Person: Emma Wear

Emma is a biological oceanographer who studies how marine bacteria and archaea consume dissolved organic matter (DOM), the molecules such as proteins and sugars found in seawater.  She has a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is currently a postdoc at the University of Montana. On this cruise, she will investigate possible … Continued

Person: Sam Wilson

Sam Wilson is an Assistant Researcher at the University of Hawaii.  His research is broadly focused on biogeochemical cycling with an emphasis on trace gases, microbial ecology and time-series observations.  This Falkor expedition represents is a continuing exploration into how microbially-mediated biogeochemical cycling In the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre is dictated by time and space … Continued

Person: Roman Marin III

Roman Marin III has been working with the ESP (The Environmental Sample Processor) development team since 1996.  His responsibilities range from assembly and testing of ESPs, assisting in deployments and operation of ESPs in a wide variety of environments and configurations.  He is in charge of mechanical/electrical maintenance of the instruments and evaluation of data products … Continued

Cruise: Eddy Exploration and Ecosystem Dynamics

If you have ever flown over the Pacific and looked down from the window seat, the water seems still. Viewed from this distance, the water appears stagnant with unmoving dashes of waves.