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Crew, Kilo Moana

Megan Snyder on the bridge of the R/V Kilo Moana. Image courtesy of K. Kusek
The third mate on the ship's bridge.

Crew, Melville

Meet some of the researchers and ships' crew involved in collecting information on the rocks, chemistry, microbes and animals of deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

Visit photostories to read some of their personal perspectives, in words and pictures.

Scientists include…

Dijanna Figueroa

Graduate student Dijanna Figueroa, one of more than twenty researchers studying deep-sea animals on an expedition to the Lau Basin in the South Pacific.
Paul Asimow. Image courtesy of K. Kusek

Paul Asimow, geologist and assistant conductor of the Caltech Concert Band, who made it to sea after a long spell in the lab (sadly, he had to leave his tuba at home).
Three scientists around a microscope. Image courtesy of L. Podowski

Stéphane Hourdez and Daniel Desbruyéres, who are fascinated by life in the deep, especially one particular group of predators.

… More scientists

Introduction to researchers on expeditions to the South Pacific in 2004/05: