Jill McDermott
@jillmcdermott.bsky.social
Associate prof by day, deep-sea volcano chaser by… also day. 🌋
I study hot springs, dive into lava flows, and help students sharpen their scientific voice.
I study hot springs, dive into lava flows, and help students sharpen their scientific voice.
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Jill McDermott
@jillmcdermott.bsky.social
· May 21
Oceans | Deep-Sea | Lehigh | Herrera | McDermott | United States
Consortium of researchers at Lehigh University that study the ocean environment and the life within it. We employ a combination of fieldwork, laboratory, and computational approaches. McDermott Lab of...
www.lehighoceans.org
My department at Lehigh University is hiring a Laboratory Facilities Technician. Beautiful research spaces, a great community, and lots of interesting science to do! For more info: tinyurl.com/2vm3h5p9 www.lehighoceans.org ees.cas.lehigh.edu #GeoJobs #OceanJobs #SciJobs
Reposted by Jill McDermott
Fast-forward 4 years and a ton of research later, and my initial estimate remains the same--we've seen ~0.001% of the deep seafloor, an area approx the same as the size of Rhode Island.
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How little we’ve seen: A visual coverage estimate of the deep seafloor
In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed only 0.001% of the deep seafloor, leaving 66% of planet Earth unseen.
www.science.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Fast-forward 4 years and a ton of research later, and my initial estimate remains the same--we've seen ~0.001% of the deep seafloor, an area approx the same as the size of Rhode Island.
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Jill McDermott
🧪🌊🌋⚒️ What do you do when a 2.5-km-deep Pacific Ocean volcano erupts (3rd time in 33 yrs) with the Alvin sub in the water? You pull Alvin fast, coat a weight in Crisco, toss it overboard with a wireline acoustic locator beacon, & pull up fresh lava chips the "old fashioned" way. Specimens on the way😍
May 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🧪🌊🌋⚒️ What do you do when a 2.5-km-deep Pacific Ocean volcano erupts (3rd time in 33 yrs) with the Alvin sub in the water? You pull Alvin fast, coat a weight in Crisco, toss it overboard with a wireline acoustic locator beacon, & pull up fresh lava chips the "old fashioned" way. Specimens on the way😍
Reposted by Jill McDermott
"Discovering these hydrothermal vents was an absolutely magical moment, as they have never been observed by humans before!"
- Dr Jenny Gales
Associate Professor in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration
Learn more about the discoveries:
🔗 www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-hyd...
- Dr Jenny Gales
Associate Professor in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration
Learn more about the discoveries:
🔗 www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-hyd...
New hydrothermal vents and coral gardens found in the icy depths of the remote South Sandwich Islands
University of Plymouth news: Dr Jenny Gales was part of an international team of scientists who discovered new hydrothermal vents, coral gardens and...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"Discovering these hydrothermal vents was an absolutely magical moment, as they have never been observed by humans before!"
- Dr Jenny Gales
Associate Professor in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration
Learn more about the discoveries:
🔗 www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-hyd...
- Dr Jenny Gales
Associate Professor in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration
Learn more about the discoveries:
🔗 www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-hyd...
Reposted by Jill McDermott
My department at Lehigh University is hiring a Laboratory Facilities Technician. Beautiful research spaces, a great community, and lots of interesting science to do! For more info: tinyurl.com/2vm3h5p9 www.lehighoceans.org ees.cas.lehigh.edu #GeoJobs #OceanJobs #SciJobs
Oceans | Deep-Sea | Lehigh | Herrera | McDermott | United States
Consortium of researchers at Lehigh University that study the ocean environment and the life within it. We employ a combination of fieldwork, laboratory, and computational approaches. McDermott Lab of...
www.lehighoceans.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My department at Lehigh University is hiring a Laboratory Facilities Technician. Beautiful research spaces, a great community, and lots of interesting science to do! For more info: tinyurl.com/2vm3h5p9 www.lehighoceans.org ees.cas.lehigh.edu #GeoJobs #OceanJobs #SciJobs