Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin

Who Is Exploring?

Meet the Onboard Expedition Team!
Naming every expedition participant in a telepresence-enabled mission is next to impossible! Many from dozens of institutions across the country have provided input into the expedition plan and are expected to participate. However, we've assembled information about the members of the science and remotely operated vehicle teams who are physically onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, and whose voices you are likely to hear most often when watching the live video.

OceanAGE Careers
From underwater pilots to research scientists, these marine explorers provide students with first-hand knowledge of exciting careers through interviews, profiles, and mission logs.

Explorers-in-Training
Meet students who have participated in education opportunities on NOAA Office of Exploration and Research expeditions.

Current: The Journal of Marine Education: A Special Issue Featuring A Closer Look at Ocean Careers through NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: A "Case Study"
In this issue of Current, the Journal of Marine Education, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer "comes alive," capturing the enthusiasm of the ship's officers, crew, and explorers as they live and work onboard the nation’s first dedicated ship for ocean exploration.