José Cornejo (Leg 2)

José Cornejo (Leg 2)

Hi!! I am José Cornejo, a Peruvian rising senior studying Environmental Science and Sustainability at St. Mary’s University (StMU) in San Antonio, TX. I am a DINO SIP intern for the Summer of 2024, in which I’ve been doing research in the OOI data team with Dr. Kelly and Dr. Bigham as my mentor. My research was based on analyzing seasonal variations in benthic fauna communities at Southern Hydrate Ridge. The VISIONS’24 expedition will visit the Cascadia Margin, which is the place I based my research on. I am very excited to see it and learn more about how they collected the data I used and more about this incredible site!! I am particularly interested in environmental conservation, restoration, and ecology in general.