Peter is a Mechanical ROV Technician with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. He will provide technical support of the hydraulic and mechanical systems on ROPOS, and he will act as a pilot and manipulator operator. He will also provide integration support for mechanical aspects of the science equipment being installed on ROPOS. Peter has been … Continued
Dr. Julie Huber is a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). She studies microbial life in deep-sea crustal ocean habitats. These microbes provide critical ecosystem services such as primary production to sustain deep-sea food webs, nutrient and element recycling, carbon sequestration, and symbiotic relationships with diverse animals. In her research, she unravels the mystery of what … Continued
Andy Robertson is the video communications specialist with Ocean Networks Canada. During both legs of this expedition Andy will be producing informational videos, photographing daily activities, and facilitating ship to shore communications and social media outreach. As part of a larger documentary project, he will also be conducting in-depth interviews with researchers and crew to … Continued
Rénald Belley is a PhD candidate in Marine Biology at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and he is working with the Canadian Healthy Ocean Network. He is studying the small animals living within and on the muddy seafloor, from 100 to 2,500 meters below the surface of the ocean. He wants to … Continued
Karen Douglas is a GIS Specialist and part of the Ocean Networks Canada Data Stewardship and Operations Support Team. She is responsible for the provision of geospatial services for ONC including mapping; route planning; bathymetric data collection and processing; and geospatial data products; as well as for the maintenance of geospatial data in the database. Karen has … Continued
Françoise Gervais joined NEPTUNE Canada in 2011 as marine ecosystems and biodiversity specialist, helping to catalogue deep sea species. She has published NEPTUNE Canada’s first Marine Life Field Guide. After earning her master’s in environment and ecology from Laval University, Françoise worked on a variety of conservation projects prior to joining NEPTUNE Canada. Always willing … Continued
Jackson Chu is a Ph.D. student at the University of Victoria and a member of the Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe). He’s a marine biologist with a passion for learning about the unusual animals found at the bottom of the ocean. Jackson has primarily used remotely operated vehicles to study animal communities found in the coastal … Continued
Keith is the General Manager of the ROPOS team. During this cruise he will be overseeing the ROPOS crew as the operational supervisor, as well as acting as a pilot and manipulator operator. Keith began working with research submersibles in 1981, by piloting manned submersibles to depths of 2000 metres. Over the years, Keith’s work … Continued
Mark Schrope got a bachelor’s in biology at Wake Forest University, and a master’s in chemical oceanography from Florida State University. After three years working at the College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science with a group studying carbon cycling in the deep sea, in 1998 he entered the Science Writing graduate … Continued
Ian is a ROPOS ROV Technician with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. On Falkor, Ian will be piloting the vehicle as well as integrating scientific sampling and monitoring equipment onto the ROV. Ian has worked offshore with ROPOS for the last 15 years in a variety of capacities including pilot, co-pilot, navigator, and supervisor. Onshore, … Continued
