Presentations

Invited Talks

• AD Mullen, “Microscopes for Life Detection And Exploration: From Oceans To Space”, Network for Life Detection (NFOLD) Seminar, Virtual (Oct 2020). Video
• AD Mullen, “Microscopes for Earth & Space Exploration” Georgia Tech Planetary Science & Astrobiology Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia (Sept 2020).
• AD Mullen, “Adventures with Underwater Microscopes: From the Tropics to the Poles”, Crary Library, McMurdo Station, Antarctica (Oct 2019).
• AD Mullen, “Microscopic Imaging of Coral & Fluid Motions”, SIO/SDSU Coral Club, San Diego, California (Apr 2018)
• AD Mullen, JS Jaffe, “Adventures in Underwater Microscopy.” Optical Society of America, Applied Industrial Optics, San Francisco, California (June 2017).
• AD Mullen, T Treibitz, PLD Roberts, JS Jaffe, “An Underwater Microscope for In Situ Imaging of Seafloor Organism.” Optical Society of America, Novel Techniques in Microscopy, San Diego, California (April 2017).
• AD Mullen, “Benthic Underwater Microscope,” Scripps Institution of Oceanography, AOS Seminar, La Jolla, California (May 2014).
• AD Mullen, “In Situ Coral Microscopy,” Interuniversity Institute of Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel (Jan 2014)

Conference Presentations & Abstracts

2022

• AD Mullen, C Snyder, B Schmidt, D Dichek, J Lawrence, MR Meister, Benjamin Hurwitz, E Quartini, FE Bryson, J Nadeau, JK Wallace, CA Lindensmith and Icefin Team, “Life Under Ice: Development and Application of a Submersible Holographic Microscope to Detect Microbial Motility in Antarctic Waters”, 2022 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2022).
• BE Schmidt, FE Bryson, JD Lawrence, AD Mullen, CJ Chivers, N Daniel, E Spiers, SM Pierson, A Hodges, AM Hanna, BE Wiley, S Rapoport, TA Plattner, MR Meister, DJD Dichek, JR Burnett, EG Lightsey, CE Carr, KHG Hughson, and VERNE Team, “Vertical Entry Robot for Navigating Europa (VERNE): An ice- and ocean-profiling thermomechanical subsurface mission to search for life on Europa”, 2022 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2022).
  https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1032029
• FE Bryson, ED Ingall, AM Hanna, M Cardelino, T Plattner, MR Meister, JD Lawrence, A Mullen, D Dichek, BE Schmidt, “Development and Testing of a Miniature Robotic Electrodialysis (MR ED) System to Remove Salts for Ocean World Sampling”, 2022 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2022).
  https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1031618

2021

• F Bryson, E Ingall, A Hanna, M Cardelino, T Plattner, M Meister, J Lawrence, A Mullen, D Dichek, B Schmidt, “Development and testing of a Miniature Robotic Electrodialysis (MR ED) system to remove salts for ocean world sampling”, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, P25E-2201 (2021).
  Bibcode: 2021AGUFM.P25E2201B
• P Washam, B Schmidt, PED Davis, K Nicholls, D Holland, J Lawrence, K Riverman, J Smith, D Dichek, A Mullen, P Anker, M Meister, A Spears, B Hurwitz, E Quartini, F Bryson, E Clyne, B Yeager, A Basinski-Ferris, D Vaughan, S Anandakrishnan, E Rignot, J Paden, K Makinson, “Ice loss from asymmetric melting at Thwaites Glacier grounding zone”, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, C35A-0867 (2021).
  Bibcode: 2021AGUFM.C35A0867W
• KHG Hughson, BE Schmidt, E Quartini, RJ Michaelides, MR Siegried, AD Mullen, JH Bradford, A Swidinsky, HG Sizemore, “The Fool on the Hill: Chasing Pingos with Pingo STARR”, Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration, LPI Contributions 2595, 8061 (2021).
  Bibcode: 2021LPICo2595.8061H
  https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/terrestrialanalogs2021/pdf/8061.pdf

