The team.


We're a group of undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members at Duke University.

Team leaders.

Doug Nowacek. Bioacoustics

Doug is a professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Pratt School of Engineering. He studies how sound is used in ecological processes and the link between acoustic and motor behavior in marine mammals.

Email: doug.nowacek@duke.edu

Jason Dinh. Bioacoustics

Jason is a PhD student in Biology. He is broadly interested in acoustic communication and soundscape ecology.

Email: jason.dinh@duke.edu
Website: https://sites.duke.edu/jasonpdinh/

Julianna Renzi. Biodiversity

Julianna is a PhD student in Marine Science and Conservation. She leads the Biodiversity team and is interested in the role of biodiversity in communities' resilience to stress.

Email: julianna.renzi@duke.edu
Website: https://juliannarenzi.webflow.io/

Justin Ridge. Remote Sensing

Justin is a postdoctoral associate in the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab. He leads the lab’s coastal mapping program, working to advance remote sensing practices for ecological monitoring of coastal environments.

Email: justin.ridge@duke.edu

Team contributors.

Brian Silliman. Biodiversity

Brian is a professor of Marine Science and Conservation in Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment. He studies the ecology of coastal ecosystems and is interested in how positive interactions shape communities.

Email: brian.silliman@duke.edu
Website: http://www.sillimanlab.com/

Dave Johnston. Remote Sensing

Dave is a professor of Marine Science and Conservation in Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. He runs the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab at Duke Marine Lab. His work ranges from the ecology of marine vertebrates to broader marine conservation research.

Email: david.johnston@duke.edu

Team members.

Molly Bruce.


Molly is a JD/Masters in Environmental Management student at Duke. Her studies tackle the ways in which policy and science interact in marine ecosystems. She is interested in the use of UASs and other aerial tools to monitor the environment, particularly as society grapples with the effects of climate change.

Melissa Baldino.

Melissa is an undergraduate student studying Biology and Environmental Policy with a concentration in Marine Conservation. She is interested in conservation of biodiversity and the mitigation of climate change.

Cady Bailey.

Cady is an undergraduate student studying biology and theater studies. She is broadly interested in applications of molecular biology in marine science.

Avery Indermaur.

Avery is an undergraduate student in the Nicholas School studying Environmental Science with a minor in Cultural Anthropology. She is interested in biodiversity conservation and its connection to sustainable agriculture.

Eve Adelson.

Eve will be a sophomore at Duke in the fall of 2019 and is planning to major in Environmental Science and Policy with a concentration in Marine Science and Conservation. She's from Tulsa, Oklahoma and enjoys being outdoors, music, and sports.

Haynes Lynch.

Haynes is an undergraduate studying Environmental Science and Policy with a minor in Psychology. He is interested in marine conservation and climate change mitigation.