She has led or participated in over 50 expeditions at sea across the world, and in 2021 was named as an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society.
[1][2][3] Fundis holds a MS in Marine Geology from the University of Florida and a BA in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic.
Alongside a team of scientists, educators and engineers, Fundis leads annual missions aboard the trust's exploration vessel Nautilus.
In response, Fundis and her team conducted an exhaustive search for any evidence of a plane in the water surrounding the island.
[6][7][8] Fundis was recognized in 2019 as an Innovation & Technology delegate for the Academy of Achievement and as an IF/THEN ambassador by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.