https://schmidtocean.org/person/danya-awshah/
Dec 12, 2025 - Danya Awshah is a second-year Ph.D. Student in Biological Oceanography at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She is from Tampa, Florida, where...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter05-partner-spotlight/
Nov 14, 2023 - Ocean Rising Brings High Fashion to Sea Ocean Rising is an initiative of SOI and Nekton to deepen people’s relationship with the Ocean by galvanizing...
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https://schmidtocean.org/expeditions-chapter_8-2024/
Sep 24, 2024 - High Seas and Seamounts of the Nazca Ridge FKt240708 | 8 July – 9 August 2024 |#NazcaHighSeas A team of Schmidt Ocean Institute oceanographers...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruises/schmidt-ocean-institute-2020-expeditions/
Aug 30, 2020 - Australia is an island continent, surrounded by three oceans and multiple seas; there are four major ocean currents flowing around the large mass of land....
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https://schmidtocean.org/schmidt-ocean-institute-donates-research-vessel-to-the-national-research-council-cnr/
Mar 14, 2022 - Founders Eric and Wendy Schmidt donate research vessel Falkor to Italy’s science agency to conduct ocean science in the Mediterranean and beyond. Images can...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/lucia-alzaga/
Nov 27, 2025 - Lucía is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/illuminating-biodiversity-of-ningaloo-canyons/
Nov 5, 2024 - Very few deep sea areas both in and outside of Australia have been well-sampled over large spatial and temporal scales, and a large number of species still...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/new-approaches-autonomous-exploration-crsb/
Apr 1, 2021 - When NASA conducts planetary expeditions, they operate the vehicles through remote control - a person on Earth sends commands to the vehicle in space.
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/joey-milambiling/
Jan 13, 2025 - Joey Milambiling is a Galley Steward on Falkor (too).
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https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/
Feb 26, 2024 - The crew of Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is over 1.5 miles high...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/axial-seamount-cruise-2013/
Jul 16, 2024 - This unpresented study of microbes and viruses that live within the rocky layers of the seafloor was conducted using ROV ROPOS, 575 kilometers southwest of the...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/ice-age-geology-of-the-great-barrier-reef/
Feb 28, 2022 - The upper continental slope and shelf edge of the southern Great Barrier Reef is largely unknown and poorly mapped. After a successful expedition mapping the...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/pinging-the-new-year/
Aug 13, 2024 - Schmidt Ocean Institute in partnership with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030, alongside collaborating researchers from Australia, will bring in the New...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/coralandcanyonadventure/
Oct 8, 2024 - Rising water temperatures and increasing carbon dioxide concentrations remain among the greatest threats to ocean ecosystems globally. This warming trend and...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter01-an-inclusive-community/
Jul 29, 2022 - In Kupe’s Wake Schmidt Ocean Institute, in collaboration with NOAA’s Office of Exploration and the Ocean Exploration Trust, worked alongside a group of...
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https://schmidtocean.org/fleet-of-aerial-surface-and-underwater-robots-maps-ocean-front/
Jul 2, 2018 - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Using multiple autonomous vehicles simultaneously, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers returns to the United States...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/prof-ralph-rayner/
May 9, 2024 - Ralph Rayner is a Professorial Research Fellow in the Centre for the Analysis of Time Series at the London School of Economics, is Chairman of Sonardyne...
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https://schmidtocean.org/schmidt-ocean-institute-first-expedition-to-antarctica/
Feb 21, 2025 - R/V Falkor (too) successfully conducted a sea ice to seafloor transect in the Weddell Sea, livestreamed the polar seafloor worldwide. Video and photos...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newly-discovered-seafloor-rise-named-for-those-who-keep-ships-running/
Feb 18, 2016 - PALO ALTO, CA – Less than three months after announcing Falkor Seamount, an underwater mountain discovered and named by the crew aboard Schmidt Ocean...
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https://schmidtocean.org/how-to-apply-for-berths-opportunity-artists-setting-the-course-2023/
May 10, 2023 - Hannah Nolan provides an overview of two popular SOI programs—Berths of Opportunity and the Artist-at-Sea. Watch to learn about the purpose...
