Beth Orcutt, Ph.D.

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

**Beth Orcutt, Ph.D.** is a Senior Research Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, where she leads a team specialized in the study of deep-sea microbial life and the impact of microbial activity on chemical cycles. Recently she has been leading efforts to understand the ecosystem services that microbes provide in some of the deep-sea ecosystems that may be targeted for deep-sea mining and subseafloor carbon sequestration.