Research Intern

Bsc Environmental Studies, Sherbrooke University

Taima Güçlü
(Germany)
Research Intern

BSc Global Environmental & Sustainability Studies, Leuphana University Lüneburg

Tom Siemonsma
(The Netherlands) Research Intern

Environment Research, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden

Manon Leonhard

Manon Leonhard
(Germany)
Research Intern

Island Biodiversity Research Team

Elise Poniatowski (USA)
Wildfires & Forest regrowth Research Intern

BA in Earth Science with a minor in Biology, Vassar College

Marta Fiori (Italy)
Golden Jackal Research Intern

MSc Forest & Nature Conservation,
Wageningen University & Research

Micol Genazzi
(Switzerland) Research Intern

MSc Nature Conservation, Czech University of Life Sciences

Gijs van Dongen

Gijs van Dongen (Netherlands)
Golden Jackal Research Intern

Bsc Forest & Nature Conservation, Wageningen University & Research

Media & Enviromental Education Team

Tom Siemonsma (The Netherlands) Research Intern

Environment Research, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden

Eliza Demacopoulos (USA)
Blue Carbon Research Intern

BSc Environmental Studies , Fordham University

Arlet Escorihuela Perez (Spain)
Coastal Ecology Intern

BSc Biotechnology, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona

Taima Güçlü (Germany) Research Intern

BSc Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Leuphana University Lüneburg

Environmental Policy & Communication Team

Julia den Ridder (The Netherlands)
Media & Communications Intern

BSc Graphic Design, Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam

Lucie Dross (Switzerland)
Research Intern

Environmental Sciences and Engineering, EPFL

Alexander Chantzos

Alexander Chantzos (Belgium)
Media Intern

Bsc International Journalism, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences

Elise Batifoulié

Elise Batifoulié (USA) Law & Policy Intern

Bsc Political Sciences,
Sciences Po Toulouse

Amarissa Bednar (USA)
Research Intern

Bec Political Science, University of Wisconsin

Minhaj Aijaz Memon (Pakistan) Environmental Educator

MSc Environmental and Resource Management, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg