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Drew Palmer is an associate professor at the Florida Institute of Technology in the departments of: (i) Ocean Engineering and Marine Science, (ii) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and (iii) Biomedical Engineering and Science. His areas of interest include ‘social’ microbial behaviors such as quorum sensing, plant-microbial interactions, and the development of sustainable space agriculture in … Continued
Jessica brings a diverse skill set and deep-sea sampling experience to the expedition team. With a Master of Science in Biological Oceanography from the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany, her research focuses on microbial communities in extreme environments. Previously, Jessica contributed to research cruises, data analysis, and publications as a Research … Continued
Amber Wu is an incoming PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her current research focuses on complex coacervate droplet formation as a primitive form of cellular compartmentalization. Amber received her BMSc in Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry from Western University, Canada, with a thesis on computational statistical mechanics modeling of … Continued
Deep-sea coral reefs, sponge gardens, and the deepest photosynthesizing coral in the world found along the Salas y Gómez Ridge Video and photos are available here ANTOFAGASTA, Chile – An international team of scientists observed 160 species on the Salas y Gómez Ridge that had not yet been known to live in the region and … Continued
Expedition dates: May 24 - June 6, 2024 The Atacama in northern Chile is the oldest and driest desert on Earth. While tectonic activity reconfigured the shape and arrangement of land masses over the last 150 million years, the Atacama Desert remained essentially at the same latitude. And, offshore, where the desert meets the sea, … Continued
Isabel Herreros obtained her degree in Astrophysics at Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) in 1999. In 2003, she obtained her Ph.D. degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics at the Faculty of Physics of the same University. From 2003 to 2019, Dr. Herreros served as a researcher and Program Director at Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de … Continued
Mara is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) in Spain. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and an M.Sc. in Evolutionary Biology from Complutense University of Madrid, as well as an M.Ed. in Teacher Training for Secondary Education from Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. She began her academic journey … Continued
Antonio is a scientist at Mars Planetology in the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA). He specializes in studying early Mars using remote sensing techniques. Antonio has been involved in various Mars missions, such as the ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin, where he is currently part of the geologic Macro and RLS Raman instrument teams. He has … Continued
Miguel obtained a BSc in Biochemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), followed by a MSc in Microbiology at the same institution. He has participated in research projects in several institutions. He benefited from an internship at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences of the University of Copenhagen, and carried out his BSc … Continued
