Projects by Research Initiative

2012 Ocean Ridge Initiative (ORI) Projects

Optical-proxies of Particulate Iron Formation Kinetics in Hydrothermal Plumes: A Proof-of-concept Study for Future In-situ Measurements

Margaret Estapa, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
John Breier, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

The Dynamics of the 2011 Eruption of Axial Volcano: Degassing-based Geospeedometry

Adam Soule, Geology and Geophysics

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Vent Deposits from Two Atypical Vent Sites on the Ultraslow Spreading Mid-Cayman Rise

Meg Tivey, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

Small-Scale Seismic Attenuation Structure Beneath Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Systems

Pablo Canales, Geology and Geophysics

U- and Th- Decay Series Dating of Hydrothennal Mineral Deposits: A Preliminary Study

Susan Humphris, Geology and Geophysics
Meg Tivey, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

Investigations of Iron and Manganese Fluxes from Hydrothermal Sources in the South Atlantic Ocean

Makoto Saito, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

Determining the Optimal Design of a Seafloor Geodetic Observatory on the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Matt Wei,Geology and Geophysics
Jeff McGuire,Geology and Geophysics

Hydrothermal Exploration of the Mid Cayman Rise using Sentry & Nereus RV Falkor Cruise, May 2013

Chris German,Geology and Geophysics
Jeff Seewald, Chemistry and Geochemistry

Interactions between Microbes and Dissolved Organic Matter at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents

Elizabeth Kujawinski Behn, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
Stefan Sievert, Biology

2011 Ocean Ridge Initiative (ORI) Projects

Seeing Beyond the Melt Lens Into Crustal Accretion Processes at Mid-Ocean Ridges

Alison Shaw, Geology & Geophysics

Ridge Jumps in 3D - Developing a New Numerical Tool to Examine the Dynamics of Mantle-Lithosphere Interaction

Eric Mittelstaedt, Geology & Geophysics
Mark Behn, Geology & Geophysics
Adam Soule, Geology & Geophysics

Fates of hydrocarbons in the deep-sea hydrothermal environments: Insights from molecular mechanical simulations

Weifu Guo, Geology & Geophysics

2010 Ocean Ridge Initiative (ORI) Projects

Mineral Carbonation of Abyssal Serpentinites

Henry Dick, Geology & Geophysics
Frieder Klein, Geology & Geophysics

Carbonate Formation in the Samail Ophiolite, Oman: A Case Study for CO2 Sequestration Through Alteration of Mantle Peridotites

Susan Humphris, Geology & Geophysics

Collaborative Studies of Post‐eruption Colonization Dynamics on EPR Vents

Lauren S. Mullineaux, Biology
Susan W. Mills, Biology

Cloning and gene expression analysis of pollutant-responsive genes in deep sea Bathymodiolin mussels

Jared Goldstone, Biology
Tim Shank, Biology
John Stegeman, Biology

2009 Ocean Ridge Initiative (ORI) Projects

Support of an AGU Chapman Conference: “Detachments in Oceanic Lithosphere: Deformation, Magmatism, Fluid Flow, and Ecosystems”

Pablo Canales, Geology & Geophysics

Effects of Magma Supply on Normal Fault Evolution and Eruption Dynamics along the Galápagos Spreading Center

Mark Behn, Geology & Geophysics

Evaluating the Substrate for Mantle Hosted Hydrothermal Activity At the Mid-Cayman Rise

Henry Dick, Geology & Geophysics

Noble gas tracers at the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center

Mark Kurz, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

A Reference Gas Inlet System for Compound Specific Hydrogen Isotopic Composition Mass Spectrometry

Sean Sylva, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Jeffrey Seewald, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry