Biography
Dr. Ivona Cetinić graduated from the University of Zagreb with a degree in Biology. After working for two years at the Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, as a research and teaching assistant, she transferred to University of Southern California, where she gained her PhD in biological oceanography in 2009. In the same year, she started her postdoctoral appointment at University of Maine, where she worked until 2015: first as a research scientist, then as a research professor. Currently, she is an USRA scientist working at NASA GSFC Ocean Ecology Laboratory. Her research focuses on developing new ways to resolve ocean diversity and biogeochemistry from space. She is a science lead for ocean biogeochemistry under PACE mission, and a NASA Project Scientist for the EXPORTS campaign. She likes submesoscale processes, ocean observing technology (in-situ and remote), pretty silicoflagellates and good olive oil.