Rachele Bernasconi is a Ph.D. candidate at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia and is a PADI Divemaster. For her Ph.D. research, she is investigating one of the most complex ecosystems, coral reefs. Her project aims to identify and characterize baseline associations of coral-Symbiodinium-bacteria communities through time, across life history stages and under different environmental conditions. Results will provide an important contribution towards understanding this complex system and its protection. Rachele intends to become a PADI Dive Instructor and to use her skills for environmental education.