Growing up in land-locked Colorado, my childhood experiences involved more snowmen than sand-castles. Although my interactions with the ocean were limited, my fascination with the marine world grew exponentially with every exposure. After becoming SCUBA certified at the age of 15, diving became an integral part of my life, leading me to become an instructor in Zanzibar, Tanzania. After living in Africa and Australia, I conducted research on artificial coral reef systems in Indonesia, assessing the relationship between structural characteristics and diversity.

Berkeley NewsCenter has an in-depth profile of Jeff Benca, an IB graduate student in Assistant Professor Cynthia Looy's lab.
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IB Faculty and students featured in Berkeley News Center article about SACNAS: teaming up to change face of science.