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When I step out of the van, I set my bags down on the pavement and look up at the R/V Falkor for the first time. Compared to the massive cargo ships at port it is small, but the research vessel appears huge to me. I can’t help but feel nervous. While I have a … Continued
Anna B. Downing, Gemma T. Wallace, Paul H. Yancey, (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. DOI/10.1016/j.dsr.2018.05.008
As the third largest port on California’s coast, San Diego Bay showcases the grip of humanity’s hands on the ocean. From our location, we can see the domineering San Diego-Coronado bridge, flanked by multiple aircraft carriers. We watch as commercial shipping vessels loaded down with cargo make their way into port. But for all of … Continued
Lance is a senior in Northwestern Michigan College’s(NMC) Bachelors of Science in Marine Technology. Focus areas of our degree include: Hands-on access to remotely operated vehicles, multiple SONAR platforms, marine instrumentation and marine data processing software. He has been trained trained to be quality technicians able to assist in the calibration, deployment, operation, maintenance and … Continued
“As an oceanographer, I’m interested in asking: What do they eat? Where are the plants? What fuels this?” We have to come here to measure what the satellites can not see. The big question is how much of this energy is present. Looking at the ecosystem, it doesn’t appear that there is much going on… … Continued
Dr. Bruce Robison is the author of more than a hundred scientific papers on a wide range of organisms from fishes, squids and jellies, to krill, dolphins and algae. In this highlight video, take a guided tour with Bruce as he talks through some of the wonderful life that the research team has seen with … Continued
Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food web. These microscopic, single-celled organisms float in seawater, taking in carbon dioxide and using light energy to make carbohydrates.
Natalya Evans is a chemical oceanographer interested in the cycling of trace, redox-active compounds. On this cruise, she will assist in quantifying iodine and iodate collaboration with the NIRVANA lab group’s measurement of iodate reduction rates and the Bablab’s iodine incubation. Natalya received her BS in Chemistry with emphasis in Materials as well as Environmental … Continued
Dr. Ryan Woosley is a marine physical chemist that specializes in the marine inorganic carbon cycle and ocean acidification. Most of his research focuses on quantifying where and how much anthropogenic CO2 the oceans have taken up over the last several decades. He also works to improve the precision and accuracy of carbon and pH … Continued
Tyler is a first year PhD student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography. His research in the Babbin Lab focuses on the biogeochemistry of nitrogen cycling in anoxic marine environments, from the tiny tissues of coral polyps to expansive open ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones. During his undergraduate work, Tyler studied chemistry at Princeton University … Continued
