Dr. Karen Von Damm makes adjustments to the sampling basket on the DSV Alvin, in preparation for a dive following a 2005-2006 eruption on the East Pacific Rise spreading center. Dr. Von Damm is remembered for her seminal research on the processes controlling hydrothermal fluid chemistry, along with her commitment to teaching and advising young scientists.
Dr. Karen Von Damm
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Dr. Karen Von Damm makes adjustments to the sampling basket on the DSV Alvin, in preparation for a dive following a 2005-2006 eruption on the East Pacific Rise spreading center. Dr. Von Damm is remembered for her seminal research on the processes controlling hydrothermal fluid chemistry, along with her commitment to teaching and advising young scientists.

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