Stephanie Schollaert Uz is an oceanographer who studies the response of ocean biology to physical forcing through remotely sensed satellite data, in situ measurements, model output and statistical reconstructions using proxies. Her research focuses on variability in global ocean color or chlorophyll concentrations, the pigment in microscopic phytoplankton, and the physical mechanisms causing those changes. … Continued
Joyce Miller served as Director of Seafloor Data Services for the Hawaii Mapping Research Group from 2012 until her semi-retirement in June 2015. She still participates in seafloor mapping cruises and is vice chair of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Hydrographic Services Review Panel. From 2001 to 2011 she worked with NOAA’s Coral … Continued
Errol Campbell is Science Support Services Senior Manager for Schmidt Ocean Institute. He joined the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) as an indentured apprentice Mechanical Fitter Turner 1983-87 at Rosyth Royal Dockyard, Scotland UK. He attended Lauder College studying City & Guilds and ONC in Plant Maintenance & Mechanical Engineering, remaining with the MOD in various … Continued
Tyler Smith, current Science Communications Intern, has led an itinerant life: journalism in the Midwest, academia in the Bayous of the Deep South, the nonprofit sector in the Sonoran Desert, and wine-making in the Pacific Northwest. Having made a full circuit around America, he’s back in the Midwest to pursue a Bachelor of Science in … Continued
Heidi Berkenbosch – PhD Candidate Heidi is a PhD candidate working jointly with GNS Science and the University of Tasmania. She studies the composition and formation of black smoker chimneys, particularly regarding their metal sources. Her last seagoing expedition to the Mariana arc was observing NW Rota 1 volcano in 2009. Heidi’s interests in chimneys … Continued
Verena Tunnicliffe is a marine biologist at University of Victoria in Canada where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Deep Ocean Research. She combines a drive for ocean exploration with a passion to understand the nature and functions of novel communities. A lifetime of ocean exploration has stretched from coral reefs to subsea volcanoes … Continued
Andra Bobbitt has participated in numerous research expeditions over the past 30+. Her work has involved processing acoustic navigation for camera systems/submarines/ROVs, collection and synthesis of multibeam bathymetry data, establishing an oceanographic geographic information system (GIS) for the NOAA EOI (formerly Vents) Program as well as serving as their Webmaster. She graduated in 1984 from the University … Continued
Christopher Zappa grew up north of Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Columbia University as an undergraduate and earned a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1992. It was there that he developed his strong interest in fluid dynamics. In 1992, he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington and resided at the Applied … Continued
Debra joined SOI in October 2017 as the Operations Administrator, which includes supporting Cruise Planning and Crew Management. With over 20 years of experience as a business owner, Debra brings with her strong management / organizational skills. Debra was a crew member aboard the M/V Thea Foss based out of Seattle, Washington, as Purser, Medical … Continued
