Meg Estapa is a biogeochemical oceanographer who uses sediment traps, satellite ocean color data, and in situ optical sensors to study the ocean’s biological carbon pump. Her interests include the controls on small-scale variations in the sinking flux of particulate carbon out of the surface layer of the ocean – an important, but hard-to-predict part … Continued
Wayne Slade is an oceanographer and engineer interested in understanding particles in the coastal and open oceans. These particles can range from small to large plankton, their detritus, sediments, and aggregates of all the above, “marine snow”—a key component of the “biological pump” responsible for moving carbon through the atmosphere into the ocean and ultimately … Continued
Hugo Berthelot studies the relationships between phytoplankton and biogeochemical cycles in the Ocean. During the cruise, he will measure the planktonic carbon and nitrogen uptake rates at the single cell level. For this purpose, he will use innovative tools such as flow-cytometry cell sorters and nanoscale imaging mass spectrometer. The expected results will help to … Continued
Noah Walcutt’s graduate work at the University of Rhode Island focuses on measuring carbon export from the surface ocean to the mesopelagic. During the cruise he will deploy various in situ imaging platforms for monitoring fluxes of particulate matter.
After his studies in computational visualistics in Germany, Benjamin Knorlein acquired his Ph.D. in the Computer Vision Lab of the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland (ETH Zurich). He currently works for the Center for Computation and Visualization at Brown University where he uses his expertise in Computer Vision and Graphics to help researchers with … Continued
Ryan Vandermeulen is a senior research scientist in the Ocean Ecology Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. On this cruise, he will be measuring the biological activity of the microscopic components in seawater by monitoring changes in dissolved oxygen as a proxy for the production and consumption of organic matter, in addition to making … Continued
Jena earned her bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and chemistry from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and her master’s degree in oceanography and teaching from the University of Hawaii, Manoa. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she followed her love of the ocean to Wood’s Hole Institute for a summer fellowship studying ocean … Continued
Andrew Kang is a Biology Masters student at the University of Guam with a focus in marine science. His current research focuses on the genetic connectivity of Porites rus around Guam. He uses next-gen sequencing to characterize mRNA of Porites rus populations prevalent throughout Guam’s reefs. He is also a research associate with the NSF-Guam … Continued
After a twenty-year career as a finance executive, Brock Callen, Sr. chose to abandon Wall Street and pursue his two greatest passions, teaching children and using the oceans as his medium. For the last twenty-four years he has worked with Sail Martha’s Vineyard, a public access maritime educational organization. As its Executive Director, he has … Continued
To say that 11th Hour Racing Ambassador Brock Callen, Jr. lives an interesting life is an understatement, and he’ll be the first to admit it. Having grown up on the ocean, he learned at an early age that this is where he would spend his time. After studying at Old Dominion University and competing on … Continued
