A.D. Colburn
A.D. Colburn is the Captain of the R/V Atlantis . He is from Woods Hole, MA and has been a captain for 10 years.
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Abigail Fusaro
Abby Fusaro is a graduate student at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Andy Gillen
Andy Gillen is the Oiler on the R/V Atlantis .
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Carolyn Sheild
Carolyn is the SEAS Teacher-At-Sea from Clarke Middle School in Lexington MA. She will be responsible for helping answer students' questions and sharing what the scientists are doing with students.
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Crispin Hollinshead
Crispin Hollinshead is a mechanical engineer from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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Dr. Breea Govenar
Dr. Govenar is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Dr. Costa Vetriani
Dr. Vetriani is a microbiologist from Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. He and his lab are studing vent microbes.
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Dr. Don Nuzzio
Dr. Nuzzio is the president of Analytical Instrument Systems. He lives and works in New Jersey.
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Dr. George Luther
Dr. Luther is from the University of Delaware. He and his lab study the chemistry of the vent fluids.
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Dr. Rich Lutz
Dr. Lutz is a biologist from Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
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Dr. Stefan Sievert
Dr. Sievert is a microbiologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Dr. Tim Shank
Dr. Shank is the chief scientist on this cruise. He is an evolutionary biologist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Eric Simms
Eric Simms is one of the Ridge 2000 Education Outreach Coordinators. He will be writing about the research taking place on this cruise on the R/V Atlantis .
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Evan Kovacs
Evan Kovacs works with the high definition camera systems on the Alvin.
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Kate Buckman
Kate Buckman is a graduate student at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Kate Mullaugh
Kate Mullaugh is a graduate student in analytical chemistry at the University of Delaware.
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Kyle Bennett
Kyle Bennett is a graduate student in the Ecology and Evolution program at Rutgers University.
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Marshall Swartz
Marshall Swartz is a Research Associate III in Physical Oceanography at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Mitzi Crane
Mitzi Crane is Chief Mate of the R/V Atlantis . She has been sailing ships for 22 years.
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Pilot Bruce Strickrott
Bruce Strickrott is a pilot for the deep submergence vehicle, Alvin .
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Pilot Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey is the Expedition Leader for the R/V Atlantis .
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Sacha Wichers
Sacha Wichers is the Electrician on the R/V Atlantis . She has worked on sailing ships for 22 years in a variety of roles.
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Wayne Bailey
Wayne Bailey is Boatswain of the R/V Atlantis .
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Will Halpin
Will Halpin is the Ships Communication/Electronic Technician, or COMET.
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