Tag: wormfest

  • New student: Selma has joined the team!

    New student: Selma has joined the team!

    This year we have a new master student joining us – Selma Berg Eriksen – who will be doing a master project on the fauna of the Jøtul vent field. Selmas project explores the recently discovered Jøtul hydrothermal vent field, located 3000 meters below the surface on the Knipovich Ridge between Greenland and Svalbard. Hydrothermal…

  • Night at the aquarium

    Night at the aquarium

    The CBE Arctic team brought worm forests to the night at the aquarium event in Bergen! Recently, Christian and Brenda teamed up with colleagues from the Centre for Deep-Sea Research to host a stand at Bergen Aquarium’s “Night at the Aquarium” event. Surrounded by dimly lit aquariums, the public was invited to discover Norway’s deep…

  • The CBE Arctic Team is growing!

    The CBE Arctic Team is growing!

    Top image, from left: Tone Ulvatn (technician), Brenda L. Esteban Vazquez (PhD student), Mari H. Eilertsen (PI), Kristoffer F. Nilsen (master student) and Christian Nilsson (PhD student). With the WormFEST project kicking off, the CBE Arctic team has expanded by hiring another PhD student – Christian Nilsson. Christians PhD project focuses on the community structure…