Blake Clark

Blake Clark is a PhD student at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, residing in Cambridge, MD and working out of Horn Point Laboratory.  Blake’s graduate research focuses on biogeochemistry with a particular interest in dissolved organic matter processes in the coastal ocean.  He takes an integrative approach to characterizing biogeochemical processes with … Continued

Matt McIlvin

Dr. Matt McIlvin is an analytical chemist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution working in the Saito lab. On this cruise he will be helping with trace metal rosette, CTD, and large volume pump deployments to collect samples for metaproteomics and trace metals analysis. Matt received his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of … Continued

Mak Saito

Dr. Mak Saito, the Chief Scientist for this expedition, is an Associate Scientist in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole Massachusetts. His research interests include the global biogeochemical cycling of chemical elements and using that knowledge to promote sustainable human economies. The Saito laboratory studies the … Continued