Person: Nathaniel Buck

Nathaniel Buck is a research scientist with the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) at the University of Washington and the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle. Nathan received a bachelor’s of science degree in marine science from Long Island University, Southampton College, in December 1999. He continued his … Continued

Person: Carl Kaiser

Carl Kaiser is the AUV Program Manager for the National Deep Submergence Facility and the Deep Submergence Lab at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.   He received his BS, MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University with a specialty in Robotics.  Following graduate school, he worked for Agilent Technologies setting up manufacturing and supply … Continued

Person: William Chadwick

Bill Chadwick is a Research Professor at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, and is acting-head of NOAA/PMEL’s Earth-Ocean Interactions Program.  He became interested in studying volcanoes when he was in college and Mount St. Helens erupted.  He majored in geology at Colorado College, where he received his B.A.  After college, … Continued

Person: Logan Driscoll

Logan Driscoll is a mechanical technician for deep sea vehicles at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Cape Cod, MA. He graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. In 2014 he took a position as a pilot-in-training with DSV Alvin’s operations group. On occasion he works with AUV Sentry as a mechanical … Continued

Person: Andrew Billings

Andrew Billings is a mechanical engineer employed at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 1998. Andrew primarily works with the Sentry project although he has regular involvement with other projects at the Institution. Andrew has a keen interest in mechanical design as it relates to ocean science problems. Andrew has spent his career creating access to … Continued

Person: Susanna Michael

Susanna Michael is a graduate student in Chemical Oceanography at the University of Washington working with Dr. Joe Resing. She received her B.A. in Chemistry and French Studies from Smith College. Her research focuses on trace metal distributions in the western Pacific. Aboard the Falkor, she will be responsible for measuring dissolved iron using flow … Continued

Person: Tamara Baumberger

Tamara is a marine geochemist working with hydrothermal fluids and gases. She has a PhD from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and is currently a postdoc at the University of Bergen in Norway. She specialises in characterising fluids and gases released during hydrothermal venting/submarine volcanic eruptions to provide insights into their origin and interactions with rock … Continued

Person: Pamela Barrett

Pamela Barrett is a Research Scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) at the University of Washington and NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab. She is a marine chemist whose research focuses on the role of particles in controlling the distribution of trace metals in the ocean. She received her PhD … Continued

Person: Hu Wang

Dr. Hu Wang specializes in marine chemistry at the School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University. He has conducted research on geochemical characteristics of hydrothermal plumes. Recently, he is interested in organic iron ligands in hydrothermal plumes, and its effect on the global oceanic dissolved iron inventory. He now is a visiting scientist at … Continued

Person: David A. Butterfield

David A. Butterfield is a Principal Research Scientist at JISAO, University of Washington. With the exception of two years spent in Togo, West Africa, teaching chemistry and physics, Dave is a life-long resident of the Pacific Northwest. He studied chemistry and German at Reed College and Portland State University, and earned a Ph.D. in chemical … Continued