A Whirlwind
On our last night at sea, I spread my artwork across the two long tables in the library. In a few minutes, members of the...
MoreWrapping Up MicrOMZs – Video Update 3
"We can apply these technologies and innovate much further to better understand what is actually happening at the microscopic level in these anoxic zones of...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
An Exquisite Dataset
Summarizing a cruise is one of the most difficult duties of a Chief Scientist. I could distill all our work down to a slew of...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
In The Flow
Life on the Falkor requires a balance of being in the flow and keeping on your toes. I sketch in many breezy corners of the...
MoreStudying the Oxygen Minimum Zone – Video Update 2
"The ocean will always be an unpredictable to work in, but that unpredictability is inherent to what we do and what we are trying to...
MoreMeal Time for Microbes
Just before 7am, as the rest of the science team is still waking up, I dash around the wet lab, organizing bottles. I finish setting...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
Head in the Clouds
Scanning the horizon from the bow of R/V Falkor, I see a massive shelf cloud signaling that a front is moving in. This cloud formed...
MoreStudying the Oxygen Minimum Zone – Video Update
As humans, we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide—if we ran out of oxygen we would be in trouble. But in some parts...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
Building Microbe Homes
Our first few days on the R/V Falkor have been filled with preparations for arriving at our first station. We have unloaded our equipment, labeled...
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SOI/Jessica Orfe
Embarking and Immersion
As an artist basing work on the Microbial Mysteries expedition, it is important to thoroughly understand the objective and research methods. The nitrogen cycle is...
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SOI/Mary Lide Parker
The Transformers
As humans, we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide—if we ran out of oxygen we would be in trouble. But in some parts...
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