Kermadec Trench Expedition 2014

Participants

Science Crew

Timothy Shank
Chief Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Doug Bartlett
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jill Bourque
U.S. Geological Survey

Walter Cho
Point Loma Nazarene University &
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Jeff Drazen
University of Hawaii
Mackenzie Gerringer
University of Hawaii
Eleanna Grammatopoulou
University of Aberdeen
Santiago Herrera
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shane Hunt
Point Loma Nazarene University &
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Matteo Ichino
National Oceanography Centre
Alan Jamieson
University of Aberdeen
Ken Kostel
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Beatrice Lecroq
Okinawa Institute of Science and Techology (OIST) &
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Daniel LeDuc
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Thomas Linley
University of Aberdeen
Kerry McCulloch
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kirstin Meyer
University of Oregon
Sadie Mills
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Clif Nunnally
University of Hawaii
Jeff Reed
Montana State
Katherine Stamler
U.S. Geological Survey
Gemma Wallace
Whitman College
Stefanie Watson
Point Loma Nazarene University &
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul Yancey
Whitman College

Nereus Group


Daniel Bogorff
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Philip Forte
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mario Frenandez
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Daniel Gomez-Ibanez
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Thomas Lanagan
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Casey Machado
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Leighton Rolley
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Marshall Swartz
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

About the Expedition

From April 10 through May 20, 2014, a team of scientists and engineers from seven different research institutions will use HROV Nereus, a deep-diving remotely operated vehicle, to explore part of the Kermedec Trench, one of the deepest in world, in a systematic effort to achieve ambitious research goals.  More »

Expedition Participants

There are 33 members of the science party from 11 organizations, all working together to find out more about this mysterious region.

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Multimedia

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Special Thanks

nsf1The Hadal Ecosystem Studies (HADES) project is a collaborative effort funded by the National Science Foundation.

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» HROV Nereus

» R/V Thomas G. Thompson

» WHOI Ocean Topic: Trenches

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