Alex graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University where he majored in the Science of Natural and Environmental Systems, and minored in Marine Biology and Climate Change. He is now a PhD Student at the USF College of Marine Science studying Marine Resource Assessment. Mr. Ilich earned his Master’s degree from the College in October 2018 and his thesis focused on utilizing data from the C-BASS (Camera-Based Assessment Survey System) and multibeam sonar to develop a semi-automated classification approach to habitat delineation in the Elbow.