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A native Floridian, Andy David has been a NOAA researcher for 22 years at the Panama City Laboratory working on a wide range of topics including: identification of hatchery-reared red drum after their release into the wild, recruitment dynamics of juvenile snapper along Florida’s west coast, and the efficacy of Marine Protected Areas as a … Continued
Mike has worked as an ROV technician for DSSI for 12 years. He works with the sampling systems and basic marine hardware, and his main job is operating the winch. He is deeply interested in the science and wants to make sure the scientists are happy and that they get the results they want.
Originally from Japan, Toshi will be piloting the ROV with Don. Having worked for JAMSTEC previously, he has worked with ROVs for a long time. Toshi will remain with the ROV on the ship for a further 3 months as part of the ROV shakedown phase.
Mostly based in Montana, Doug has been working offshore since 1975. He has a background in seafloor hydrography, but on this cruise, he will be working on the ROV hardware and software systems, as well as cameras.
Don was hired to rebuild ROV Ocean Explorer MK3 for the expedition, and he works as a liason between the ROV crew and the scientists to make sure that the goals of the expedition are achieved. His background is primarily in manned submarines such as the Johnson-Sea-Link, but he has also worked with ROVs previously.
During the Hydrothermal Hunt, we have been searching for new hydrothermal vents in a vast unexplored stretch of the Mariana Back-arc, a zone where we know submarine volcanism occurs (at least occasionally), providing the heat for seafloor hot springs and their weird-and-wonderful chemosynthetic ecosystems. A few days ago, we had only 2 segments still to go … Continued
Schmidt Ocean Institute is proud to host the world’s best scientists on board R/V Falkor
Anyone’s first experience traveling on the open ocean can be strange and overwhelming, but I’ve been so well taken care of onboard R/V Falkor, it has basically become a floating home away from home. The crew have gone out of their way to help with everything. You don’t hear people saying “That’s not my job” —everything … Continued
There are several operations happening on Falkor during the Hydrothermal Hunt, each looking for different types of indicators and traces of venting systems. This week’s video gives an overview to how samples are being collected and what they mean for the search. With two more sites to check out, the crew is excited – already, … Continued
I’m a geologist, and one of those terribly annoying people who really love their jobs. Recently, my work has moved from land-based research to deep marine research in a quest to study the least-explored part of our world, and learn more about seafloor hot-springs (AKA hydrothermal vents or “black smoker chimneys.” Of the many things … Continued
