Shanee Stopnitzky

I am a complex systems coral reef ecologist and marine technologist with postgraduate education from the Santa Fe Institute, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Queensland.

I have worked as a researcher in the academic, public, private, and NGO sectors for nearly 20 years, and have 11 years experience doing applied research in environmental impact assessment and marine impact mitigation for various organizations.

As someone who believes deeply in the ability of everyone to explore and understand their world, I have also been on the founding teams of several community-based organizations, including Counter Culture Labs, an open science laboratory, and I also founded the Community Submersibles Project, an initiative to democratize ocean exploration.

I've also led several marine engineering projects including a custom artboat, retrofitting two submarines, and a completely novel underwater habitat design.

April 2024