Pim Bongaerts
McCosker Chair Of Aquatic Biology Curator Of Invertebrate Zoology
Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
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Top SchoolPim Bongaerts is a marine genomicist and curator who leads the Reefscape Genomics Lab at the California Academy of Sciences, applying genomic methods and 3D underwater imaging to unravel coral biodiversity and evolution from shallow to mesophotic reefs. As McCosker Chair of Aquatic Biology and Adjunct Professor at San Francisco State University, he has authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers with 5,000+ citations and serves as an Associate Editor for Molecular Ecology. His background uniquely blends field and technical skills: he is a qualified mixed-gas rebreather diver, ROV pilot, and former software engineer with hands-on experience in database and web application development. Pim’s work spans expedition-scale science (including leadership roles with XL Catlin Seaview Survey) and open-source-friendly underwater technology development, bridging biology, engineering, and imaging. Based in Rodney, Auckland, he brings nine years of focused research experience since his PhD and a practical curiosity for building tools that make deep-reef science accessible and reproducible.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Biological Sciences, PhD, Biological Sciences at The University of QueenslandBSc, Biology, BSc, Biology at Utrecht UniversityMSc, Limnology and Oceanography, MSc, Limnology and Oceanography at University of AmsterdamSint Oelbert Gymnasium
English, Dutch, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
seq9
parsing7
rad7
python-scripts7
scientific-publications7
python5
phylogeny5
ruby-on-rails4
assembly3
rails3
genomics3
ruby2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pimbongaerts/monitoring
May 2018 - Nov 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
pimbongaerts/firefish
Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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