There are 53 people living and working aboard the RRS James Cook for our expedition (21 expedition scientists, 10 expedition engineers, and 22 ship's personnel), and our project also involves several colleagues ashore.
Biology team
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Dr Jon Copley: marine biologist from the University of Southampton, and Principal Scientist for this expedition. |
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Verity Nye: marine biology PhD student from the University of Southampton. |
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Diva Amon: marine biology PhD student from the University of Southampton & the Natural History Museum, London. |
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Leigh Marsh: marine biology PhD student from the University of Southampton. |
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Prof Paul Tyler: deep-sea biologist from the University of Southampton. |
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Dr Adrian Glover: zoologist from the Natural History Museum, London. |
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Dr Andrew Thaler: marine biologist from Duke University, USA. |
Geology team
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Dr Bramley Murton: geologist from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. |
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Prof Steve Roberts: geologist from the University of Southampton. |
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Dr Alex Webber: geologist from the University of Southampton. |
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Matt Hodgkinson: geology PhD student from the University of Southampton. |
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Dr Tim Le Bas: marine geoscientist from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. |
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Veit Huhnerbach: marine geoscientist from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. |
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Dr Peter Talling: marine geoscientist from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. |
Chemistry team
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Prof Rachel Mills: ocean chemist from the University of Southampton. |
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Dr Will Homoky: ocean & Earth chemist from the University of Southampton. |
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Jeff Hawkes: marine geochemistry PhD student from the University of Southampton. |
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Alastair Lough: marine geochemistry PhD student from the University of Southampton. |
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Dr Valerie Chavagnac: marine geochemist from Geosciences Environnment Toulouse. |
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Alain Castillo: engineer from Geosciences Environnment Toulouse. |
Oceanography
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Dr Kate Stansfield: physical oceanographer from the University of Southampton. |
Technical team
For this expedition, we have the engineering team aboard who operate the UK's deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Isis, and technicians from UK National Marine Facilities who support the other equipment that we are using.
Ship's personnel
The RRS James Cook is operated by a ship's company of 22 people, who work together to enable all aspects of our expedition and life at sea. For an interactive tour of the ship and some of the roles of the ship's personnel, please click here.
Colleagues ashore
Our expedition involves several colleagues ashore including: geochemist Dr Doug Connelly at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, who is one of the principal investigators of our research project; marine biologist Dr Sven Thatje at the University of Southampton; and international colleagues including Prof Cindy Van Dover at Duke University, Prof Chris German at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Prof Koichi Nakamura at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan, and Prof Ken Takai at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology.
Expedition log
Check out regular updates from the expedition and our dives to the ocean floor with the Isis ROV.
What have we encountered?