Who We Are

Executive Committee & Administration

	Jan Amend University of Southern California	Director, DEBI RCN Co-Director
	Katrina Edwards University of Southern California	Director (on Hiatus), DEBI RCN Co-Director North Pond Group Lead
	Jim Cowen University of Hawaii	Co-PI, Juan de Fuca Associate Lead Instrument and Technology Director
	Steve D'Hondt University of Rhode Island	Co-PI, South Pacific Gyre Group Lead
	Andy Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz	Co-PI, Juan de Fuca Group Lead
	C. Geoff Wheat University of Alaska, Fairbanks	Co-PI, North Pond Associate Lead Knowledge Transfer Director & CORK Development Lead
	Ann Close University of Southern California	Co-Managing Director
	Rosalynn Sylvan University of Southern California	Co-Managing Director DEBI RCN Project Manager
	Linda Duguay University of Southern California	Research Coordinator
	Stephanie Schroeder University of Southern California	Education Director
	Cindy Joseph University of Southern California	Diversity Director
	Matthew Janicak University of Southern California	Administrative Assistant
	Nerissa Rivera University of Southern California	Administrative Assistant

Theme Team Leaders

	Beth Orcutt Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences	Theme 1 Lead: Activity of the Deep Biosphere
	Andreas Teske University of North Carolina	Theme 2 Lead: Biogeography and Dispersal
	Tom McCollom University of Colorado	Theme 3 Lead: Limits of Life in the Deep Biosphere
	Bill Nelson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Theme 4 Lead: Evolution and Survival

Science Steering Committee

Crust Steering Committee

	Matt Schrenk East Carolina University	Crust Steering Committee Chair Geomicrobiology
	Wolfgang Bach University of Bremen, Germany	Geochemistry
	Brian Glazer University of Hawaii	Biogeochemistry
	Craig Moyer Western Washington University	Microbial Ecology
	Olivier Rouxel IFREMER, France	Isotope Geochemistry
	Everett Shock Arizona State University	Geochemistry

Sediment Steering Committee

	Pete Girguis Harvard University	Sediment Steering Committee Chair Microbial Ecology
	Will Berelson University of Southern California	Geochemistry
	Karla Heidelberg University of Southern California	Genomics
	Kai Hinrichs University of Bremen, Germany	Organic Geochemistry
	Alfred Spormann Stanford University	Microbial Physiology and Diversity
	Axel Schippers Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany	Geomicrobiology

Education Steering Committee, Instructors & Evaluators

	Jen Biddle University of Delaware	Postdoctoral Program Committee
	Rick Colwell Oregon State University	Postdoctoral Program Committee
	John Heidelberg University of Southern California	Summer Undergraduate Course (GEM) Instructor
	Eric Webb University of Southern California	Summer Undergraduate Course (GEM) Instructor
	Chris Suffridge University of Southern California	Summer Undergraduate Course (GEM) TA
	Sharnnia Artis University of California Berkeley	Education and Outreach Steering Committee
	Diana Dalbotten University of Minnesota	Education and Outreach Steering Committee
	Vanessa Green Oregon Health & Science University	Education and Outreach Steering Committee
	Keith Oden Georgia Institute of Technology	Education and Outreach Steering Committee
	Beth Rabin	Education and Public Outreach Outside Evaluator

Ethics Panel

	Jan Amend University of Southern California	Ethics Panel Chair
	Rick Colwell Oregon State University
	Sharon Cooper Consortium for Ocean Leadership
	Jim Cowen University of Hawaii
	Karen Lloyd University of Tennessee, Knoxville

External Advisory Board

	Estella Atekwana Oklahoma State University
	John Baross University of Washington
	Antje Boetius MPI - University of Bremen, Germany
	Luis Cifuentes Texas A&M University
	Joe Conner Pasadena City College
	Susan Humphris Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
	Mary Ann Moran University of Georgia
	Henry Williams Florida A&M University