EPR Lava Watch Leg 3
Photo journal of cruise AT50-21: Monitoring hydrothermal fluid origin, crustal permeability and seafloor morphology. This cruise was a...
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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
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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