Dr Edith “Edie” Widder is a marine biologist and deep-sea explorer who is applying her expertise in oceanographic research and technical innovation to reversing the worldwide trend of marine ecosystem degradation. A specialist in bioluminescence, Dr Widder has also been a leader in helping to design and invent new submersible instrumentation and equipment to enable unobtrusive deep-sea observations.
Click the link below to learn more about Edie Widder and the wonderful research she is doing with her study of marine bioluminescence in the open ocean and how it has led her to new scientific discoveries as well as to the development of new programs designed to equip a new generation with the tools they need to clean up the environmental devastation we’re leaving them with.
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/edie-widder-2013-03-05