Researchers

Scientific writing and editing, lecturing, photography, and guided field trips (terrestrial, intertidal marine, and SCUBA). Dr. Hans Bertsch was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His many publications include technical works on archaeology, the philosophy of science, marine biology, and popular scientific articles on various natural history topics. He has published in Mexican, Japanese, Israeli, German, Norwegian as well as U.S. journals. He has named over 30 species of nudibranchs, and has had several named in his honor. His favorite is Bajaeolis bertschi, foudroyantly colored in various shades of pink and red, with white maculations. When not underwater, preparing lectures, or writing, he enjoys meandering the dirt roads of the Baja California peninsula, plant, animal, and rock art hunting.