Emily just finished her first year as a MS student in Marine Biology at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. She is currently a member of Greg Rouse’s lab working on crinoids, specifically of the genus Promachocrinus. Promachocrinus is an unstalked crinoid, living circumpolar Antarctica. Emily is using morphological and phylogenetic methods to delimit species within Promachocrinus, … Continued
Jessica Pruitt is a first year Marine Biology Master’s student at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. She is studying Eastern Pacific deep habitats and biogeography in Dr. Greg Rouse’s lab. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA in 2016, with a major in Oceanography and a minor in Marine Biology. Before … Continued
My paintings offer short stories intended to compel the viewer to consider an unfamiliar place. I use humans, animals and scientific equipment to stress the human connection with the natural world. My current interest in painting gained fresh energy when I was in Antarctica working for the National Science Foundation. I traveled to Antarctica on … Continued
Jeffrey Marlow is a Geobiologist at Harvard University, where he studies deep-ocean microbiology and the inner workings of methane-metabolizing microorganisms. His previous research has exposed seafloor rocks as key habitats in methane-based ecosystems and used a range of culture-independent tools to observe microbial communities as they exist in nature. Jeff has conducted field work at … Continued
Jillian Petersen’s main research focus is beneficial interactions between marine invertebrate animals and the symbiotic bacteria they can’t live without. On this expedition, she will be collecting Lucinoma bivalves for molecular and physiological experiments to better understand its remarkable ability to survive and remain active with very little oxygen. As human impacts transform our oceans, … Continued
Dr. Charlotte Seid is the manager of the Benthic Invertebrate Collection at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Charlotte received her Ph.D. in Biology from MIT in 2014 and her undergraduate degree in Chemical and Physical Biology from Harvard University in 2010. Prior to joining Scripps in 2017, she managed a marine … Continued
Haleigh is entering her fourth year as an undergraduate Environmental Systems student at UC San Diego with a focus in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution. Her main interests involve environmental education and outreach as well as gaining more exposure in marine science research. During her time at UCSD, she was a volunteer in Stuart Sandin’s lab … Continued
Lily Simonson works in tandem with researchers at remote field sites to create larger-than-life paintings of extraordinary organisms and extreme environments–from the deep sea to Antarctica. Enveloping viewers in dramatic, atmospheric scenes, her work evokes the immersive experience of exploration. This expedition aboard the R/V Falkor marks Simonson’s sixth deep sea research cruise, having embedded as … Continued
Dr. Beth Orcutt is a Senior Research Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine, USA, where she leads the “Deep Biosphere” Laboratory. Beth earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and her Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from the University of Georgia, where she studied how microbes living at … Continued
Jennifer Berglund is a passionate science communicator, and ant biologist-turned deep ocean explorer. She received a B.A. in Biology in 2007, and an M.Sc. in Science and Medical Journalism in 2010 from Boston University. An active science journalist since 2009, her perpetual quest to tell great stories about science and nature has taken her around the globe to all seven continents, from the … Continued
