Shari Hilding-Kronforst
Marine Geology & Geophysics
Texas A&M
On this Expedition:
As a part of the geophysics science team, I am a scientist on the geophysics watch, in everyday life - a geochemist who uses marine sediments to study what the oceans and climate “used to be like” millions of years ago so that we can have more detailed information to predict potential future changes in the oceans and climate. I work with several instruments that are used to record information about the ocean floor. When I am not on geophysics watch, I like to workout and catch up on some of my research work.
About myself:
Being a geologist and chemist (geochemist) was not my first career, I was a computer consultant (programmer) and accountant for several years before deciding to go back to school for a science degree. For as long as I can remember (my family says it started when I was 3) I’ve always collected rocks. It was my interest in how the different processes and systems on Earth were interconnected that led me to study geochemistry.
For Students:
Going to sea allows you to meet people with similar interests who are trying to answer questions about Earth processes but yet people from varied backgrounds and expertise on how to answer the questions. This is my fifth time on a research cruise and each time I meet new and interesting people. The earth sciences is an interdisciplinary field, meaning that it takes an understanding of and collaboration with different branches of the sciences to best understand how to understand how processes on our planet work. Each cruise experience brings together biologists, chemists, geologists, oceanographers, physicists, teachers and others to learn from one another.
From the oceans we can obtain well preserved records that cover a large portion of Earth’s history, we can analyze these records to determine what the temperature of the water and atmosphere was, what the climate was like, where the continents were and how they moved, what creatures lived when and where, how and even why they died, even how much ice existed on land!
Sometimes the slightest shift in the way you look at things, a seemingly insignificant change in perspective can alter your life forever. Anonymous
(alphabetical order by last name)
Sarah Baumgardner - Geosciences, MIT
Darryl Churchill - Engine Room Propulsion, RV Roger Revelle
Tom Desjardins - Captain, RV Roger Revelle
Meghan Donohue - Resident Marine Technician (aka restech)
Amy Eisin - Marine Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M
Jay Erickson - Senior Cook, RV Roger Revelle
Joseph Ferris III - Second Mate, RV Roger Revelle
Dr. Fred Frey - Geochemistry Professor, MIT
Heather Galiher - 3rd Mate, RV Roger Revelle
Jackie Gauntlett - Geology and Oceanography, UCT
Howie Goldstein - Marine Mammal Biologist, Observer
James Edward Hayden, Sr. - Second Asisstant Engineer, RV Roger Revelle
Philip Hogan - Engine Room, Propulsion, RV Roger Revelle
Shari Hilding-Kronforst - Marine Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M
Lara Kalnins - Geophysics, University of Oxford
George Kennedy - A/B Deck, RV Roger Revelle
Clemens Kessler - Seaman, RV Roger Revelle
Dr. Kolluru Sree Krishna - Marine Geophysics, Goa, India
Dr. Oleg Levchenko - Shirshov Inst. of Oceanology Professor, Moscow
Joe Martino - Seaman, RV Roger Revelle
Evelyn Mervine - Geochemistry Woods Hole / MIT
Laura Morse - Marine Biologist, Marine Mammal Observer
Brandi Murphy - Marine Geophysical Technician
Leslie Nemazi - Marine Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M
Soumen Mallick - Isotope Geochemistry, Florida State University
Matthew Peer - Third Asisstant Engineer, RV Roger Revelle
Ines G. Nobre Silva - Isotope Geochemistry, University of British Columbia, Canada
Holly Owens - Geochronology, MIT
Scott Rasmussen - Geosciences, Brown University
Christopher Paul - Marine Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M
Dr. Malcolm Pringle - Research Scientist / Geochronologist Professor, MIT
Dr. Dasari Gopala Rao - Marine Geophysics & Geology, India
Dr. Will Sager - Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor, Texas A&M
Dax Soule - Geophysicist, Geology, Texas A&M
Masako Tominaga - Marine Geophysics, Texas A&M
Richard Vullo - Chief Mate, RV Roer Revelle
Rory Wilson - Teacher at Sea, JOI Learning
James Wiltshire - Marine Geology, UCT
BACKGROUND
7/7 - Exploring the Heart of the RV Roger Revelle
6/29 - Looking into the Geophysical World (Undersea)
6/24 - Another Look at OUR WORLD
6/21 - First Look... Onboard the RV Roger Revelle
