Welcome to the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Science and Technology Center on the deep subseafloor biosphere. Our mission is to explore life beneath the seafloor and make transformative discoveries that advance science, benefit society, and inspire people of all ages and origins. We are a multi-institutional distributed center establishing the intellectual, educational, technological, cyber-infrastructural and collaborative framework needed for transformative experimental and exploratory research on the subseafloor biosphere. Connect with us via our mailing list, on Facebook and on our discussion forum!


WATCH NOW: C-DEBI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR #1!!
Elevator Talk

As part of C-DEBI’s professional development program for graduate students and postdocs, bimonthly webinars will be offered on a range of topics and put online online afterwards for the entire C-DEBI community.

The first webinar focused on developing a research elevator talk, combining theory with effective tools on how to break down research for a non-expert audience. What do you tell people when they ask what you do? Are you able to explain your research to your grandmother?

Presented by Dave Bader (Education Director, Aquarium of the Pacific), Emily Yam (Science Interpretation Coordinator, Aquarium of the Pacific), Dr. Jenny Lentz (Marine Science Fellow, Aquarium of the Pacific) and Dr. Myrna Jacobson-Myers (Research Assistant Scientist, USC). Watch the recording on YouTube.
 

     

Pele's pit trap from FEMO 2007
 
Research Activities

JOIDES Resolution photo by W. Crawford, IODP/TAMU
 
Education & Outreach

CORK photo by K. Becker, RSMAS/UM
 
Tools & Resources

What's New

C-DEBI Newsletter
May 15, 2013 Issue

Environmental Science & Technology
Robidart et al. C-DEBI Contribution 145
Hot off the Press: Characterizing Microbial Community and Geochemical Dynamics at Hydrothermal Vents Using Osmotically Driven Continuous Fluid Samplers

Scientific Drilling
Dunlea et al. C-DEBI Contribution 162
Assessment and use of NGR instrumentation on the JOIDES Resolution to quantify U, Th, and K concentrations in marine sediment

Scientific Drilling
D'Hondt et al. C-DEBI Contribution 161
IODP Expedition 329: Life and habitability beneath the seafloor of the South Pacific Gyre

Metcalf Institute Press Release
Metcalf Institute Offers Tools for Journalists Covering a New Frontier

Frontiers in Microbiology
Sylvan et al. C-DEBI Contribution 150
Low Temperature Geomicrobiology Follows Host Rock Composition Along a Geochemical Gradient in Lau Basin

Smithsonian Blog: Surprising Science
Microbes Buried Deep in Ocean Crust May Form World’s Largest Ecosystem

Nature News
Life Found Deep Under the Sea

Science Magazine
Lever et al. C-DEBI Contribution 139
Evidence for Microbial Carbon and Sulfur Cycling in Deeply Buried Ridge Flank Basalt


Upcoming Expeditions

July 13-26, 2013
Juan de Fuca Ridge Flank Hydrogeology

November 6-27, 2013
Dorado Outcrop

Apply to Sail with IODP


General Calendar

May 18-21, 2013
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) General Meeting
Denver, Colorado, USA

May 30, 2013
C-DEBI Networked Speaker Series: Tim Engelhardt
Online!


> FULL CALENDAR

 

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