In the summer of 2015 I moved to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. I am continuing my research there, but still remain an adjunct scientist at WHOI and actively engaged with my WHOI colleagues. In particular we continue to work jointly on Clio. You can follow my work from my new research website.

I am a geochemist and engineer. I study the ocean with a focus on the chemical and energy transfer at its boundaries – along seafloor spreading centers as well as the coasts. I am especially interested in processes that are dynamic in time and highly variable in space. To study these processes, I use a variety of techniques including remotely operated and autonomous vehicles, sensor networks, and custom instrumentation.

My research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, and WHOI’s Deep Ocean Exploration Institute.


Image: 2012 sampling of Beebe Vents, the deepest high temperature “black smoker” known. (photo credits: Chris German, WHOI, NSF)