2020

• BE Schmidt, P Washam, PED Davis, KWW, J Lawrence, J Smith, KL Riverman, D Dichek, AD Mullen, D Holland, A Basinski-Ferris, P Anker, MR Meister, A Spears, B Hurwitz, E Quartini, FE Bryson, W Rose Clyne, C Thomas, J Wake, D Glyn Vaughan, S Anandakrishnan, J Drysdale Paden, E J Rignot, B Yeager, K Makinson, “Melting at the Grounding Zone of Thwaites Glacier Observed by Icefin”, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, C057-04 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMC057-04S
• PED Davis, KW Nicholls, DM Holland, BE Schmidt, P Anker, JA Smith, D Dichek, AD Mullen, KL Riverman, A Basinski-Ferris, ER Clyne, “Oceanographic Conditions in the Grounding Zone Region of Thwaites Glacier”, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2020, C057-05 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMC057-05D
• P Washam, B Schmidt, JD Lawrence, MR Meister, A Spears, KW Nicholls, PED Davis, C Stevens, AD Mullen, D Dichek, E Quartini, B Hurwitz, FE Bryson, HJ Horgan, CL Hulbe, D Holland, “A synthesis of ice-ocean boundary observations from the underwater vehicle Icefin”, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, C022-0001 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMC022.0001W
• EM Spiers, FE Bryson, AD Mullen, C Chivers, AM Hanna, K Hughson, JD Lawrence, T Plattner, ED Ingall, CE Carr, MR Meister, EG Lightsey, BE Schmidt, “VERNE Sample Intake and Processing (SIP): Investigation and Development of Liquid Water Sampling for Subsurface Probe on Europa”, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, P044-0013 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMP044.0013S
• AD Mullen, C Snyder, B Schmidt, D Dichek, JD Lawrence, MR Meister, FE Bryson, JL Nadeau, JK Wallace, CA Lindensmith. “A Submersible Digital Holographic Microscope for In Situ Microbial Imaging” AGU Fall Meeting 2020, P044-0011 (2020). Virtual Poster.
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMP044.0011M
• J Lawrence, B Schmidt, P Washam, CL Hulbe, HJ Horgan, C Stevens, GB Dunbar, MR Meister, B Hurwitz, E Quartini, D Dichek, A Spears, AD Mullen, FE Bryson, “ROV Icefin at Ross Ice Shelf Grounding Zone: 5 km of ice, ocean, seafloor, and crevasse exploration”, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, C019-07 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMC019- 07L
• FE Bryson, MR Meister, J Burnett, C Chivers, B Colón, N Daniel, D. Dichek, AM Hanna, AL Hodges, K. Hughson, B. Hurwitz, J. D. Lawrence, AD Mullen, M. Nassif, S. Pierson, T Plattner, S Rapoport, A Spears, EM Spiers, P Szot, Y Tomar, B Wiley, EG Lightsey, BE Schmidt, “Vertical Entry Robot for Navigating Europa (VERNE) - A Mission Concept and Identification of Technologies Needed to Access Europa’s Ocean”, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, P052-04 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMP052-04B
• KL Riverman, S Anandakrishnan, ER Clyne, B Schmidt, P Washam, KW Nicholls, PED Davis, D Holland, A Basinski-Ferris, P Anker, J Smith, D Dichek, A Mullen, “Geometry of the eastern Thwaites ice shelf cavity and implications for continued grounding zone retreat”, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2020, C052-01 (2020).
  Bibcode: 2020AGUFMC052-01R
• B Schmidt, K Nicholls, P Davis, J Smith, K Riverman, D Holland, D Dichek, A Mullen, J Lawrence, P Washam, A Basinski-ferris, P Anker, M Meister, A Spears, B Hurwitz, E Quartini, E Clyne, C Thomas, J Wake, D Vaughn, “The grounding zone of Thwaites Glacier explored by Icefin”, 22nd EGU General Assembly, id.20512 (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-20512
• BE Schmidt, JD Lawrence, MR Meister, DJG Dichek, BC Hurwitz, A Spears, AD Mullen, PM Washam, FE Bryson, E Quartini, JJ Buffo, CD Ramey, JB Glass, JJ Lutz, J Lawrence, AS Stockton, M Philleo, “Europa in Our Backyard: Under Ice Robotic Exploration of Antarctic Analogs”, 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contrib. 2326 (2020).
  https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2020/pdf/1065.pdf

2019

• J Lawrence, BE Schmidt, JB Glass, EK Hamerton, JS Bowman, JP Lawrence, MR Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, AD Mullen, FE Bryson, B Hurwitz, A Spears, TE Hobbs, “Water Circulation and Microbial Diversity in Antarctic Ocean World Analog Environments”, 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2019).
  https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/481706
• AD Mullen, BE Schmidt, D Dichek, J Lawrence, M Meister, C Ramey, FE Bryson, TE Hobbs, A Spears, B Hurwitz, E Serabyn, M Bedrossian, S Rider, JK Wallace, JL Nadeau, CA Lindensmith “Digital Holographic Microscopy for the Icefin Underwater Vehicle: Initial Progress and Future Steps”, 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2019). Poster.
  https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/482946
• NC Speller, M Cato, JL McNeice, MR Meister, AD Mullen, D Dichek, BE Schmidt, AM Stockton, “Development of a portable microfluidic cell counter for application on the Icefin ROV”, 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2019).
  https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/481469
• MR Meister, BE Schmidt, S Gupta, A Spears, JS Bowman, SG Purkey, CC Walker, S Yee, J Cressler, A Fedorov, J Burnett, AD Mullen, J Buffo, J Lawrence, “VERNE: Vertical Entry Robot for Navigating Europa”, 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference AGU (2019).
  https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/482607
• AD Mullen, et. al. “Development Of A Submersible Water Sampling & Microbial Imaging System For The Icefin ROV.” Forum for Research into Ice Shelf Processes (FRISP), The Queen’s College, Oxford United Kingdom (Sept 2019). Poster.
• JD Lawrence, BE Schmidt, MR Meister, DJG Dichek, CD Ramey, B Hurwitz, AM Spears, AD Mullen, FE Bryson, JJ Buffo, JB Glass, “Observations of Variable Basal Ice Morphology in Antarctica”, Ocean Worlds 4 (2019).
  Bibcode: 2019LPICo2168.6029L
  https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/oceanworlds2019/pdf/6029.pdf
• BE Schmidt, JD Lawrence, MR Meister, DJD Dichek, CD Ramey, B Hurwitz, AM Spears, AD Mullen, FE Bryson, JJ Buffo, JB Glass, “Ocean-Glacier Interactions in the McMurdo Sound: Lessons for Deep Ice on Ocean Worlds?”, Ocean Worlds 4 (2019).
  Bibcode: 2019LPICo2168.6027S
  https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/oceanworlds2019/pdf/6027.pdf
• B Schmidt, J Lawrence, M Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, A Spears, A Mullen, B Hurwitz, F Bryson, T Hobbs, “In Situ Observations of the Erebus Glacier Tongue Grounding Zone by the Icefin HROV”, 21st EGU General Assembly, Proceedings from the conference id.18340 (2019).
  Bibcode: 2019EGUGA-2118340S
  https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/EGU2019-18340.pdf
• JD Lawrence, BE Schmidt, MR Meister, DJG Dichek, CD Ramey, AD Mullen, FE Bryson, T Hobbs, B Hurwitz, AM Spears, JB Glass, L. Kassabian, AM Stockton, N. C. Speller, ME Cato, EK Hamerton, JJ Buffo. “Developing ocean world exploration strategies and hardware below Antarctic ice shelves”. Exploration & Origins Colloquium, Georgia Tech. Atlanta, Georgia. (March 2019). Talk
• AD Mullen, A Genin, PLD Roberts, JS Jaffe, “In Situ Micro-PTV Surrounding Individual Coral Polyps.” Microscale Ocean Biophysics, Whistler British Columbia (Jan 2019). Talk.
• AD Mullen et. al. “Digital Holographic Microscopy Aboard the Icefin Antarctic Underwater Vehicle.” Microscale Ocean Biophysics, Whistler British Columbia (Jan 2019). Poster.
• Stock BC, Mullen AD, Jaffe JS, Candelmo A, Heppell SA, Pattengill-Semmens CV, McCoy CM, Johnson B, and Semmens BX. “3D advection, diffusion, and mortality of eggs and larvae dispersing from a Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregation observed with a novel plankton imaging system.” 43rd Annual Larval Fish Conference, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, (May 2019). Presentation. https://brianstock.github.io/pdf/BrianStock_NassauGrouper_recruitment_short.pdf

