Xavier is a PhD student working on the geology of submarine canyons at GRC Geociències Marines (University of Barcelona). His study area is the Catalan margin, where he uses geophysical approaches such as swath bathymetry, backscatter and sub-bottom profiler data to decipher submarine canyon evolution. Xavier is visiting MBARI as part of his educational experience … Continued
Esther is a sedimentologist with interests in experimental and numerical modeling of sediment dynamics, measuring the dynamics of active field-scale flows, and conducting field studies of the products emplaced by submarine sediment-laden flows in both modern and ancient clastic environments. During this cruise she is particularly interested in studying major seafloor features e.g. canyons on … Continued
Iza is a geophysical engineer with a Master of Science degree from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), in the field of marine geology. For her thesis she interpreted seismic images from the Chicxulub crater to assist in determining the stratigraphy and structure of the Yucatán carbonate platform. She is currently teaching in the Faculty … Continued
Dr. Mario Rebolledo is an oceanologist with a PhD in geophysics, affiliated to the Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Mérida, Yucatán, México. He has been actively involved with research related to the Chicxulub impact crater since 1999. His research focus is primarily on the magnetostratigraphy of the K/Pg boundary within the impact crater. … Continued
Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi is a Professor of Geophysics in the National University of Mexico UNAM. His major areas of interest are paleomagnetism, tectonics, stratigraphy, crustal structure and paleoclimates. In past years, his studies focused on the Chicxulub impact crater and the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary. He has been in charge of the drilling projects in the impact … Continued
Roberto is a geochemist by training. His interests lie at the intersection of marine geology, and sediment and water chemistry. He has been a member of MBARI since 2011 in the Continental Margins and Submarine Canyon group, in charge of chemical analysis and interpretation, and project management. In this cruise besides being responsible for logistics, … Continued
David Caress is a Principal Engineer at MBARI who leads the institute’s efforts to develop seafloor mapping technology. At MBARI since 1998, he proposed and co-led the development of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) being used for 1 meter scale mapping on this expedtion, and more recently leads a team developing capabilities for mapping and … Continued
Dr. Charlie Paull is Senior Scientist at MBARI with interests in the geological evolution of the seafloor and the processes that occur on it. In the 1970’s and 80’s he worked on the geology and morphology of steep escarpments that rim the Florida Platform, similar to the Campeche Escarpment. As chief scientist, he is focused … Continued
Dr. Holden is an associate professor of microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he began his appointment as an assistant professor in 2003. His post-doctoral research was done in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Georgia with Dr. Michael W. W. Adams. He earned his Ph.D. in 1996 … Continued
Ben Larson is a research scientist at the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean at University of Washington. He originally majored in chemistry at The Ohio State University with an emphasis on laser spectroscopy. After spending his undergraduate years studying the tiny vibrations of chemical bonds in antiseptic vacuum chambers at … Continued
