SEBS Scientists Explore How Life Flourishes Near Underwater Volcanoes

Costa Ventriani’s science group L-R: Matteo Selci, Martina Cascone, Donato Giovanelli, Costa Vetriani, Olivia Cannon, Ian Schlegel, Avanthika Bharath aboard the RV Atlantis.

SEBS scientist Costa Vetriani, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, is currently on the research vessel Atlantis with three of his graduate students: Avanthika Bharath, Olivia Cannon and Ian Schlegel. They are traveling 1000 miles from the shores of Costa Rica to explore and sample the underwater volcanoes along the East Pacific rise. On board is the deep-sea submarine …