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I intend take my experience on Falkor and morph it into a playable game or interactive fiction for people to learn more about ocean research. I have experimented in creating animations and pictures, as I believe digital arts have great potential in sharing understanding. With animation, a concept can be illustrated with motion, humour, and … Continued
“The time here is precious, and we are here to maximize that.” SOI has been deploying various landers and samplers to do in situ experiments – tests in the original location of the data, not back in a laboratory. The goal of using these types of technology is to maximize the collection of different types … Continued
In exploring the hydrothermal vent ecosystems on this #MicrobialMysteries expedition, the researchers have seen many colonies of tubeworms. These are amazing creatures: tubeworms may be the fastest growing marine invertebrates on Earth, and in the deep sea they can grow up to 2 meters tall. They are mouthless, gutless, and get all their energy from … Continued
30 day Preliminary Cruise Report: Exploring Fronts with Multiple Robots
Early on, Gideon Gerlt’s creativity was strongly influenced by the vibrant natural environment of rural Alaska. Exploring the wilderness in the shadow of Denali mountain with so little human contact, instilled in him a curiosity about the unseen world that existed in such great abundance and yet felt elusive. This sense of mystery has worked … Continued
I have spent my whole life as an ocean enthusiast, spending a considerable amount of time in, around, and on the water. For the past decade I have had the pleasure of doing scientific research on the microbial underpinnings of coral and coastal ecosystems. I was excited to have the opportunity to “dive deeper” in … Continued
The deep sea is a hostile environment to most life. There is little by the way of food or other resources. To make matters worse, no light reaches the depths of the oceans. Amidst this darkness exist hot spots of chemical activity in the ocean bed known as hydrothermal vents, fertilizing the oceans with chemicals … Continued
Alexis Haifley resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their menagerie of animals. Originally from Ohio, she received her BS in 2010 at Ashland University where she majored in Criminal Justice and Environmental Science. She is currently enrolled at the Evergreen State College in the Masters of Environmental Studies Program and is focusing … Continued
I have, of course, been thinking about being a crab. I am a yeti crab, contentedly passing my days picking up bits of the seafloor and occasionally eating them. Maybe. Researchers still are not sure what I eat, or if I even eat at all – maybe the bacteria on my ‘fluffy’ arms do that … Continued
