Log Post: Looking Through Three Eyes

Para una versión Español del este blog, por favor haga clic aquí. It seems like for a better part of my career, I have spent a fair bit of time staring straight down. It might surprise you that has been intentional, and that even more surprisingly, I expect that this perspective can open a new frontier. You … Continued

Log Post: Mejores Datos, Mayores Retos

La actual expedición a bordo del Falkor tiene dos objetivos simultáneos: desarrollar nuevas formas de mapear y crear imágenes del fondo marino y hacer que esos mapas estén disponibles lo más rápido posible para que podamos respaldar los estudios científicos que estamos realizando en el mar. Para hacerlo, el equipo a bordo está aplicando robótica … Continued

Log Post: Better Data, Bigger Challenges

The current expedition onboard Falkor has two simultaneous objectives: to develop new ways to map and image the seafloor, and to make those maps available as quickly as possible so researchers can use the maps to support the science studies being conducted at sea. To accomplish this, the team on board is applying submarine robotics … Continued

Log Post: Pescadero Vent Diving – Week One Video

The #PescaderoVentDiving is steaming along! Find out about the unique deep sea environments where our robots are headed, as well as the team’s overall goals for the expedition. And – of course – learn more about the cutting-edge technology we will be using to explore.

Log Post: Campos falleciendo y rocas misteriosas

For an English version of the blog, please click here. El Dr. Robert Zierenberg conoce el campo de chimeneas de Auka mejor que nadie, por lo que cuando el ROV SuBastian aterrizó en la posición que él había determinado previamente, no se sorprendió. De hecho, el lugar fue seleccionado precisamente porque la familiaridad le permite al … Continued

Log Post: Dying Fields and Mystery Rocks

Para una versión Español del este blog, por favor haga clic aquí. Dr. Robert Zierenberg knows the Auka vent field better than anyone, so when ROV SuBastian landed in the position he had previously determined, he was not surprised. In fact, the spot was selected precisely because familiarity allows the team to trust navigation information and … Continued

Publication: Downing, A., Wallace, G., and Yancey, P. (2018). Organic osmolytes of amphipods from littoral to hadal zones: Increases with depth in trimethylamine N-oxide, scyllo-inositol and other potential pressure counteractants. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 138 (1-10), doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2018.05.008. 

Downing, A., Wallace, G., and Yancey, P. (2018). Organic osmolytes of amphipods from littoral to hadal zones: Increases with depth in trimethylamine N-oxide, scyllo-inositol and other potential pressure counteractants. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 138 (1-10), doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2018.05.008. 

Log Post: Todos Mis Sombreros

For an English version of the blog, please click here. Hola, soy Emery Nolasco y soy Ingeniera de Operaciones AUV (Vehículo Autónomo Submarino) en el Instituto de Investigación del Acuario de la Bahía de Monterrey (MBARI). ¡He estado trabajando con MBARI desde enero de 2018, por lo que soy muy nueva en la tripulación! La decisión … Continued

Log Post: All My Hats

Para una versión Español del este blog, por favor haga clic aquí. My name is Emery Nolasco and I am an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) Operations Engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). I have been working with MBARI since January 2018 so I am very new to the crew! The decision to become … Continued