Extreme 2004: Exploring the Deep Frontier Search

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Dive Mission Dive Location Submersible Alvin R/V Atlantis
Meet the Scientists For a Quicktime Video Click Here! Virtual Expedition
In 1998, University of Delaware marine biologist Craig Cary and his colleagues made headlines around the world when they confirmed that the Pompeii worm, which lives at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, is the Earth's most heat-tolerant animal, able to withstand temperatures up to 176°F. Check out this hot discovery!
Discover the wonders of the deep. Take a virtual tour of the seafloor in Alvin!
Shellie Bench
Dr. Monika Bright
Dr. Barbara Campbell
Dr. Craig Cary

Eric DeChaine
On Assignment
Horst Felbeck
Dr. Joe Grzymski
Check in with Michael League and Karen Romano Young, our shipboard education coordinators, for a daily account of the expedition.

Ky Hacker
Mihailo Kaplarevic

Alison Kelley
Michael League
Click here to learn more!

Charles Lee
Steffi Markert

What exactly is Biocomplexity
Ian McDonald
Find out who really runs the show at Sea! Click here to meet the crew. Picture of Third Mate Sallye Davis
Dr. Alison Murray
Tom Niederberger
Biocomplexity is the complex interplay between living organisms and their environment. Sorting it all out requires the knowledge, skill, and talent of scientists from many disciplines.
Michelle Phillips
Kevin Portune
Astrid Schnetzer
Frank Stewart
Dr. Shannon Williamson
Karen Romano Young

Sallye Davis is one of 21 crew who will keep R/V Atlantis smooth sailing ahead!
Listen to an Audio clip from Dr. Craig Cary.

What's it feel like when you're descending in the submersible Alvin?

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