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    EPR Cruise Videos from Colleagues
    Nicole Pittoors
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    EPR Cruise Videos from Colleagues

    Connor Downing from the McDermott Lab at Lehigh University put together a vlog about our quarantine and cruise to the East Pacific Rise!...
    ARMS- Deploy!
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    ARMS- Deploy!

    In addition to comparing the ARMS to the Mullineaux sandwiches, I also wanted to compare recruitment between a recently inactive vent...
    Let's get this PhD Started
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Let's get this PhD Started

    During this cruise, I have been posing as a fraud geochemist/secret biologist by helping out the geology team collect fluid and rock...
    Hydrothermal Vent Life
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hydrothermal Vent Life

    Photo dump of some animals found at EPR 9ºN. Photos were taken by me, Lauren Dykman (WHOI), National Deep Submergence Facility, and...
    Dive Livestream Recording Links
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dive Livestream Recording Links

    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...
    Recipe for Deep-Sea Science:
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Recipe for Deep-Sea Science:

    Zip-ties Milk crates PVC pipes Bungee cords 5-gallon buckets Grab some tools and fasteners. Assemble as needed. Conducting deep-sea...
    Tech Time Part 2
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Tech Time Part 2

    I am here to help out Dr. Jill McDermott from the Lehigh University sample the fluids that are emitted from the hydrothermal vent...
    Tech Time Part 1
    Nicole Pittoors
    • May 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Tech Time Part 1

    Allow me to introduce you all to the three main players that allow us to conduct research at hydrothermal vents: ROV Jason, AUV Sentry,...
    Journey to the East Pacific Rise
    Nicole Pittoors
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Journey to the East Pacific Rise

    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...