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The Explorers Club 50
that the world needs to know about
meet the

Artur Bordalo
Artivist

Sara Sabry
Engineer & Space Pioneer

Gunjan Menon
Conservation Filmmaker

KM Reyes
Conservation Campaigner

Jaime Culebras
Biologist & Photographer

Kate Wawatai
Deep Sea Submersible Pilot

Charles Emogor
Biodiversity Conservationist

Melanie M. Kirby
Pollinator Steward & Educator

Daniel Cáceres Bartra
Marine Biologist

An Nguyen
Wildlife Researcher

Chrissy Tracey
Vegan Chef & Forager

Brendan Hall
Filmmaker

Lu Chou
Astrobiologist

Duda Menegassi
Environmental Journalist

Brad Lidge
Game Changer

Roxanne Beltran
Open Ocean Ecologist

Abeer Al Saud
Changemaker

Arley Payaguaje
Indigenous Leader Sieko Paai (Secoya)

Serena McCalla
Science Educator

Karim Iliya
Photographer

Mickey Pardo
Behavioral Ecologist

Jeff Kerby
Ecologist & Geographer

Susan Baur
Community Organizer

Ara Kusuma
Educator

Ulrike Pfreundt
Ocean Scientist

Gonçalo J. Costa
Biologist

Sharon Wilcox
Cultural Geographer & Conservationist

Bernard W.T. Coetzee
Conservation Ecologist

J. Jacob Levenson
Marine Biologist

Jamin Greenbaum
Geophysicist

Nzambi Matee
Social Entrepreneur

Lujendra Ojha
Planetary Scientist

Priscila Tapajowara
Filmmaker

Katy Croff Bell
Deep Sea Explorer

Marcelo Rheingantz
Biologist

Carla Fredericks
Indigenous Rights Advocate

Tia Clark
Crabber & Coastal Conservationist

Elizabeth MacDonald
Heliophysicist

Neal Kelso
Ethnobiologist

Sylvain Nyandwi
Primatologist

Jean Wiener
Marine Biologist

Alison Criscitiello
Ice Core Scientist & Mountaineer
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Fifty people changing the world
Each year, The Explorers Club recognizes 50 extraordinary people who are doing remarkable work to promote science and exploration, but remain under the radar and out of the limelight.
These 50 individuals are exploring, inspiring, and creating the future—the future of the planet, life upon it, and the boundless possibilities that await us all.
Karim Iliya MI'24 in Iceland
Author: Norris Niman
Class of 2025
Five years, 250 visionaries. This new cohort of fifty explorers are changing the world through vital work in their communities and around the globe. They are creative, passionate, and driven to make a difference. From the depths of the ocean to outer space, these explorers are uncovering new knowledge, facing hard problems head on, and paving the way towards a hopeful future.
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Updates

Alison Criscitiello

Bernard WT Coetzee

Jaime Culebras

Samantha Ramirez

Sara Sabry

Susan Baur

Hongxiang Huang

Goncalo J. Costa

Marcelo Rheingantz

Chrissy Tracey

Elodie Freymann




















