The Team

​RSEC Coordinator Chris

Chris is the coordinator of RSEC. He is a biologist and a coral specialist. His experience as bio dive guide and ambitious UW-photographer let him become an excellent connoisseur of the Red Sea coral reefs and its inhabitants. He is not permanent but temporarily at the fieldstation and otherwise working in RSEC Office in Germany and coordinating the actitivites from there. He is mainly giving 2 weeks courses, Reef Check and Conservation Project Training as well as supervising scientific guests and university groups. 

​Fieldstation Coordinator Nina

Nina is with RSEC since February 2008. She is supervising our volunteers and scientific guests during their stay and work in Dahab. She is also conducting most of our marine biological courses. She has a MSc degree in marine biology from the University of Oslo (Norway). In 2005 she carried out fieldwork for her Master thesis on coral reefs outside Hurghada city coast where she looked at damage to hard corals by snorkelers.

​Freelancer Christina

Christina studied Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution at Göttingen University in Germany with a focus on plant ecology and ecosystem research. Besides, she is very interested in marine biology, biodiversity, nature conservation and environmental education. She did several research assistant jobs during and after her degree focusing on plant ecology, plant-pollinator-interactions, and vegetation analysis. She really enjoyed learning different approaches and methods and getting to know other countries and cultures.
But she never forgot about marine biology. she is diving since 2009 and she assisted in projects regarding coral diversity and ecosystem research. she is always keen to learn more about marine life and enjoy teaching people and having the opportunity to show this amazing world underwater.