The Team

PART 2 : Emperor Seamount Chain, April-June 2019

Science Party

Donna Shillington, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Tony Watts, Oxford University
Robert Dunn, University of Hawaii

Brian Boston, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Valeria Cortes Rivas, University of Chile
Christian Filbrandt, GEOMAR
Will Fortin, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Laura Gomez, GEOMAR
Hugh Harper, Scripps Oceanographic Institution
Tim Kane, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jeff Leeburn, Pennsylvania State University
Mei Liu, University of Houston
Luan Nyugen, Rice University
Patrick Schroeder, GEOMAR
Maria Tsekhmistrenko, Oxford University

Langseth Science Technical Staff

Todd Jensvold, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Gilles Guerin, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Joshua Kasinger, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Shaun Shaver, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Alan Thompson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Chris Abdouch
Brian Agee
Max Skalko
Ed St Amant

...and the excellent crew of the R/V Langseth and the Protected Species Observing Team

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PART 1 : Hawaiian Island Chain, September-October 2018

Science Party

Donna Shillington, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Tony Watts, Oxford University
Robert Dunn, University of Hawaii

Bridgit Boulahanis, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Laney Hart, University of Wisconsin / University of Washington
Charu Lata, University of Hawaii
Mark McClernan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Nipaporn Nakrong, University of Hawaii
Suyapa Gonzalez, Louisiana State University
Dan Sousa, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Jingxuan Wei, Texas A&M University
Xiaozhuo Wei, University of Rhode Island

OBS Team

Ernie Aaron, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Tim Kane, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sean McPeak, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jake Perez, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Langseth Science Technical Staff

David Martinson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Gilles Guerin, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Todd Jensvold, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Joshua Kasinger, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Seis Keizer, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Tom Spoto, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Shaun Shaver, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Alan Thompson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

...and the excellent crew of the R/V Langseth and the Protected Species Observing Team

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