John Karavias

John at work on the USCG Healy ice breaker in the Bearing Sea. ©J.Karavias

John Karavias earned his Bachelors of Science in Biology and his Bachelors of Science in Education at Delaware Valley College, PA. He earned is Masters of Arts and Science at Stony Brook University, NY. John is a veteran high school teacher of Biology and Marine Biology in Long Island, NY. During his summers he is an adjunct professor of Biology at C.W. Post, Long Island University, NY.

John started his career teaching biology; however in 2004 he started a marine biology program in his high school. As part of his program, John has a one thousand gallon salt water lab containing animals from local waters and exotics from around the world. Being a firm believer in "practice what you preach," John spent a month out at sea on the USCG Healy ice breaker in the Bearing Sea during the summer of 2008. John was one of ten teachers nationally funded by the ARMADA Project to be part of the International Polar Year. The team of scientists he studied with was collecting data to observe the effect the warming seas have on carbon flux. John's research experience stoked his creativity and spurred him to develop first hand experiences for his curricula.

Since his trip to the Bering Sea, John has vowed to set foot on Antarctica. He loves the cold and is an ice fisherman. John's love of science has rubbed off on his children. His son Jacob wants to be a paleontologist and his son Troy wants to be a marine biologist. His youngest, Logan, is only a baby but if he becomes a teacher it will fill out the lineup.