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Person: Gideon Gerlt

Early on, Gideon Gerlt’s creativity was strongly influenced by the vibrant natural environment of rural Alaska. Exploring the wilderness in the shadow of Denali mountain with so little human contact, instilled in him a curiosity about the unseen world that existed in such great abundance and yet felt elusive. This sense of mystery has worked … Continued

Log Post: Diving Deeper

I have spent my whole life as an ocean enthusiast, spending a considerable amount of time in, around, and on the water.  For the past decade I have had the pleasure of doing scientific research on the microbial underpinnings of coral and coastal ecosystems. I was excited to have the opportunity to “dive deeper” in … Continued

Log Post: Crashing a Microbial and Viral Party in the Deep Sea

The deep sea is a hostile environment to most life. There is little by the way of food or other resources. To make matters worse, no light reaches the depths of the oceans. Amidst this darkness exist hot spots of chemical activity in the ocean bed known as hydrothermal vents, fertilizing the oceans with chemicals … Continued

Person: Alexis Haifley

Alexis Haifley resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their menagerie of animals. Originally from Ohio, she received her BS in 2010 at Ashland University where she majored in Criminal Justice and Environmental Science. She is currently enrolled at the Evergreen State College in the Masters of Environmental Studies Program and is focusing … Continued

Log Post: What You Can Sea

I have, of course, been thinking about being a crab. I am a yeti crab, contentedly passing my days picking up bits of the seafloor and occasionally eating them. Maybe. Researchers still are not sure what I eat, or if I even eat at all – maybe the bacteria on my ‘fluffy’ arms do that … Continued

Person: Carolyn Ruppel

Carolyn Ruppel is a Research Geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Project Chief for the USGS’s Gas Hydrates Project, which focuses on energy and environmental aspects of natural methane hydrates.  She received her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution before … Continued

Person: Nancy Prouty

Nancy Prouty is a Reseach Oceanographer with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California. She received her Ph.D. at Stanford University in the Oceans Program and was a postdoctoral scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She joined the U. S. Geological Survey in 2006 as … Continued

Person: Meredith Brindley

Meredith Brindley is a multimedia artist from Brisbane, Australia. She is chiefly concerned with converting data into new forms to simulate reality, though more broadly she is interested in artwork about the destruction of forms of technology, the environment, and globalization. She uses the mediums of glass, artificial intelligence, data visualization, machine learning, robotics, and … Continued