Daniel Leite

Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center
Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Lab
24 Colovos Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824

Daniel Leite is a Brazilian Oceanographer. Since attaining his master's degree in Environmental Oceanography in August 2015 from the Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil, he has been working in different fields related to ocean mapping, such as bathymetric surveys focused on the development and safety of marine navigation, seafloor installations, habitat mapping, and exploration mapping. Daniel was one of the six students for the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Training Program (Year 17) at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC) - University of New Hampshire (UNH). He completed the training program in 2021, receiving a postgraduate certificate in Ocean Mapping and a FIG/IHO/ICA Category A certificate. Daniel is currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the CCOM/JHC at the UNH, pursuing a master's degree in Earth Sciences – Ocean Mapping under the guidance of Professor John Hughes Clarke.