Phillip Lobel, PhD is a Professor of Biology at Boston University. He is an Ichthyologist and has worked on wild fishes worldwide. He also serves as the Scientific Diving Officer for Boston University and is active in the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. Phil is both a NAUI (#41363) and a DAN (#13032) instructor. He was awarded the SSI Platinum Pro award in 2010 for having logged more than 7500 dives. In 2011, Phil was honored with the NOGI award for science.