Cruises /

New Deep-Sea Vents and Volcanic Activity Discovered in the Mariana Back-Arc

HAGANTA, GUAM – A diverse team of scientists are returning from a 28-day expedition onboard R/V Falkor that has more than doubled the number of known hydrothermal vent sites in...

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Cruises, Press Release /

Schmidt Ocean Institute 2015 Planning Workshop

Transforming Seagoing Science with Robotic Platforms, Innovative Software Engineering, and Data Analytics On August 25th and 26th, 2015 Schmidt Ocean Institute convened an international group of 27 collaborating experts including young...

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R/V Falkor /

Underwater Reveal: Finding Deepest Fish Leads to Seamount Discovery

Last November, Research Vessel Falkor discovered a seamount (an underwater mountain). It was during this expedition focused on the biology and geology of the deepest part of the planet, the Mariana...

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R/V Falkor /

Bringing Falkor to the Masses

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor recently arrived in Honolulu after a 21 day expedition across the equator looking at small-scale mixing in the central Pacific Ocean. She is now undergoing...

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Press Release /

Scientists Return from the World’s Largest Single Volcano with New Data

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor arrived into Guam yesterday after a 36 day expedition mapping the world’s largest single volcano, Tamu Massif. HAGANTA, GUAM – Tamu Massif is a volcano...

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