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 (9)
python-scripts8
parsing7
scientific-publications7
phylogeny4
ruby-on-rails4
rad2
assembly2
genomics2
seq2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pimbongaerts/workflow
Jul 2018 - Nov 2025
Contributions:48 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
pimbongaerts/monitoring
May 2018 - Nov 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
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