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https://schmidtocean.org/virtual-swag-winter2023/
Mar 7, 2023 - Virtual Swag – Winter 2023 Click through to get your virtual swag bag including: Recipes from the Galley —Check out these recipes from our R/V Falkor...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter05-in-the-news/
Aug 29, 2023 - Here are some of the articles on SOI from this quarter. Deep Sea Dive from a Desk Uncovers Three New Species, 2023-06-16 An article from Phys.Org on three...
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https://schmidtocean.org/
Feb 21, 2026 - Schmidt Ocean Institute works to advance the frontiers of global marine research by providing state of the art operational, technological, and informational...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/characterizing-venting-seepage-ca/
Jan 5, 2024 - Hydrothermal vent and hydrocarbon seeps have been an important subject of oceanographic research over the last 35 years. Nevertheless, there are still many...
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https://schmidtocean.org/dr-jyotika-virmani-executive-director/
Feb 17, 2020 - The Schmidt Ocean Institute announced today it has appointed Dr. Jyotika Virmani as its first Executive Director, to lead the global nonprofit in its work to...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-post/so-you-want-to-go-to-sea-part-two/
Dec 8, 2015 - Everyone loves a good sea story. Part One, So You Want to go to Sea, was about the people who make them. Part Two continues. Sergiusz Bachniak –...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter05-artist-corner/
Sep 1, 2023 - Max Hooper Schneider joins Falkor (too) as Artist-at-Sea Critically acclaimed artist Max Hooper Schneider sent sculptures created from manmade ephemera to the...
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https://schmidtocean.org/about/advisory-board/
Oct 19, 2020 - We are excited to introduce the new Schmidt Ocean Institute Advisory Board. They are an accomplished group with wide ranges of experience and expertise. We...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/siara-mitchell/
Dec 2, 2025 - Siara Mitchell is a current graduate student in the Rouse lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Rouse lab focuses on the diversity and identification...
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https://schmidtocean.org/schmidt-ocean-institute-2015-planning-workshop/
Jan 15, 2016 - Transforming Seagoing Science with Robotic Platforms, Innovative Software Engineering, and Data Analytics On August 25th and 26th, 2015 Schmidt Ocean Institute...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/lisandro-scarrone/
Dec 2, 2025 - Lisandro Scarrone is a Biology student at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Since 2023, he has been working under the supervision of Dr. Emilia Bravo on...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/eric-schmidt/
Jul 15, 2024 - Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. As Google’s chief executive officer, he pioneered Google’s transformation...
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https://schmidtocean.org/soi-expeditions-chapter_7-2024/
May 20, 2024 - Microbes in oxygen minimum zones Oceanic oxygen-depleted water masses, commonly called oxygen minimum zones or OMZs, are naturally occurring places in the...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/ele-beruschi/
Dec 2, 2025 - Ele Beruschi is an Oceanographer specialized in Marine Biology, graduated from the National University of the South (UNS). He is currently pursuing a PhD at...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/dr-catherine-ball/
May 9, 2024 - Associate Professor Catherine Ball is a scientific futurist, speaker, and author, who has founded and led numerous ventures where emerging technologies meet...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/mixing-up-the-tropical-pacific/
Dec 20, 2021 - Research suggests that small-scale turbulence could play a large role in how the ocean absorbs heat, a key factor in the onset of El Niño events. In July,...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/tracking-the-tasman-seas-hidden-tide/
Dec 8, 2021 - The first ever comprehensive study of the largest, most focused internal tide on the planet, which moves across the Tasman Sea each day. During this...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/jason-williams-2/
Jan 18, 2025 - Jason Williams brings to his role as Engineering Senior Manager two decades of experience in subsea robotics and deep ocean science. As a professional...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/leonard-pace/
Sep 23, 2020 - Leonard Pace is an experienced marine biologist who manages Schmidt Ocean Institute’s annual collaboration proposals and related community coordination...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter_8-menu/
Sep 24, 2024 - Quarterly Chronicles of the Schmidt Ocean Institute – Chapter 8, 2024 Letter from the Executive Director SOI Expeditions The People Behind SOI Science...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter01-artists-corner/
Jul 29, 2022 - Taiji Terasaki: Remote Artist-at-Sea SOI is pleased to welcome Taiji Terasaki as the first completely remote Artist-at-Sea working with nine species images...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/the-secret-lives-of-whales/
Jan 8, 2021 - On the first of three student cruises, the team aboard Falkor answered questions about whales' decision-making process about how and where whales feed in...
