Meet the CWC Team

The Cold Water Coral Project is a collaborative team of researchers, students and citizen scientists throughout Australia.

Associate Professor
Tracy Ainsworth
UNSW

Tracy is a marine scientist with a passion for corals, coral reefs, marine conservation and marine ecosystem conservation. She studies corals and coral reefs to support evidence-based conservation decisions.




Sophie Vuleta
PhD Candidate
UNSW

Sophie is a PhD candidate at UNSW studying coral biology. She has a double degree in Environmental Biology and Applied Geology, and is interested in the biology and distribution of aphotoendosymbiotic corals, specifically focusing on the genus Culicia.


Jonathan Daly
Scientific Associate, Taronga Zoo, UNSW

Dr Jonathan Daly  is an aquatic cryobiology specialist and Scientific Associate with Taronga and the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Al Blake
Jervis Bay Collaborator

Carol Blake
Jervis Bay Collaborator