(cross-posting from my Instagram) “ Shimmering water streams up past giant tube worms, never before seen by man. A crab scuttles over...

This past spring, Lehigh University's ACUMEN magazine published an article about our new Lehigh Oceans Research Center and the various...

Photo journal of cruise AT50-21: Monitoring hydrothermal fluid origin, crustal permeability and seafloor morphology. This cruise was a...

Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and mesmerizing ecosystems on our planet. These vibrant underwater cities are home to countless...

Photo journal of our cruise to Puerto Rico with Schmidt Ocean Institute. The main objectives of this cruise were to measure reactive...

This past spring the Herrera Lab traveled to Edinburgh Scotland to present our research at the 8th International Symposium on Deep-Sea...

There were ups. There were downs. There was norovirus. The 2023 research expedition to EPR 9 50'N included many stories to write about,...

In August of 2021, our lab and the Meyer Lab from the Smithsonian Institution joined forces to collect 36 Autonomous Reef Monitoring...

My research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program and we are required to submit annual...

This past August we completed the second benthos-focused CYCLE cruise. The cruise was a success, but it felt like we beat some very slim...

Connor Downing from the McDermott Lab at Lehigh University put together a vlog about our quarantine and cruise to the East Pacific Rise!...

In addition to comparing the ARMS to the Mullineaux sandwiches, I also wanted to compare recruitment between a recently inactive vent...

During this cruise, I have been posing as a fraud geochemist/secret biologist by helping out the geology team collect fluid and rock...

Photo dump of some animals found at EPR 9ºN. Photos were taken by me, Lauren Dykman (WHOI), National Deep Submergence Facility, and...

Due to the pandemic, many PIs of the projects conducted on this cruise could not join us at sea. Therefore, we needed to "zoom" in the...

Zip-ties Milk crates PVC pipes Bungee cords 5-gallon buckets Grab some tools and fasteners. Assemble as needed. Conducting deep-sea...

I am here to help out Dr. Jill McDermott from the Lehigh University sample the fluids that are emitted from the hydrothermal vent...

Allow me to introduce you all to the three main players that allow us to conduct research at hydrothermal vents: ROV Jason, AUV Sentry,...

We are sailing to the East Pacific Rise, which is one of the most active hydrothermal vent sites in the world. What makes this place so...