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2013 Expedition

Underwater brine pool

David Valentine

Lead Scientist

Richard Camilli

Lead Scientist

Chris Roman

Expedition Leader

Meet the Team

Andy Billings

AUV Sentry Operations

Richard Camilli

Chief Scientist

Megan Cook

Communications Lead

Maggie Craig

ROV Pilot

Mark DeRoche

Deck Chief

Mike Filimon

Hercules Pilot

Justin Fujii

AUV Sentry Team Lead

Sarah Fuller

Science/Data, Data Manager

Rachel Gaines

Hercules Pilot

Ethan Gold

Data Engineer

Hilary Hudson

Video Intern

Kevin Jerram

Mapper

Frank Johnson

Operations Management

Kimberly Johnson

Project Safety Officer

Carl Kaiser

AUV Sentry Team Leader

Sean Kelley

AUV Sentry Team

Greg Kurras

AUV Sentry Data Processor

Roderick MacLeod

Navigator

Reuben Mills

Hercules Pilot

Brennan Phillips

Science/Data Team

Oscar Pizarro

Mapping Specialist

Susan Poulton

Communications/Media

Chris Roman

DAP Team Lead

Aundrea Rue

Educator-at-Sea

Allan Santos

Video Engineer

Stefano Suman

Shoreside Science Team

Suna Tüzün

Science/Data Team

David Valentine

Chief Scientist

Robert Waters

Hercules Pilot

Kerry Whalen

Video Engineer

Mary Woo

Scientist

Dana Yoerger

Mesobot Team Lead

Gallery Highlights

Hercules Lights Up

Argus Launches

Lights from Hercules

Photo album:

Night Operations

Measuring Bubbles

Hercules Submerged in Brine Lake

Brine Pool Waves

Photo album:

Going for a Swim...Underwater

Core Segment

Hercules Extracts Sediment Sample

Bacterial Mat Samples

Photo album:

Collecting and Processing Samples

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Video:

Brine Pool: Making Waves...Underwater

Underwater View

Underwater View

Underwater View

Photo album:

Nautilus: The View from Below

A Unique Underwater Shoreline

Mussel Bed on the Shore of the Brine Pool

Creatures on the Edge of the Brine Pool

Photo album:

Brine Pool: An Underwater Lake

AUV Sentry during launch

AUV Sentry released for launch

AUV Sentry on deck

Photo album:

Exploring with New Technology

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Blog:

Natural Hydrocarbon Detection

Selected Publications

2014

Bell, K.L.C., M.L. Brennan, and N.A. Raineault, eds (2014). New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2013 Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Field Season. Oceanography 27 (1): 52. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2014.supplement.01

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