Catherine Powers

Born: 1976 Hometown: Denver, CO Education: Ph.D. in Earth Sciences Occupation: Paleontologist Expeditions: Europe and Western U.S. to analyze

Pauline Wiessner

Born: 1947 Hometown: Stowe, VT Education: Ph.D. in Archaeology and Ethnology Occupation: Anthropologist Expeditions: 30 years of expeditions to

Milbry Polk

Born: 1954 Hometown: Oxford, England Education: B.A. in Anthropology Occupation: Photographer, writer, founder of WINGS WorldQuest Expeditions: Egypt, India,

Jill Tarter

Born: 1944 Hometown: Berkeley, CA Education: Ph.D. in Astronomy Occupation: Astronomer; former Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI at

Anna Cummins

Anna Cummins has over 20 years of experience in environmental non-profit work including marine conservation, coastal watershed management, community

Katey Walter Anthony

Born: 1976 Hometown: Fairbanks, AK Education: Ph.D. in Aquatic Biology Occupation: Aquatic ecosystem ecologist and professor Expeditions: Siberia, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Finland, and Sweden to study methane emissions from Arctic […]

Cindy Lee Van Dover

Cindy lee van dover Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover is a deep-sea biologist with an interest in ocean exploration and the ecology of chemosynthetic ecosystems. She began her work in […]

Ann Bancroft

Ann Bancroft Ann Bancroft is one of the world’s preeminent polar explorers and an internationally recognized leader who is dedicated to inspiring women, girls and audiences around the world to […]

Susan Dudley

susan dudley Susan Dudley, Ph.D. is a plant evolutionary ecologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, whose early work in plant kin recognition sparked both controversy and interest among many […]

Alexandra Morton

alexandra morton Alexandra Morton was born in 1957 in Lakeville, Connecticut. She developed her love for animals at an early age when she explored in the woods with her brother. […]