Larval Ecology

The Larval Ecology Team is led by the expedition’s Chief Scientist, Shawn Arellano. Shawn’s team studies the larvae of marine invertebrates in deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

Explore Shawn’s Larval Lab.

Dr. Shawn Arellano

Associate Professor at Western Washington University

Dexter Davis

Dexter Davis, NSF Post Baccalaureate fellow, Western Washington University

Dr. Tanika Ladd

Postdoctoral Researcher, Western Washington University

Wyatt Heimbichner Gobel

Graduate Student, Western Washington University

 

Vanessa Jiminez

Graduate Student, Western Washington University