Western geology professor taking part in volcanic expedition

Scientists are collecting samples from the ocean floor off the coast of Greece in hopes of predicting future volcanic activity. Among the team will be volcanologist Susan DeBari, a geology professor at Western Washington University. “I feel really lucky to be here,” DeBari said in a Zoom interview. The Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES) Resolution sits idle at a dock in December 2022. The research vessel is owned by Siem Offshore, a Norwegian company, tha