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Ko-ichi Nakamura

Ko-ichi Nakamura
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Japan

Dr. Nakamura is primary working on the Redox (Eh) sensor on the AUV Puma, CTD and CAMPER instruments to detect juvenile hydrothermal plumes and emission from seafloor vents.