Team Members
Marc in het Panhuis
Marc is a surfer and the Professor of Surf Engineering and Science at the University of Wollongong (Australia). He teaches chemistry through the lens of surfing.
Surfing as a Science!
Click on the links for more information (including publications):
Pawel Krzyzanowski
Pawel is our Chief Engineer, an aspiring surfer/foiler and a mechatronic engineer by training, (and a legend with CAD).
Magda Krzyzanowska
Magda is our photojournalist, science communicator and designer by training, with a passion for documenting and sharing our research through photography, video and writing.
Interns and students
We welcome anyone that is willing to lend a hand. A few hours a week, to a day to full-time. Everyone is welcome!
Team 2026
Matthias Boyer (2026, France)
Louis Blin (2026, France)
Bastian Bigot (2026, France)
Titouan Cariou (2026, France)
Louis Alliaume (2026, France)
Team 2025
Jayden Sara (2025-2026, Honours)
Beau Burke (2025-2026, Honours)
Will Craigen (2025-2028, Oz, HDR st
PAST TEAM MEMBERS
Jackson McKenzie
Jackson likes chasing waves - the bigger the better! When he is not studying mechanical engineering, or playing guitar or chasing waves you can find him in the lab!
Alfonso Sanchez-Quinones Serina
Alfonso is a surfer, a Spanish Engineer and was with us for most of 2023.
He is currently taking a break from the lab and surfing his way around Australian and Indonesia.
He will be back soon
2015-2020: 3D printed fins surfing
White: Julie Steele (left), Dylan Perese (right)
Blue: Marc in het Panhuis (left), Chad Uphill (right)
Black: Nick Clifford (left), James Forsyth (right)
Grey: Brett Connellan
Red: Geoff Latimer
Not shown (Paul Jones, taking photos)
Interns (2018 onwards)
- Marie Mandigal (2023-2024, UK)
- Hannah Garland (2023-2024, UK)
- Enzo Lobry (2023, France)
- David Evans, engineering (2023, US)
- Loeiza Gerrier, engineering (2023, France)
- Henrique Mielke, engineering (2023, Brazil)
- Courentin Le Blay, engineering (pictured, 2022, France)
- Cyran Gouinguenet, engineering (pictured, 2022, France)
- Eric Diaz, engineering (2022, Oz)
- Tim Dalton, Marketing (2020, O
2015-2022: Paul Jones
Paul Jones is our photojournalist and all round legend when it comes to producing videos and photos!
We miss working with him!