Max Borden (Leg 1)

I’m a rising junior Biology major from Carleton College joining as a part of Dr. Rika Anderson’s team. This will be my first time out to sea and I’m extremely excited to learn about research ship operations as a part of the VISIONS program, in addition to assisting Dr. Anderson in the collection of microbial and viral samples from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

Rika Anderson (Leg 1)

Rika Anderson is a marine microbiologist, geobiologist, and astrobiologist

Patrik Armitano (Leg 3)

Patrik Armitano is a Chemistry (ACS) student at the

Ziggy Avetisyan (Leg 4)

Hello! I am Sergei Avetisyan, class of 2026, though

Joanne Boden (Leg 1)

Joanne is a microbiologist who studies the early evolution

Max Borden (Leg 1)

I’m a rising junior Biology major from Carleton College

Atticus Carter (Leg 4)

I’m Atticus Carter, a junior standing student in oceanography

Cameron Dalke (Leg 4)

Hello! My name is Cameron and I’m a rising

Mei Ettari (Legs 2 & 3)

Hi there, my name is Mei! I am a

Jan Gümpel (Leg 2)

Hello, my name is Jan and I am a

Kaitlin Harrison (Leg 1)

Kaitlin Harrison is a dual-title PhD student in the

Victoria Jamieson (Leg 1)

My name is Victoria Jamieson. I am a graphic

Avery Jenkins (Legs 2 & 3)

Avery is a sophomore at the University of Washington,

Maleen Kidiwela (Leg 4)

Maleen Kidiwela is a fourth-year PhD student in Marine

Vivi Kondrat (Leg 4)

Hi! I’m Vivi Kondrat, a sophomore at the University

Eberhard Kopiske (Leg 2)

Eberhard is a visiting research assistant from the Geosciences

Celia Kornblum (Legs 2 & 3)

Hello, my name is Celia Kornblum and I am

Brian Lam (Leg 2 & 3)

I am a second year undergraduate student in the

Petek Mertan (Leg 1)

Hello! My name is Petek Mertan and I’m a

Cal Mills (Leg 1)

Cal Mills is a junior Environmental Science major at

Christopher Moon (Leg 2 & 3)

My name is Christopher Moon and I’m from San

Rowan Newell (Leg 4)

Hello! My name is Rowan Newell, I use he/him

Emily Pinneo (Legs 2 & 3)

Emily Pinneo is a Marine Biology and Oceanography double

Kristine Prado-Casillas (Leg 4)

Hi everyone! My name is Kristine Prado-Casillas and I

Leo Richards (Legs 1, 2 & 3)

Hello! My name is Leo Richards and I am

Alex Roberts (Legs 2 & 3)

Howdy! My name is Alex Roberts and I am

Julia Sandke Blog Leg 1

Julia Sandke is pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Science

Alessia Simmen (Legs 2 & 3)

Hello! My name is Alessia Simmen, and I am

Dax Soule (Leg 1)

Dax Soule (Assistant professor, SEES) is an Assistant Professor

Jolee Thirtyacre (Leg 4)

Hi! My name is Jolee Thirtyacre; I’m a rising

Aakriti Vijay (Leg 4)

Hi, I am Aakriti Vijay and am a student

Jasmine Yearian (Leg 4)

Hi! My name is Jasmine, and I’m currently pursuing

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