Edith Widder Biography

A specialist in bioluminescence Edith Widder helps design and invent new submersible instruments and equipment to study bioluminescence and enable unobtrusive observation of deep-sea environments. One of these instruments the Eye in the Sea observatory has produced footage of rare sharks squid and never-before-seen bioluminescent displays.
In 2005 she founded the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) which is dedicated to protecting aquatic ecosystems and the species they sustain through the development of innovative technologies and science-based conservation action. In an effort to protect and revitalize the ocean she loves she has been focusing on developing tools for finding and tracking pollution -- a major threat to all of our water ecosystems and ultimately to human health. She was awarded a MacArthur genius grant in 2006.
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