Science team

Our team aboard the RRS James Cook consists of 21 scientists from seven nations, in addition the Isis ROV engineering team, National Marine Facilities technicians, ship's officers and crew.

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Prof Paul Tyler: deep-sea biologist from the University of Southampton, and Chief Scientist of our expedition.

Dr Alfred Aquilina: marine geochemist from the University of Southampton.

Cathy Cole: marine geochemistry PhD student from the University of Southampton.

Dr Doug Connelly: marine geochemist from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Dr Jon Copley: marine ecologist from the University of Southampton.

Dr Adrian Glover: marine zoologist from the Natural History Museum, London.

Darryl Green: marine geochemist from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Jeff Hawkes: marine geochemistry PhD student from the University of Southampton.

Laura Hepburn: marine geochemistry PhD student from the University of Southampton.

Santiago Herrera: marine biology PhD student from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Dr Veerle Huvenne: marine geologist and habitat mapper from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Dr Katrin Linse: marine biologist from the British Antarctic Survey

Leigh Marsh: marine ecology PhD student from the University of Southampton.

Dr Rachel Mills: marine geochemist from the University of Southampton.

Dr David Pearce: microbiologist from the British Antarctic Survey.

Will Reid: marine biology PhD student from Newcastle University.

Nicolai Roterman: marine biology PhD student from the University of Oxford.

Dr Chris Sweeting: marine biologist from the Newcastle University.

Dr Alex Tate: geophysicist from the British Antarctic Survey.

Dr Clare Woulds: environmental biogeochemist from the University of Leeds.

Dr Katrin Zwirglmaier: microbiologist from the British Antarctic Survey.


Colleagues ashore

Prof Chris German: marine geochemist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Prof Rob Larter: geophysicist at the British Antarctic Survey.

Prof Koichi Nakamura: geologist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan.

Prof Rich Pancost: geochemist at the University of Bristol.

Prof Nick Polunin: marine biologist at Newcastle University.

Prof Alex Rogers: marine biologist at the the University of Oxford.

Dr Tim Shank: marine biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Expedition diary

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