VISIONS'25 student Anshul Shah helps filter seawater in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 students Nadia and Lacie helping with water sampling in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 students Anshul and Ari helping with water sample filtering in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student technicians Jolee Thirtyacre, Alex Rose, and Emily Pinnemi help sample the recovered osmosampler from ASHES. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student technicians Alex Rose and Emily Pinnemi help sample the recovered osmosampler from ASHES. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student participant Isabelle Paulsen takes biofouling samples from the recovered HD video camera while APL engineers supervise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 grad student participant Lacie Levy stabilizing a water-sampling Niskin bottle with a hug. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 students preparing for water sample processing in the lab of the R/V Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 student scanning a bottle to take a DIC sample. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V25.

UW student technician Jolee Thirtyacre helps to train VISIONS student Nadia Martynenko in water sampling during the first CTD cast of VISIONS'25. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

VISIONS'25 student Yoochan An helps rinse off the CTD rosette following a deep water sampling cast at the Slope Base site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 Leg 1 students helping process water samples after the OR Offshore CTD casts. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

UW student technician Jolee Thirtyacre helps to train VISIONS students in water sampling during the first CTD cast of VISIONS'25. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

UW scientist Mitch Elend gives a thumbs up in his survival suit during the R/V Atlantis safety briefing before the start of VISIONS'25. Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington, V25

APL engineers don their survival suits during the R/V Atlantis safety briefing before the start of VISIONS'25. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

Leg 1 VISIONS'25 students on the R/V Atlantis as the ship departs Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

The VISIONS'24 students were riveted during dive J2-1650 in ASHES vent field. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V24.

VISIONS student Léo Couchon and graduate student Anna Hildebrand holding a push core from J2-1634. Credit: L. Lapham, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; V24

The VISIONS'24 students got a tour of the Atlantis engine room during Leg 2, learning about how the ship operates and keeps our cruises functioning. Credit: K. Rosberg, UW-APL, V24.

Students, engineers, and scientists gathered on the starboard side of the Atlantis to watch a glorious sunset on the last full day of VISIONS'24 Leg 2. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V24.

VISIONS'24 students launching a CTD cast at Slope Base (2900 m) with the assistance of the Atlantis SSSG. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V24.

VISIONS'24 Co-Chief Scientist Katie Bigham with a sea star that hitched a ride to the surface with our recovered uncabled instruments at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington, V24.

VISIONS'24 students after Cleaning MJ01C: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

VISIONS students helped the APL engineers clean off the medium power junction box (MJ01C), which was covered in Metridium anemones, after recovery from the Oregon Shelf site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24

The VISIONS'24 Leg 2 students got a tour of the Jason ROV and control van from Expedition Lead Ben Tradd right before the R/V Atlantis left Newport to begin operations. Credit: M. Vardaro, University of Washington

Atticus Senson Portrait. Credit: N. Sams, University of Washington, V24.

Mike and Dana working on sensors. Credit: N. Sams, University of Washington, V24.