Who We Are

Executive Committee

	Katrina Edwards University of Southern California	North Pond Group Lead
	James Cowen University of Hawaii	Juan de Fuca Associate Lead Instrument and Technology Director
	Steven D'Hondt University of Rhode Island	South Pacific Gyre Group Lead
	Andrew Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz	Juan de Fuca Group Lead
	C. Geoffrey Wheat University of Alaska, Fairbanks	North Pond Associate Lead Knowledge Transfer Director & CORK Development Lead

Administration

	Katrina Edwards University of Southern California	C-DEBI Director DEBI RCN Co-Director
	Jan Amend University of Southern California	Associate Director DEBI RCN Co-Director
	Ann Close University of Southern California	Managing Director
	Linda Duguay University of Southern California	Research Coordinator
	Matthew Janicak University of Southern California	Administrative Assistant
	Cindy Joseph University of Southern California	Education and Diversity Director
	Rosalynn Lee Sylvan University of Southern California	Associate Managing Director DEBI RCN Project Manager

Theme Team Leaders

	Wiebke Ziebis University of Southern California	Theme 1 Lead: Activity of the Deep Biosphere
	Andreas Teske University of North Carolina	Theme 2 Lead: Biogeography and Dispersal
	Thomas McCollom University of Colorado	Theme 3 Lead: Limits of Life in the Deep Biosphere
	William Nelson University of Southern California	Theme 4 Lead: Evolution and Survival

Science Steering Committee

Crust Steering Committee

	Wolfgang Bach University of Bremen, Germany	Geochemistry
	Brian Glazer University of Hawaii	Biogeochemistry
	Julie Huber Marine Biological Laboratory	Microbial Ecology
	Olivier Rouxel Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Isotope Geochemistry
	Matthew Schrenk East Carolina University	Geomicrobiology
	Everett Shock Arizona State University	Geochemistry

Sediments Steering Committee

	William Berelson University of Southern California	Geochemistry
	Peter Girguis Harvard University	Microbial Ecology
	Karla Heidelberg University of Southern California	Genomics
	Kai Hinrichs University of Bremen, Germany	Organic Geochemistry
	Steven Lund University of Southern California	Sedimentology
	Axel Schippers Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany	Geomicrobiology

Education Steering Committee, Instructors, Facilitators, & Evaluators

	Jennifer Biddle University of Delaware	Postdoctoral Program Committee
	Barbara Bruno University of Hawaii	Education and Outreach Steering Committee
	David Caron University of Southern California	Postdoctoral Program Committee
	Sharon Cooper Consortium for Ocean Leadership	Education and Outreach Steering Committee Chair
	Steven Finkel University of Southern California	Summer Undergraduate Course Advisor
	John Heidelberg University of Southern California	Summer Undergraduate Course Instructor
	Mary Kadooka University of Hawaii	Education and Outreach Steering Committee
	Beth Rabin	Education and Public Outreach Outside Evaluator
	Eric Webb University of Southern California	Summer Undergraduate Course Instructor
	Mary Whaley Monterey Bay Aquarium	Education and Outreach Steering Committee

Ethics Panel

	Jan Amend (Panel Chair) Washington University
	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	Biographical Sketch
	John Baross University of Washington	Biographical Sketch
	Antje Boetius Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven	Biographical Sketch
	Luis Cifuentes Texas A&M University	Biographical Sketch
	Joe Conner Pasadena City College	Biographical Sketch
	Susan Humphris Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Biographical Sketch
	Mary Ann Moran University of Georgia	Biographical Sketch
	Mitchell Sogin (EAB Chair) Marine Biological Laboratory	Biographical Sketch
	Henry Williams Florida A&M University	Biographical Sketch