Shimmering Waters of the Galápagos
(cross-posting from my Instagram) “ Shimmering water streams up past giant tube worms, never before seen by man. A crab scuttles over...
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Sep 41 min read
Lehigh Oceans Feature in the Spring 2024 ACUMEN Magazine
This past spring, Lehigh University's ACUMEN magazine published an article about our new Lehigh Oceans Research Center and the various...
Nicole Pittoors
Apr 142 min read
EPR Lava Watch Leg 3
Photo journal of cruise AT50-21: Monitoring hydrothermal fluid origin, crustal permeability and seafloor morphology. This cruise was a...
Nicole Pittoors
Apr 142 min read
Polyp Appreciation Post
Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and mesmerizing ecosystems on our planet. These vibrant underwater cities are home to countless...
Nicole Pittoors
Apr 142 min read
Coral Pulse
Photo journal of our cruise to Puerto Rico with Schmidt Ocean Institute. The main objectives of this cruise were to measure reactive...
Nicole Pittoors
Aug 27, 20231 min read
ISDSC8
This past spring the Herrera Lab traveled to Edinburgh Scotland to present our research at the 8th International Symposium on Deep-Sea...
Nicole Pittoors
Feb 21, 20233 min read
LavaWatch 2023 Cruise Photo Journal
There were ups. There were downs. There was norovirus. The 2023 research expedition to EPR 9 50'N included many stories to write about,...
Nicole Pittoors
Aug 28, 20223 min read
A Dissertation's Worth of Samples in 11 Days
In August of 2021, our lab and the Meyer Lab from the Smithsonian Institution joined forces to collect 36 Autonomous Reef Monitoring...
Nicole Pittoors
Apr 28, 20223 min read
2022 Research Activities Report
My research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program and we are required to submit annual...
Nicole Pittoors
Apr 14, 20224 min read
The Mississippi Trail
This past August we completed the second benthos-focused CYCLE cruise. The cruise was a success, but it felt like we beat some very slim...
Nicole Pittoors
Jun 1, 20211 min read
EPR Cruise Videos from Colleagues
Connor Downing from the McDermott Lab at Lehigh University put together a vlog about our quarantine and cruise to the East Pacific Rise!...
Nicole Pittoors
May 18, 20212 min read
ARMS- Deploy!
In addition to comparing the ARMS to the Mullineaux sandwiches, I also wanted to compare recruitment between a recently inactive vent...
Nicole Pittoors
May 18, 20214 min read
Let's get this PhD Started
During this cruise, I have been posing as a fraud geochemist/secret biologist by helping out the geology team collect fluid and rock...
Nicole Pittoors
May 18, 20211 min read
Hydrothermal Vent Life
Photo dump of some animals found at EPR 9ºN. Photos were taken by me, Lauren Dykman (WHOI), National Deep Submergence Facility, and...
Nicole Pittoors
May 18, 20211 min read
Dive Livestream Recording Links
Due to the pandemic, many PIs of the projects conducted on this cruise could not join us at sea. Therefore, we needed to "zoom" in the...
Nicole Pittoors
May 4, 20212 min read
Recipe for Deep-Sea Science:
Zip-ties Milk crates PVC pipes Bungee cords 5-gallon buckets Grab some tools and fasteners. Assemble as needed. Conducting deep-sea...
Nicole Pittoors
May 4, 20213 min read
Tech Time Part 2
I am here to help out Dr. Jill McDermott from the Lehigh University sample the fluids that are emitted from the hydrothermal vent...
Nicole Pittoors
May 4, 20213 min read
Tech Time Part 1
Allow me to introduce you all to the three main players that allow us to conduct research at hydrothermal vents: ROV Jason, AUV Sentry,...
Nicole Pittoors
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Journey to the East Pacific Rise
We are sailing to the East Pacific Rise, which is one of the most active hydrothermal vent sites in the world. What makes this place so...
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