Dark Life II
Expedition to Study Subseafloor Life at Deep-Sea Vents
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Participants

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Dr. Stefan Sievert

Associate Scientist w/ Tenure
Principal Investigator, Chief Scientist

Stefan is a microbial oceanographer interested in chemosynthetic processes in various ecosystems, in particular hydrothermal vent systems. He is part of the Vent-SID team measuring rates directly at the seafloor and to couple this with the identity and gene expression of microorganisms. He is also facilitating other science on the cruise by acting as chief scientist.

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Dr. Craig Taylor

Associate Scientist w/ Tenure
Principal Investigator

 

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Mr. Ed Hobart
Software Engineer

 

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Dr. Kevin Becker
Postdoc

 

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Mr. Net Charoenpong
JP student

Net is a stable isotope biogeochemist with a particular interest in nitrogen cycling. He is a PhD student working on the production and consumption of ammonium in the hydrothermal vent fluids. On this cruise, he is part of the major sampler team and carries out on-board measurements of ammonium and sulfide concentrations along with pH. In addition, he collects water samples for concentrations for major and trace elements and the nitrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of different nitrogen compounds/ions which will be assessed back in the lab at WHOI.

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Dr. Carolyn Tepolt
Assistant Scientist

Carolyn is an evolutionary biologist who studies how marine species adapt to their environments. She's collecting genomic samples from hydrothermal vent crabs to study how they've evolved to live in such a strange and challenging environment.

University of Maine

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Dr. Jeremy Rich

Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator

 

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Mr. Sean O’Neill
Technician

Station Biologique de Roscoff, France

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Dr. François Thomas
CNRS Researcher

Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium

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Dr. Diana Vasquez-Cardenas
Postdoc

Scripps Institute of Oceanography

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Dr. Horst Felbeck
Professor

University of Greifswald, Germany

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Tjorven Hinzke
Student

University of Pennsylvania

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Dr. Ileneana Pérez-Rodriguez
Assistant Professor

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Dr. Andrew Babbin
Assistant Professor

Andrew studies the microbial nitrogen cycle, specifically in anoxic environments. He is conducting cast to measure water chemistry profiles through the oxygen deficient waters overlying the vents, collecting samples from the Vent-SID for nitrogen transformation rates, and measuring nitrite concentrations onboard.

Rutgers University

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Ms. Ashley Grosche
Student

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Ms. Sushmita Patwardhan
Student

Sushmita is a microbiologist and part of the cultivation team on the cruise. She is here to enrich and isolate novel bacterial species from the hydrothermal vent ecosystem in order to investigate their diverse physiology and metabolism.

 

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Dr. Ryan Woosley
Assistant Scientist

Ryan Woosley is a marine physical chemist studying the inorganic carbon system. He's here measuring alkalinity and pH among other physico-chemical parameters on the water column casts and in vent fluids.

Atlantis Crew

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AD Colburn
Captain

Peter Leonard
Chief Mate

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Max Kantor
Second Mate

Kenny Beaver
Third Mate

Jim Panter
Comm. Electronic Tech

Patrick Hennessy
Bosun

Raul Martinez
Able-Bodied Seaman

Jerry Graham
Able-Bodied Seaman

Patrick Neuman
Able-Bodied Seaman

Cecille Hall
Ordinary Seaman

Clindor Cacho
Ordinary Seaman

Chris Morgan
Chief Engineer

JT Walsh
First Assistant Engineer

Alex Deveaux
Second Assistant Engineer

Paul Ruh
Third Assistant Engineer

Troy Pew
Electrician

Mike Spruill
Oiler

Correy Lawton
Oiler

Ryan Gregory
Wiper/OS

Carl Wood
Steward

Liz Zacharias
Cook

Janusz Mlynarski
Mess Attendant

Alvin Crew

Pat Hickey
Expedition Leader

Phil Forte
Alvin Pilot

Jefferson Grau
Alvin Pilot

Josh Sisson
Alvin Tech

Danik Forsman
Alvin Tech

Drew Bewley
Alvin Tech

SSSG

Allison Heater

Catie Carver

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