Greg Marshall

Greg Marshall is a National Geographic Fellow whose passion for exploration, research and conservation led him to a career combining basic science with media outreach.  As Founder and Vice President for Remote Imaging at the National Geographic Society, Greg spent decades developing an international collaborative research network to study some of the most intriguing and mysterious creatures on the planet.  Much of this effort stemmed from a unique experience in 1986.  While a graduate student in Marine Sciences at SUNY Stony Brook and directing a marine research program in Belize, he conceived and began developing “Crittercam”, an animal-borne imaging and data logging system.  In 1991 he secured his first research grant from National Geographic to pursue his passion to further develop his invention and to build a global research and conservation program.  After receiving another NGS grant in 1992, he started full time with Geographic in 1993 and subsequently established the Remote Imaging Program.  He and his team of biologists, engineers and field personnel continued to develop Crittercam system capabilities and expand application of the research tool.  Marshall has collaborated with dozens of scientists worldwide to study behavioral and ecological questions that cannot be addressed by other means.  In addition to co-authoring more three dozen scientific publications, Marshall has worked to use media to connect audiences to the conservation imperatives of these species and the ecosytems they depend on.  Images captured through his research have appeared in more than 70 National Geographic films, providing a powerful visceral connection for audiences to the intimate life histories of study species.  Greg's film work has earned him two Emmy Awards.