What is your job on the ship? Preserving chimney structures and microorganisms on mineral surfaces of chimneys.

How long have you worked on Atlantis? First time

Where are you from? Originally from Elyria, Ohio

What is the most unusual thing you have seen on a cruise? Flying fish

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten? I’ll try anything, but I’d have to say salmon eggs.

What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? Getting stuck on melting ice sheets in Glacier National Park.

If you didn’t have this job, what would be your next job of choice? Working permanently on a research ship.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to endure? All things require hard work for a good pay-off in the end!

Where’s the coolest place you have ever been? Why? Working at Sea World as a water-quality scuba diver because I got to dive with whales, dolphins, penguins, sharks, etc.