Meet the Scientists

 

Will Fortin – student University of Wyoming – Active source marine seismology.  My graduate work uses low frequency (10-200Hz) seismic sources to create 2D images of the ocean’s interior.  I am particularly interested in quantifying mesoscale oceanic turbulence.  Here, I am working with the high frequency acoustic instruments on board, the ADCP and echosounders, to study flow interaction with the seafloor.

 

Andrew McDonnell- Assistant Professor of Oceanography at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. I am studying the role of marine particles in the ocean’s carbon cycle. On this cruise, I’m testing out a new underwater camera system that captures images of particles and zooplankton in the water column. I’m also serving as one of the co-chief scientists aboard the Endeavor.