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, UK
Dr Tim Grandjean (Netherlands)
Head of Deep Sea Conservation & GIS Research
Researcher in Coastal Ecosystems, NIOZ, Netherlands
Nikolas Karampatzos (Greece)
Head of Environmental Law & Policy
Lawyer, PhD candidate at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law
Silvia Giacomello (Italy)
Marine Ecology Research Assistant
MSc Global Change Ecology, University of Bologna, Italy
Emma Donald (New Zealand)
Marine Ecology Research Assistant
MSc Ecology & Biodiversity, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Keira Cassidy (Canada)
Outreach and Coordination Manager
BA&Sc Sustainability, Science and Society, McGill University, Canada
Elisa Lamberti (Italy)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
MSc in Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Genoa, Italy
Margherita Medina (Italy)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
International MSc in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea), Ghent University, Belgium
Lucrezia Carroccia (Italy)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
MScRes Ocean Sciences,
Bangor University, UK
Wout Vandenberghe (Belgium)
Administrative Assistant
BSc of Agro and Biotechnology: Animal Care,
Hogent University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Belgium
Christoph Loesch (Germany)
Terrestrial Research Assistant
BEng Landscape Architecture,
Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany
Jessica Saunders (UK)
GIS & Remote Sensing Research Assistant
Msc Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing with Environmental Management, University of Brighton, UK
Research Base & Boat Management
Vasilis Sarantou (Greece)
Captain & Head of Technical Operations
Periklis Koxilas (Greece)
Captain & Technical Operations
Argiro Sofouli (Greece)
Manager of the Research Base
Scientific Advisors & Associates
Dr. Marta Azzolin (Italy)
Lecturer at Turin University, Italy
Marine Mammal Accoustics Expert, President of Gaia Research Institute
Dr. Petros Babasikas (Greece)
Director, HBAAS, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landcape, and Design, University of Toronto
David Brooks (USA)
Interdisciplinary artist, Professor New York University, Gallatin
Dr. Jennifer Hatlauf (Austria) Leads the Golden Jackal Project Austria at BOKU University.
Project leader and expert on Golden Jackals
Dr Guido Pietroluongo (Italy)
Marine Mammal Veterinarian
DVM (Doctor in Veterinary Medicine), Teramo University, Italy
Femke Den Haas (Netherlands)
Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist
Co-Founder JAAN (Jakarta Animal Aid Network) Coordinator Dolphin Project Indonesia, Co Founder UmahLumba Dolphin Rehabilitation, Release and Sanctuary project
Dr. Danny Morick (Israel)
Marine veterinary medicine
Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, University of Haifa, Israel
Heather Rally (USA)
Advisor to the Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary
Clinical Veterinarian
Dr Laura Macrina (Italy)
Head of Marine Ecology Research
Doctoral Researcher, KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Antrea Pavlou (Cyprus)
Lab & Climate Monitoring Research Assistant
PhD in Microbiology and Computational Biology, Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
Dr Maurizio Ingrosso (Italy)
Marine Mammal/ Fisheries Researcher
Research Fellow, National Institute of Oceanography & Applied Geophysics OGS, Trieste, Italy
Dr. Pavlos Eleftheriadis (Greece)
Professor of Legal Studies at NYU Abu Dhabi and Affiliated Professor at NYU School of Law
Planning and Environmental Law Expert
Dr. Valentina Costa (Italy)
Researcher of Marine Biologist and Ecologist, University of Aveiro , Portugal
Marine and Coastal Ecology Expert
Konstantis Alexopoulos (Greece)
GIS Research Assistant
Doctoral Researcher, Cambridge University, UK
Dr. Rachel Seary (UK)
Lecturer in Marine Conservation
University of Kent, UK
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, Georgia
Marine Mammal Research Team
Qiu Yan Lin
(UK)
Research Intern
BSc Ecology, University of York, UK
Joshua Mok
(Ireland)
Research Intern
Aerial and Underwater Vocalisations in Mediterranean Monk (Monachus monachus) seals
BSc Marine Biology, Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland)
Jasmin Thiemann
(Germany)
Research Intern
Photo ID: Dolphins on Leros fish farm vs. Open Population
BSc Biowissenschaften, University of Münster (Germany)
Taylor Daudlin
(USA)
Research Intern
BSc Environmental Science,
Northern Michigan University (USA)
Kai Gianni Lomvardas
(USA-Greece)
Research Intern
Feeding Hotspots of Grampus griseus and Their Overlap with Marine Litter in the Mediterranean Sea
