Page: Artist Corner – Chapter 5, 2023

Max Hooper Schneider joins Falkor (too) as Artist-at-Sea Critically acclaimed artist Max Hooper Schneider sent sculptures created from manmade ephemera to the seafloor, approximately 2500 meters deep, during The Underworld of Hydrothermal Vents expedition. “I wanted to deploy things that are suggestive of human artifice. What happens when they are subsumed by the things in … Continued

Page: Partner & Grantee Spotlight – Chapter 5, 2023

Ocean Rising Brings High Fashion to Sea Ocean Rising is an initiative of SOI and Nekton to deepen people’s relationship with the Ocean by galvanizing connections and tangible initiatives within significant sections of global culture from the arts, fashion, sport, music, gaming, film, literature, and food amongst others. Ocean Rising is currently focused on music … Continued

Page: Apply for Support

Call for Expressions of Interest in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute are closed at this time. We look forward to announcing a new call for expressions of interest to conduct collaborative research aboard R/V Falkor (too) when it is fully operational. To be made aware of announcements, please follow us on social media or join … Continued

Page: The People Behind SOI – Chapter 5, 2023

Allison Miller Helps Guide the Direction of U.S.’s National Science Foundation Ocean Research Over the Next Decade Allison Miller, SOI’s Research Program Senior Manager, was recently appointed to the National Science Foundation’s 2025-2035 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences Committee, convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This committee is charged with a … Continued

Page: Progress Report – Chapter 5, 2023

Dr. Monika Bright and International Team Discover a New Dimension to Hydrothermal Vents Dr. Monika Bright had a singular goal when she stepped onto the massive aft deck of R/V Falkor (too)—find evidence that giant tubeworm larvae travel beneath the seafloor to colonize new vent fields. Near the end of her distinguished career as a … Continued

Page: Newsletter – Chapter 5, 2023 – Menu

Quarterly Chronicles of the Schmidt Ocean Institute – Chapter 5, 2023 Executive Director’s Note SOI Progress Report The People Behind SOI Partner & Grantee Spotlight Artist Corner Data in the Open Coming Together Imagery in the Open In the News Virtual Swag Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter

Page: ROV Dives – Octopus Odyssey

More about the research HERE. Dive 529 - Dorado Outcrop Dive 529 Part 2 - Dorado Outcrop Dive 530 - Dorado Outcrop Dive 530 Part 2 -Dorado Outcrop Dive 516 - Continuing our Coral Search at Whiting Bank Date: April 27, 2023 Location: Whiting Bank, Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico Estimated Maximum Depth: 1180 meters … Continued

Page: Ocean Rising

About Ocean Rising  We need to inspire a deeper awakening and recognition of our wondrous Ocean – it breathes life into Earth, regulates our climate, drives economies, and holds the secrets to our very existence. People protect what they love so we need to find new ways for people to fall in love with the … Continued

Page: Artist Corner – Chapter 4, June 2023

Artist-at-Sea at the Port of Seattle The Port of Seattle hosted an event at the end of April to celebrate SOI’s Artist-at-Sea exhibit which was displayed at Piers 66 and 69 from October 2022 through April 2023. The event included a seminar with SOI’s Senior Director of Operations, Eric King, Port of Seattle Commissioner, Fred … Continued

Page: Science Collaborations- Chapter 4, June 2023

Schmidt Futures and SOI collaborate on new Ocean Biogeochemistry program SOI and Schmidt Futures recently announced the Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI) to support transformational research in this area of Ocean sciences. OBVI aims to accelerate society’s response to climate change by tackling some of the most challenging data and modeling problems in Ocean biogeochemistry … Continued