Christopher Lowe

One of the foremost experts on sharks in the world Dr Chris Lowe is a professor in marine biology and Head of SharkLab at California State University Long Beach CSULB where he and his students study the movement behavior and physiology of sharks rays and gamefishes A frequent guest during Discoverys Sharkweek he has appeared in many articles and on TV and radio broadcasts including the PBSBBC special Big Blue Live on Sharks in the City Los Angeles the Today show in his own TED Talk on CBC News and in Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times Dr Lowe earned his Bachelor of Arts in marine biology at Barrington College in Rhode Island and a Master of Science degree in biology at CSULB In 1998 he achieved a doctorate in zoology studying bioenergetics of juvenile hammerhead sharks at the University of Hawaii and returned to CSULB to teach marine biology and oversee the SharkLab