Rachel Lauer joined the Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment at the University of Calgary in 2015, after completing her PhD in Geoscience at the Pennsylvania State University and a postdoctoral position at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also holds an undergrad degree in Psychology from Bryn Mawr College and an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering Geoscience from Radford University. Her research focuses on the dynamic relationship between life and the ocean/earth interface. Her research in submarine hydrogeology, specifically the movement of fluids beneath the oceanic crust, has led her to explore the ocean’s depths aboard Alvin, a deep-water submersible, reaching depths of 4.5 km. This unique perspective has granted her profound insights into the intricate connections between geoscience and biology in the Deep Ocean. Most recently, she played a critical role in Canadian and International collaborations, working alongside biologists, policy researchers, artists, and others, focused on understanding fluid exchange and it’s support of life in the deep ocean.
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