BSc Marine Biology, Occidental College (USA)
Andrea Gomez Lopez (Spain)
Research Intern
Photo-ID of Bottlenose Dolphin
BSc Biology, Universidad de Valencia (Spain)
Aitana Pascual Castell (Spain)
Research Intern
Photo-ID of Risso's Dolphin
BSc Biology, Universidad de Valencia (Spain)
Laura Cesbron Derive
(France)
Research Intern
Photo-ID of Stenella coeruleoalba
HND Management and Protection of Nature (GPN), Institut Jean-Errecart (France)
Rebecca Cherry
(UK)
Research Intern
BSc Marine Biology, Bangor University (UK)
Catarina Borges (Portugal)
Research Intern
BSc Marine Biology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Portugal)
Lily Gautro
(USA)
Research Intern
Comparing the Tursiops Truncatus Subgroups in Sientani and Pythagorio
BS Environmental Biology, BS Chemistry, William Carey University (USA)
Tatum Thielman
(USA)
Research Intern
Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin (USA)
Eleni Syrimi
(Cyprus)
Research Intern
BSc Biology, National Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
Mona Dao
(Croatia)
Research Intern
Biologija i tehnologija mora, University of Split (Croatia)
Juliette Mauger
(France)
Research Intern
MSc Biological Engineering, École de Biologie Industrielle (France)
Claudia Gonzalez
(USA)
Research Intern
BSc Environmental Science, San Diego State University (USA)
Ana Rajčić
(Croatia)
Research Intern
BSc Marine biology and technologies, University of Split (Croatia)
Eloise Fisher
(UK)
Research Intern
Marine Biology, University of Portsmouth (UK)
Nikos Oikonomidis
(Greece)
Research Intern
BSc Oceanography and Marine Biosciences, University of the Aegean (Greece)
Johanna Gralla
(Switzerland)
Research Intern
Reasons of seasonal migration of the Stenella Coeruleoalba
Johanna Lindvall
(Sweden)
Research Intern
How marine trafic effects social interactions in dolphins
MSc Ethology and Animal Biology, Linköping University (Sweden)
Alice Murari
(Italy)
Research Intern
Master's Thesis about the variations in the acoustic behaviour of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in relation to antropogenic stressors
MSc Marine Biology, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (Italy)
Nana Sissoko
(USA)
Research Intern
Mapping marine traffic and sightings of three dolphin species to compare their spatial overlap and identify which species have the highest risk of ship strikes
BSc Data Science, Minor Geography, George Washington University (USA)
Stephany Pérez Mercado
(Puerto Rico)
Research Intern
BS in Chemistry, MS in Sustainability and Environmental Management, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus (Puerto Rico)
Sofia Rodriguez
(Venezuela)
Research Intern
BSc Earth Science and Sustainable Management, Constructor University (Germany)
Alexandra Auric
(France)
Research Intern
Study of the influence of sounds in ports on marine animals
Engineering Program, CESI (France)
Sara Tejada
(Spain)
Research Intern
BSc Environmental engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) (Spain)
Elias Bauer
(Germany)
Research Intern
Towards a comprehensive bioacoustics characterization of sperm whale vocal communication and its behavioural functions
BSc Biology, University of Tübingen (Germany)
Marina Chander
(USA)
Research Intern
BSc Environmental Biology, and Economics, Tulane University (USA)
Archi Das
(India)
Research Intern
MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management, Aberystwyth University (UK)
GIS & Remote Sensing Team
Noah Williams
(USA)
Research Intern
GWR-SDM for invasive Lionfish
PhD in Mathematical Statistics, University of South Florida (USA)
Augustin Patzelt (France)
Research Intern
MSc Geomatics, CY Cergy Paris Université (France)
Charlotte Fiette (France)
Research Intern
MSc in Engineering, Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique Ouest Caen (France)
Adelie Lizano (France)
Research Intern
MSc in Engineering, Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique Ouest Brest (France)
Zoé Izambert
(France)
Research Intern
Engineering Program, CESI (France)
Hugo Battaglia
(France)
Research Intern
Engineering Program, CESI (France)
Marine Ecology Research Team
Leana Bremer
(Germany)
Research Intern
Influence of Freshwater Input on Coastal Macro-
invertebrate Communities
Influence of Freshwater Input on Coastal Macro-
invertebrate Communities
Natalie Sage
(USA)
Research Intern
BA. English, BA. Psychology, West Virginia University (USA)
Zoe Courquin
(France)
Research Intern
Bsc. Engineering, National School for Water and Environmental Engineering (France)
Gwenolé Coat
(France)
Research Intern
Ai fish detection and categorization
MSc in Engineering, Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique Ouest Nantes (France)
