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Professor Mitch Schulte's Research
 

Professor Schulte boarding DSV Alvin during a research cruise to the East Pacific Rise for a dive to a hydrothermal vent field 2500 meters below sea level
(Photo courtesty of Dr. Marvin Lilley, University of Washington)

A hydrothermal vent (called a 'black smoker') on the mid-ocean ridge at 9°N on the East Pacific Rise

Octopus Spring, a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park.

The Coast Range Mountains in the Mendocino National Forest in northern California. Peridotites in these mountains host springs that have a pH of 11 and unique populations of microbes.

Last Modified: winter 2008