My name is Kimberly C. Galvez.
Born and raised in Miami, FL, I have spent my entire life in and around the water and immersing myself in wildlife and taking in all the world has to offer. My passion for science is brought on by everything I have learned through experience and traveling. I love traveling and capturing memories through photography. My Bachelor's degree is from the University of Miami in Biology and I recently completed PhD at UM studying Marine Geosciences.
Currently, I am a Scientist/Expedition Coordinator with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research on contract through Cherokee Federal. I coordinate and plan expeditions with the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer with the goal to map, explore, and characterize the deep ocean.
During my time as a graduate student at the CSL - Center for Carbonate Research at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science in the Department of Marine Geosciences, my primary research focuses on the benthic cold-water carbonate ecosystems of the Straits of Florida off the Great Bahama Bank. Using the combining perspectives of geology and biology, I aim to uncover the relationship between these unique cold-water corals and the depositional environment they build based on their spatial distribution (in this case the carbonate province of the western Great Bahama Bank - habitat mapping/seafloor mapping) and the variety of species, thus, determining growth patterns in relation to the sedimentology from Pleistocene to Modern oceanographic times.
Having studied biology primarily throughout my life, I have a definitive respect for the world around me and a never-ending curiosity to explore everything around me. Working at the CSL during my undergraduate degree enabled me to gain a new perspective on the world; not just everything growing on it, but everything within the Earth and how it formed and continues to form. Hence where I am today in my field. Working with carbonate systems and cold-water corals permits me to have the best of both worlds.
I have many passions for life including traveling, learning about different cultures, exploring new cuisines, baking, photography, scuba diving, hiking, and playing volleyball. Being able to experience everything that the world has to offer is a privilege and I intend to take every opportunity.
For more information on my research, please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kimberly_Galvez
Born and raised in Miami, FL, I have spent my entire life in and around the water and immersing myself in wildlife and taking in all the world has to offer. My passion for science is brought on by everything I have learned through experience and traveling. I love traveling and capturing memories through photography. My Bachelor's degree is from the University of Miami in Biology and I recently completed PhD at UM studying Marine Geosciences.
Currently, I am a Scientist/Expedition Coordinator with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research on contract through Cherokee Federal. I coordinate and plan expeditions with the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer with the goal to map, explore, and characterize the deep ocean.
During my time as a graduate student at the CSL - Center for Carbonate Research at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science in the Department of Marine Geosciences, my primary research focuses on the benthic cold-water carbonate ecosystems of the Straits of Florida off the Great Bahama Bank. Using the combining perspectives of geology and biology, I aim to uncover the relationship between these unique cold-water corals and the depositional environment they build based on their spatial distribution (in this case the carbonate province of the western Great Bahama Bank - habitat mapping/seafloor mapping) and the variety of species, thus, determining growth patterns in relation to the sedimentology from Pleistocene to Modern oceanographic times.
Having studied biology primarily throughout my life, I have a definitive respect for the world around me and a never-ending curiosity to explore everything around me. Working at the CSL during my undergraduate degree enabled me to gain a new perspective on the world; not just everything growing on it, but everything within the Earth and how it formed and continues to form. Hence where I am today in my field. Working with carbonate systems and cold-water corals permits me to have the best of both worlds.
I have many passions for life including traveling, learning about different cultures, exploring new cuisines, baking, photography, scuba diving, hiking, and playing volleyball. Being able to experience everything that the world has to offer is a privilege and I intend to take every opportunity.
For more information on my research, please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kimberly_Galvez