Maya James
(Canada)
Research Intern
Biodiversity assessment of coastal macroalgae
BSc Biochemistry, environmental science, University of Windsor (Canada)
Tijs Hoffmann (Netherlands)
Research Intern
Eco & Wildlife,
Yuverta Mbo Geldermalsen
(Netherlands)
Ricardo van Velzen (Netherlands)
Research Intern
Octopuses and their behaviour surrounding artificial and natural dens
BSc. applied biology, Aeres University of applied sciences (Netherlands)
Victoria Höbold (Germany)
Research Intern
Biodiversity assessment of coastal macroalgae
MSc. Marine Biology, University of Rostock (Germany)
Noa ter Avest (Netherlands)
Research Intern
Quantifying carbon storage in the sediment of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows
MSc in Sustainable Business and Innovation, Utrecht University (Netherlands)
Isabel Cheetham
(UK)
Research Intern
Lionfish behaviour
BSc Geography, University of Cambridge (UK)
Antonin Chislard
(France)
Research Intern
Engineering Program in Environment and Risk Management, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (France)
Salomé Laveille (France)
Research Intern
Software identification of corals in deep water (15-100m) from ROV videos
Engineering Program in Environment and Risk Management, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (France)
Valentin Ollivier (France)
Research Intern
Develop an artificial intelligence for recognizes posidonia
MSc in electrical engineering, Université de Rennes (France)
Sofia Milosavljevic
-Cook (USA)
Research Intern
Epiphytes on Posidonia oceanica
BSc Biology, George Washington University (USA)
Vittoria Arfini (Italy)
Research Intern
Study the presence of the fishes aliene speacese in the Aegan
Scienze della natura e dell'ambiente, Università di Parma (Italy)
Emma Mom (Netherlands)
Research Intern
Invasive Sea Urchin (Diadema setosum)
BSc Coastal and marine management, Van hall Larenstein (Netherlands)
Felicia Nygren (Sweden)
Research Intern
MSc Sustainable Development, Uppsala University (Sweden)
Josephine Bunte (Germany)
Research Intern
MSc Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, University of Leipzig (Germany)
Island Biodiversity Research Team
Jasmijn Peels (Netherlands)
Wildlife Research Intern
Difference in social structure between two groups of golden jackals
BSc Applied Biology, HAS green academy (Netherlands)
Samyukta Vallabhajosyula
(India)
Wildlife Research Intern
Estimating Wild boar abundance
Bsc. Biology, Azim Premji University (India)
Anika Thedinga (Netherlands)
Wildlife Research Intern
BSc. Applied biology HAS green academy (Netherlands)
Mathis Defernez (France)
Wildlife Research Intern
Studying the indicator of a potential avoidance behaviour from the Samos Golden Jackals
French Higher Technical Certificate in Management and Protection of Natural Spaces (BTSa), Lycée professionnel Kerplouz Auray (France)
Inayah Khan (UK)
Wildlife Research Intern
BSc Geography and Environmental science with spatial data science, King’s College London (UK)
Isabelle Martin (France)
Wildlife Research Intern
Butterfly monitoring and new EU reglementations
MSc agricultural Engineering, Institut Agro Montpellier (France)
Daniel Waine (UK)
Wildlife Research Intern
BSc Environmental Science, Keele University (UK)
Clement Larde (France)
Wildlife Research Intern
How does bird diversity vary among the three transects and which bird species are associated with specific habitat types within the study area
French Higher Technical Certificate in Management and Protection of Natural Spaces (BTSa), Lycée professionnel Kerplouz Auray (France)
Tara van Wanrooij (Netherlands)
Wildlife Research Intern
Opzichter uitvoerder groene ruimte, niveau 4, Yuverta boxtel (Netherlands)
Jule Alles (Germany)
Wildlife Research Intern
Plant Ecology and diversity of the Alyki salt-marsh
BSc biodiversity and ecology, Georg-August university Göttingen (Germany)
Nils Schmanke
(Germany)
Wildlife Research Intern
Herpetofauna and biodiversity of different habitats and connection between inconnection to canopy gap and microhabitat
BSc BioGeoWissenschaften, Universität Koblenz (Germany)
Ammarah Din
(UK)
Wildlife Research Intern
BSc Zoology with conservation, Bangor University (UK)
Emily Iorwen
(Wales/UK)
Wildlife Research Intern
BSc Zoology with conservation, Bangor University (UK)
Media & Enviromental Education Team
Castor Puleston
(USA)
Media Intern
BA Creative Business, NHL Stenden (Netherlands)
Mya McAllister (Canada)
Environmental Education
Stakeholder Problem Solving Activities for Highschool/
University Student
BPhil of Interdisciplinary Leadership, University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Riley Caccavano
(USA)
Environmental Education
BA Sustainability, San Diego State University (USA)
