Yi Wynn Chan, the Dr. Loretta D. Spotila fellow to The Leatherback Trust, received her B.A in Biology, Environmental Studies, and Race and Ethnic Studies at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. She is currently completing her M.S in biology at Purdue Fort Wayne, where she is researching heavy metal concentrations in different sea turtle populations. She is interested in marine conservation where she combines her passions for nature, adventures, languages, and cultures. Yi Wynn has worked on a variety of marine projects including cold-water corals, green mussels, intertidal biodiversity, and sea turtles. Outside the marine world, she has engaged in international projects spanning Malaysia, Japan, the Netherlands, United States and Costa Rica, among others.