People – VISIONS’25

People – VISIONS’25

Science Team

Debbie Kelley

Principal Investigator & Chief Scientist (Leg 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Katie Bigham

Chief Scientist (Leg 1)

UW School of Oceanography

Mariela White

Co-Chief Scientist (Leg 1)

UW School of Oceanography

Mike Vardaro

Co-Chief Scientist (Leg 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Julie Nelson

Scientist (Leg 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Joe Duprey

Scientist (Leg 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Mitch Elend

Oceanographer (Legs 1 & 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Andrew Paley

Technician (Legs 1 & 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Alex Rose

Student (Legs 1 & 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Jolee Thirtyacre

Student (Legs 1 & 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Ada Carter

Student (Leg 2)

UW School of Oceanography

Leo Couchon

Student (Leg 2)

UW School of Oceanography & Geoscience

Victoria DeJong

Student (Leg 1)

UW School of Oceanography & Geoscience

Emily Pinneo

Student (Leg 1)

UW School of Oceanography & Marine Biology

UW/APL Engineering Team

Grant Dunn

Lead Engineer (Leg 1)

Applied Physics Laboratory

James Tilley

Lead Engineer (Leg 2)

Applied Physics Laboratory

Paul Aguilar

Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Ian Borchert

Engineering Technician

Applied Physics Laboratory

Dom Borras

Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Jenna Fernandez

Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Trina Litchendorf

Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Dana Manalang

Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Andy Mathias

Oceanographer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Zed Ziccarelli

Field Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Larry Nielson

Field Engineer

Applied Physics Laboratory

Jason ROV Team

Ben Tradd

Expedition Leader/ROV Pilot

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Akel Kevis-Sterling

Expedition Leader/ ROV Pilot

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Chris Judge

Expedition Leader/ROV Pilot

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Adam Ensminger

Research Engineer

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Chris Hadalton

ROV Pilot

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Peter Hall

Jason Team

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Scott McCue

Data Engineer

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Jeremy Paulus

Jason Team

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

James Pelowski

Data Engineer

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Sarah Sargent

Jason Team

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Amanda Sutherland

Jason Team

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tom Trudel

Jason Team

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Korey Verhein

ROV Pilot

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ronnie Whims

Jason Team

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Students & Guest Participants

Yoochan An

Student (Leg 1)

UW Marine Biology and Oceanography

Nathan Bodensteiner

Student (Leg 2)

University of Washington

Dr. Jacqueline Dixon

Scientist (Leg 2)

University of South Florida

Megan Gonzalez

Student (Leg 1)

Western Washington University

Lacie Levy

Graduate Student (Leg 1)

UW Oceanography and Astrobiology

Nicole Liew

Student (Leg 2)

Queens College

Nadia Martynenko

Student (Leg 1)

UW Oceanography

Mason McWilliams

Student (Leg 2)

UW Oceanography

Oliver Parsons

Student (Leg 2)

UW Marine Biology

Ari Paulik

Student (Leg 1)

UW Oceanography and Marine Biology

Isabelle Paulsen

Student (Leg 1)

UW Oceanography and Marine Biology

Anshul Shah

Student (Leg 1)

UW Computer Science

Dr. Dax Soule

Scientist (Leg 2)

Queens College Marine Geophysics

Dr. Guangya Xu

Scientist/Engineer (Leg 2)

UW Applied Physics Laboratory