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https://schmidtocean.org/education/rv-falkor-inspired-lesson-plans/
Aug 22, 2025 - R/V Falkor-Inspired Lesson Plans With help from the wonderful educators that have joined us on R/V Falkor, we have created a number of lesson plans that can...
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https://schmidtocean.org/schmidt-ocean-institute-to-boost-public-understanding-of-the-ocean-through-expanded-partnership-with-noaa/
Jun 9, 2020 - MENLO PARK, Calif. — Schmidt Ocean Institute announced today that it will formalize and expand its longstanding partnership with NOAA’s Office of...
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https://schmidtocean.org/ship-to-shore-program/
Sep 24, 2025 - Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Ship-to-Shore Connection is a free, immersive learning experience for classrooms, lecture halls, aquariums, museums, and community...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/australian-mesophotic-coral-examination/
Jun 3, 2024 - Ashmore Reef Marine Park is home to unique coral ecosystems: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs). While the waters of Australia are famous for shallower coral...
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https://schmidtocean.org/newsletter01-grantee-spotlight/
Jul 29, 2022 - MATE ROV Competition SOI is a proud sponsor of MATE ROV and provided funds for the 20th-anniversary championship this year and award money for the winning...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/listening-for-cryptic-whales-species/
Jul 23, 2020 - This expedition will feature exploration of the Emperor Seamount Chain while researching biodiversity and its drivers. Using currents, mapping, and radio...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/discovering-deep-sea-corals-phoenix-islands/
Aug 23, 2022 - The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) is the largest and deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site on Earth. Approximately the size of California, PIPA was the...
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https://schmidtocean.org/education/why-we-explore/
Jun 8, 2020 - “Thanks to game-changing technological advancements – like submersible vehicles, autonomous underwater robots, sensors, and cameras – we can...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/northern-depths-of-the-great-barrier-reef/
Mar 27, 2024 - The Cape York Peninsula lies in the far northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Marine Park. The peninsula is one of the most isolated regions of the Australian...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruises/schmidt-ocean-institute-2018-expeditions/
Oct 22, 2018 - Coordinated Robotics 2: ʻAuʻAu Channel Honolulu, Hawaii USA January/February R/V Falkor will serve as a base of operations for teams of roboticists from...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/logan-mock-bunting/
Jan 3, 2023 - Logan has photographed in over twenty countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism in...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/the-mysteries-of-ontong-java/
Nov 28, 2018 - The Ontong Java Plateau is a massive submerged seafloor platform north of the Solomon Islands. During this expedition researchers produced high-resolution...
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https://schmidtocean.org/schmidt-ocean-institute-impact-award-presented-dr-christopher-zappa/
Nov 22, 2017 - On October 3rd, 2017 Schmidt Ocean Institute presented the first Impact Award to Dr. Christopher Zappa at the celebration of five years of research on board...
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/underwater-fire-studying-submarine-volcanoes-tonga/
Oct 7, 2024 - Aboard R/V Falkor, Dr. Ken Rubin and his research team will visit one of the most active underwater volcano sites in the world, the Meta Volcano group. There...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/amara-davis/
Sep 9, 2021 - Amara Davis is a Science Communications Intern with a very diverse background. She has a Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences from Savannah State University...
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https://schmidtocean.org/person/kaarel-kaspar-rais/
Feb 20, 2024 - Karrel Kaspar Rais is a Software Engineer with Schmidt Ocean Institute.
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https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/the-iron-eaters-of-loihi-seamount/
Nov 9, 2016 - AUV Sentry will be used at Hawaii’s underwater volcano, Loihi Seamount, whose base remains largely unexplored. The team will survey and sample the seamount...
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