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Richard is a Physical Oceanographer, specializing in coastal oceanography, upwelling, fronts, tides, currents, and mixing. He is the Associate Director, Science with Ocean Networks Canada, and over the past 30 years has been on over 100 oceanographic missions and deployed more than 150 mooring platforms. During this Falkor “Pathways” expedition (FK009A), Richard will be the … Continued

Dr. Stéphane Gauthier is a research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. His main research focus is using acoustics (the transmission and interpretation of signals from scientific echosounders) to gain insight into ecosystem processes. Before joining Fisheries and Oceans Canada in 2011 he was a fisheries scientist with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric … Continued

Benjamin is a graduate student at the University of British Columbia. His current studies are in Physical Oceanography, a field which he entered after completing a bachelor’s degree in physics at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Benjamin loves ocean science and is thrilled to be a member of the science crew on the … Continued

Jo Ellen is a second year student at Pearson College. She will be helping with samples, writing a blog, and learning about life on a research vessel.

Rowan Fox is an oceanographic technician at the University of Victoria.  He previously completed a BS in chemistry and ocean sciences at UVic, studying a broad range of natural sciences.  Technical aptitude has brought him to his current role as MVP Technician on board the RV Falkor. Rowan grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada, and is … Continued

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Casey is a mechanical engineer for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and for this cruise will serve as expedition leader for the Nereus team. In this role Casey is responsible for the coordination of the Nereus team as well as interaction with the scientists to ensure Nereus is able to provide a useful platform from which … Continued

I am a PhD candidate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Joint Program in Chemical Oceanography, where I study the organic, inorganic and volatile chemistry of deep-sea hydrothermal vent fluids.  I am particularly interested in carbon system reactions in ultraslow-spreading hydrothermal systems, and the effect of great depth on the transport of metals, … Continued

Cody is a newcomer to the field of deep-ocean microbiology. As a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Gregory Dick, he and his lab cohorts seek to understand how microorganisms living in the deep ocean interact with hydrothermal plumes as they rise from the sea floor. The diversity of the deep-ocean microbiome is remarkable, … Continued