Claudia is a passionate marine conservationist and certified PADI divemaster. She completed her MSc in Marine Biology in 2019 during which she co-authored a paper in the prestigious journal Nature. Claudia is an exceptional educator specialising in the Ecological Monitoring Program and all elements of field and lab work. Her recent marine exploits have led her to delve into the world of corals and substrate studies and she assists in the management of ex-situ experiments.

Random Fact: Due to her Italian roots, Claudia is the official ATMEC pronunciation checker for Latin species names. She remains unaware of this.

Having completed his internship and training with ATMEC, Tommy has now joined the team as a researcher and supporting instructor at the program. During his training, Tommy was certified to teach the Ecological Monitoring Program, and gained experience in a large array of reef-associated skills such as giant clam surveys and anthozoan taxonomy. Alongside his role as an instructor, he is also responsible for maintaining boat and laboratory facilities as well as conducting his own research on seaslugs and coral reef ecology.

Random Fact: Even today, it is unclear if Tommy is a bigger nerd about coffees or nudis. Some are too scared to find out.