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
Vincent is the Assistant Manager of Information Technology for the ROPOS team, working as a contractor to Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During this cruise he will be acting as the shift supervisor for the ROPOS team’s night shift, as well as acting as the IT and Navigation manager. Vincent has been a part of … Continued
Jason is a Mechanical Engineer for the ROPOS team, with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During the cruise, he will be providing technical support and configuration, operation, and maintenance of the ROV. He will also be acting as a pilot and manipulator operator. Jason completed his B.Eng in mechanical engineering, and has been a registered … Continued
Jonathan (Jon) is an Electrical Engineer for the ROPOS System with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During the deployment, he will be acting as both a pilot and electrical technician for the ROV. He has over four years of experience with the ROPOS system, primarily in supporting its electrical systems. A graduate of the University … Continued
Raymond (Ray) is an Electrical and Imaging Technician with the ROPOS Team. His responsibilities on the cruise involve supporting the ROV’s electrical systems, and integrating information technologies, as well as providing navigation and imaging design. Ray has completed an education in Technology in Electronics, and holds trade qualifications as a Power Engineer 2nd Class. He … Continued
Peter is a Mechanical Technician with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During the cruise, he will be performing routine maintenance upon the vehicle, mainly focusing on mechanical and hydraulic systems. He will also be operating the winch for deploying and recovering the ROV, as well as acting as a pilot and manipulator operator. A Mechanical … Continued
Kyle is a ROPOS subsea navigation technician with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. His position on the cruise involves providing navigation assistance to pilots, and technical assistance to the crew. While providing communications between the ship’s bridge and pilots, Kyle is also responsible for plotting waypoints, noting subsea features, and assisting with mobilization/demobilization of the … Continued
Myriam is a Ph.D student at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) working under the supervision of Dr. Anna Metaxas in the Department of Oceanography. Her research focuses on the distribution of the animals living on the seafloor–in particular cold-water corals, sponges, anemones, brittle stars and seastars–in the deep waters of the eastern Gulf of Maine. Myriam … Continued
Myriam is a Ph.D student at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) working under the supervision of Dr. Anna Metaxas in the Department of Oceanography. Her research focuses on the distribution of the animals living on the seafloor–in particular cold-water corals, sponges, anemones, brittle stars and seastars–in the deep waters of the eastern Gulf of Maine. Myriam … Continued