2018

• JD Lawrence, BE Schmidt, MR Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, B Hurwitz, A Spears, A Mullen, F Bryson, J Lutz, “Life Under Ice: Antarctic Ocean World Analogs with HROV Icefin and RISE UP”, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2018, P21E-3402 (2018).
  Bibcode: 2018AGUFM.P21E3402L
• JD Lawrence, BE Schmidt, MR Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, B Hurwitz, JJ Lutz, JP Lawrence, A Spears, A Mullen, JB Glass, A Stockton, N Speller, D Block, M Philleo, L Kassabian, JS Bowman, “HROV Icefin: Antarctic sub-ice oceanography”. FRISP 2018. Aussois, France (Sept 2018).
• JD Lawrence, BE Schmidt, MR Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, B Hurwitz, JJ Lutz, JP Lawrence, A Spears, A Mullen, JB Glass, A Stockton, N Speller, D Block, M Philleo, L Kassabian, JS Bowman, “RISE UP: Robotic curriculum vitae — Justin D. Lawrence 6 Exploration beneath the Ross and McMurdo Ice Shelves”, SCAR 2018, Abstract #A-938-0055-02193, Davos, Switzerland (June 2018). Poster.
• JD Lawrence, BE Schmidt, MR Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, B Hurwitz, JJ Lutz, JP Lawrence, A. Spears, A Mullen, JB Glass, A Stockton, N Speller, D Block, M Philleo, L Kassabian, JS Bowman. “Robotic Exploration beneath Antarctic Ice Shelves,” Astrobiology Graduate Conference. Atlanta, Georgia (June 2018). Talk.
• BE Schmidt, JD Lawrence, MR Meister, D Dichek, C Ramey, B Hurwitz, JJ Lutz, JP Lawrence, A Spears, A. Mullen, JB Glass, A Stockton, N Speller, D Block, M Philleo, L Kassabian, JS Bowman. “Under Ice Robotic Exploration of the McMurdo Sound and Ross Ice Shelf”, Ocean Worlds III. Houston, Texas (May 2018). Poster.
• AD Mullen, A Genin, PLD Roberts, JS Jaffe “Underwater Micro PTV & Micro-Scale Flow Around Individual Coral Polyps.” Ocean Sciences AGU, Portland Oregon (Feb 2018). Talk.

2017

• Stock BC, Mullen A, Roberts P, Jaffe JS, Pattengill-Semmens C, McCoy C, and Semmens BX. “Mapping fine-scale dispersal of Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) eggs from a spawning aggregation with a novel plankton imaging system.” 70th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Merida, Mexico, (Nov 2017). Talk & Extended Abstract. http://proceedings.gcfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/70-GCFI-PDF-44.pdf
• Stock BC, Mullen A, Roberts P, Jaffe JS, Pattengill-Semmens C, McCoy C, and Semmens BX. “Fine-scale dispersal of eggs from a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregation.” ICES Annual Science Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (Sept 2017). Poster. Abstract
• Stock BC, Mullen A, Roberts P, Jaffe JS, Waterhouse L, Pattengill-Semmens C, McCoy C, and Semmens BX. “Fine-scale dispersal of eggs from a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregation” 147th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida (Aug 2017). Poster.

2016

• AD Mullen, JS Jaffe, PLD Roberts, “Underwater Micro-PIV for Benthic Environments,” Microscale Ocean Biophysics, Eilat Israel (Nov 2016). Poster.
• Stock BC, Mullen A, Roberts P, Jaffe JS, Waterhouse L, Pattengill-Semmens C, McCoy C, and Semmens BX. “Fine-scale dispersal of eggs from a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregation.” 69th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, (Nov 2016). Talk & Extended Abstract. http://proceedings.gcfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GCFI_69_97.pdf

2014

• AD Mullen, T Treibitz, JS Jaffe, PLD Roberts, B Laxton, “An Underwater Microscope for In Situ Imaging of Coral Reefs,” Scripps Student Symposium, La Jolla California (Aug 2014). Talk.
• AD Mullen, T Treibitz, JS Jaffe, PLD Roberts, B Laxton, “Benthic Underwater Microscope: A Novel Tool for In Situ Micro-Scale Imaging,” Ocean Optics XXII, Portland Maine (Oct 2014). Poster.
• AD Mullen, T Treibitz, JS Jaffe PLD Roberts, B. Laxton, “Microscale Observations of Coral Reef Processes Using a Novel In Situ Microscope,” Ocean Sciences AGU, Honolulu Hawaii (March 2014). Poster.