Emilie Panigeon (France)
Media Intern
MSc in Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, UniLaSalle Polytechnic Institute (France)
Kate Woo
(USA)
Media Intern
BA. in Communication, San Diego State University (USA)
Christina Parker (USA)
Media Intern
BSc Journalism and Women’s gender and sexuality studies,
Ohio University (USA)
Kailey Urch (USA)
Media Intern
BSBA Digital Marketing,
Appalachian State University (USA)
Bella Robinson (Australia)
Media Intern
BA Media and Communications,
University of Newcastle (Australia)
Malia Hara (USA)
Media Intern
BA Graphic design, minor marketing,
San Diego State University (USA)
Sadye Young (USA)
Media Intern
BFA Graphic Design,
Montana State University (USA)
Valerie Vaughn (USA)
Media Intern
Business, Rosedale Bible College (USA)
Bastian Bleile (Germany)
Media Intern
MA Global Studies, Vienna University/ Gent University (Austria/Belgium)
Environmental Policy Team
Lucy Bartlett
(UK)
Law & Policy Intern
Bsc. Law, University of Bristol (UK)
Leila Magner
(UK)
Law & Policy Intern
BA Politics and International Relations, University of York (UK)
Molly Mitchell
(USA)
Law & Policy Intern
Aegean Marine Protected Areas
International Security and Conflict Resolution (ISCOR), San Diego State University (USA)
Anja Mareike Matz
(Germany)
Law & Policy Intern
MSc. International Administration and Global Governance, Göteborg University (Germany)
Katie Stansfield
(UK)
Law & Policy Intern
Eco-mooring near Posidonia
International Relations BA (Hons), University of Liverpool (UK)
Taryn Johnson
(USA)
Law & Policy Intern
Reducing anchoring impacts on Posidonia oceanica
MA in Environmental Policy, BS in Earth and Environmental Studies, BA in Environmental Studies (concentration in policy, planning, and law),
Lehigh University (USA)
Theo Mills
(USA)
Law & Policy Intern
Aquaculture Facilities
BSc Sociology,
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Alaïka Vasilakos
(Canada)
Law & Policy Intern
Agricultural Runoff and Marine Environmental Protection: A Comparative Analysis of Greece's Legal Framework for Glyphosate Regulation under European Union Law
Law, University of Montreal (Canada)
Kavita Jethwani
(Sierra Leone)
Law & Policy Intern
The impact of over tourism on greek cultural heritage
BSc Archaeology, Durham University (UK)
Manon Bonfils
(France)
Law & Policy Intern
The BBNJ Agreement and the Protection of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
Master in Humanitarian Law and NGOs, Université de Strasbourg (France)
Tasha Malviya
(UK)
Law & Policy Intern
Marine Plastic and Microplastic Pollution: Legal Framework and Policy Responses
BSc Earth Science and Physical Geography, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Sophia Howell
(UK)
Law & Policy Intern
Marine Plastic and Microplastic Pollution: Legal Framework and Policy Responses
BSc Politics and International Relations, University of Bristol (UK)
Camille Peterson
(USA)
Law & Policy Intern
The BBNJ Agreement and the Protection of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
BSc Psychology, Montana State University (USA)
Microplastics & Climate Change Research Team
Charlotte Mommsen (Germany)
Research Intern
Implementing a dry mass protocoll for zooplankton
BSc Biology (Germany)
Chloe Ramanan
-tsiarovana (France)
Research Intern
Microplastics on the Seagrass
MSc Biological Engineering,
École de Biologie Industrielle (France)
Manon Schurb (France)
Research Intern
Summum to sea microplastics monitoring
MSc in Materials engineering,
SeaTech Toulon (France)
Mary Kate Reidy
(Ireland)
Research Intern
Microplastics on the Algae
MSc Environmental Science and Technology, Ghent University (Belgium)
Lorenza Cazin (France)
Research Intern
Microplastics concentration in water samples
MSc Biological Engineering,
École de Biologie Industrielle (France)
Elif Feride Berzah (Turkey)
Research Intern
Zooplankton monitoring
BSc Molecular Biology and Genetics, Başkent University (Turkey)
Charlotte Vannier (France)
Research Intern
MSc Biological Engineering, École de Biologie Industrielle (France)
Joseph-Antoine Saker (France)
Research Intern
MSc Biological Engineering, École de Biologie Industrielle (France)
Agronomy and Sustainability Team
Cole Wycislak
(USA)
Research Intern
BSc Plant Biotechnology, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (USA)
Castor Puleston
(USA)
Research Intern
BA Creative Business, NHL Stenden (Netherlands)
The Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary Team
Natalia López Gómez
(Spain)
Research Intern
Veterinary medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Lara Malo Castells
(Spain)
Research Intern
Veterinary medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
