Geology – Laurie Cotsonika

I completed my masters in geology at University of Florida, under the advisement of Dr. Mike Perfit, and received my undergraduate degree in oceanography at University of Michigan.

I was a temporary full-time instructor at College of Central Florida during the 2013-2014 academic year and created my own lectures and added to and refined the previous instructors lab manual.

2004 sample collection on the Juan de Fuca Ridge on the Western Flyer

geopetal — *During safety training you learn that, if the ship starts to sink, you have exactly one minute to find and put on a neoprene survival suit. This picture captures me at about minute three.*

82 JdF Cruise 2004 Tiburon in water — *The ROV Tiburon in the water during an early morning launch*.

149 JdF Cruise 2004 Tiburon recovery — *Tiburon recovery after a successful dive*.

166 JdF Cruise 2004 drawer — *Sample drawer of the ROV*.

189 JdF Cruise 2004 cups — *Decorated styrofoam cups sent to the ocean floor with the ROV and, subsequently, crushed by water pressure before they were retrieved*.

A poster on our findings was presented at the 2006 fall meeting for the American Geophysical Union.