Dr. Conte is an associate scientist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, adjunct professor in Brown University’s Department of Geological Sciences and an adjunct scientist at The Ecosystems Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Dr. Conte is Principal Investigator of the Oceanic Flux Program (OFP) time-series, a nearly 30-year time-series study of sedimentation patterns in the deep ocean. Her research interests involve: organic geochemistry, oceanic particle flux and biogenic aerosols. Dr Conte is one of the lecturers at the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography in Bermuda.