In late 2023, RV Investigator completed its 100th research voyage. From Antarctica to the Equator, this state-of-the-art vessel has racked up over half a million kilometres in the name of marine science.  

Join us at the South Australian Maritime Museum to hear Dr Ben Arthur share stories of storm chasing, finding the largest animal on Earth, discovering new species of the deep, and uncovering lost shipwrecks. Dr Arthur will share insights about this special ship, the places it has been, and what it has taught us about our vast marine estate.  

Talk is included in SA Maritime Museum entrance fee.

Dr Ben Arthur

Ben is a marine ecologist and science communicator who has worked in the marine sciences for 15 years. He completed his PhD in animal movement ecology at the University of Tasmania in 2016 and has led field research programs in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic, including Macquarie Island, with the Australian, French and South African national Antarctic programs. Ben has circumnavigated the Australian continent on RV Investigator, the nation’s blue water research vessel. He currently coordinates marine science engagement at the CSIRO Marine National Facility, where he also acts as a voyage manager coordinating complex, multi-million-dollar research voyages. Ben is a passionate communicator of science and its importance to our everyday lives.