Robert Steneck Editor & Author

Dr. Robert Steneck is Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine’s School of Biology and Ecology. He obtained his PhD from John’s Hopkins University and brings 50 years of research experience on Caribbean and Indopacific corals to the project. He specializes in the ecology and evolutionary biology of benthic marine algae, invertebrates, and communities. He is a distinguished marine researcher who has been awarded Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Bates-Morse Mountain Award for Environmental Lifetime Achievement, and, most recently, the University of Maine Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award.