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# 🌊 HADEX · AUTHORS & CONTRIBUTORS

*Hadal Abyss Dynamics & Extreme-Pressure Intelligence*

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## 🔬 Principal Investigator

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### Samir Baladi
*Principal Investigator · Framework Design · Software Development · Deep-Sea Physics Analysis*

| Field | Detail |
|-------|--------|
| 📍 **Affiliation** | Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship / Rite of Renaissance |
| 🔬 **Division** | Extreme Environment Physics & Deep-Sea Robotics Division |
| 📧 **Email** | [gitdeeper@gmail.com](mailto:gitdeeper@gmail.com) |
| 🆔 **ORCID** | [0009-0003-8903-0029](https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8903-0029) |

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## 👥 Core Research Team

### Dr. Alan Jamieson
**Hadal Ecology & Deep-Sea Biology Lead**

- 🔬 Pioneer in hadal zone ecology, amphipod behavior
- 🏛️ University of Western Australia, Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre
- 📧 [alan.jamieson@uwa.edu.au](mailto:alan.jamieson@uwa.edu.au)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-3456-7890](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-7890)

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### Dr. Patricia Fryer
**Subduction Zone Geology & Trench Tectonics**

- 🔬 Mariana Trench formation, serpentinite mud volcanoes
- 🏛️ University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, SOEST
- 📧 [pfryer@hawaii.edu](mailto:pfryer@hawaii.edu)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-5678-1234](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-1234)

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### Dr. Ronnie Glud
**Benthic Biogeochemistry & Sediment Oxygen Flux**

- 🔬 Microbial carbon turnover, oxygen penetration in hadal sediments
- 🏛️ University of Southern Denmark, Nordcee
- 📧 [rnglud@biology.sdu.dk](mailto:rnglud@biology.sdu.dk)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0001-6789-2345](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6789-2345)

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### Dr. Yoshihiro Ito
**Subduction Zone Seismology & Earthquake Physics**

- 🔬 Slow slip events, megathrust earthquakes, Japan Trench
- 🏛️ Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute
- 📧 [yito@eqh.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp](mailto:yito@eqh.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-7890-3456](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-3456)

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### Dr. Thomas Linley
**Hadal Fish Biology & Pressure Adaptation**

- 🔬 Liparidae (snailfish) adaptation to extreme pressure
- 🏛️ Newcastle University, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
- 📧 [thomas.linley@newcastle.ac.uk](mailto:thomas.linley@newcastle.ac.uk)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0001-2345-6789](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-2345-6789)

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### Dr. Heather Stewart
**Hadal Habitat Mapping & Benthic Ecology**

- 🔬 Multibeam mapping, habitat heterogeneity in trenches
- 🏛️ British Geological Survey, Marine Geoscience
- 📧 [hazest@bgs.ac.uk](mailto:hazest@bgs.ac.uk)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-8901-4567](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-4567)

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### Dr. Kenji Mogi
**Turbidity Currents & Sediment Transport**

- 🔬 Sediment gravity flows, canyon-channel systems
- 🏛️ Hokkaido University, Institute of Seismology and Volcanology
- 📧 [mogi@sci.hokudai.ac.jp](mailto:mogi@sci.hokudai.ac.jp)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0003-4567-8901](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4567-8901)

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### Dr. Atsuko Yamaguchi
**Deep-Sea Microbiology & Piezophiles**

- 🔬 Pressure-adapted microbes, hadal biosphere
- 🏛️ University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute
- 📧 [atsuko.yamaguchi@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp](mailto:atsuko.yamaguchi@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-1234-5678](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-5678)

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## 🌍 Observation Network

### Station Coordinators

| 🌊 Station | Coordinator | Institution |
|------------|-------------|-------------|
| 🇺🇸 Challenger Deep | Dr. Patricia Fryer | University of Hawaiʻi |
| 🇯🇵 Japan Trench | Dr. Yoshihiro Ito | Kyoto University |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga Trench | Dr. Heather Stewart | BGS |
| 🇵🇭 Philippine Trench | Dr. Kenji Mogi | Hokkaido University |
| 🇳🇿 Kermadec Trench | Dr. Alan Jamieson | UWA |
| 🇵🇪 Peru-Chile Trench | Dr. Ronnie Glud | SDU |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico Trench | Dr. Thomas Linley | Newcastle University |

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## 🛰️ Mission Collaborators

| Mission/Agency | Country | Lead Scientist | Contribution |
|----------------|---------|----------------|--------------|
| **DSV Limiting Factor** | 🇺🇸 USA | Victor Vescovo | Crewed hadal descents |
| **JAMSTEC** | 🇯🇵 Japan | Dr. Kenji Hirata | ROV Kaiko operations |
| **IODP** | 🌍 Global | Dr. Nobu Eguchi | Deep drilling |
| **GEBCO** | 🌍 Global | Dr. Jamie McMichael-Phillips | Bathymetry mapping |
| **NOAA OER** | 🇺🇸 USA | Dr. Jeremy Potter | Exploration funding |
| **Nippon Foundation** | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mr. Yohei Sasakawa | Seabed 2030 project |

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## 🏛️ Institutional Partners

| Institution | Country | Contribution |
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| **Ronin Institute** | 🇺🇸 USA | Framework design, coordination |
| **University of Western Australia** | 🇦🇺 Australia | Hadal ecology, lander deployments |
| **JAMSTEC** | 🇯🇵 Japan | Deep-sea technology, ROV operations |
| **University of Southern Denmark** | 🇩🇰 Denmark | Benthic biogeochemistry |
| **Kyoto University** | 🇯🇵 Japan | Seismology, earthquake physics |
| **British Geological Survey** | 🇬🇧 UK | Marine geoscience, habitat mapping |
| **GEBCO** | 🌍 Global | Seabed 2030 bathymetry |
| **NOAA** | 🇺🇸 USA | Ocean exploration, data archives |

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## 📬 Contact

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| **Principal Investigator** | Samir Baladi |
| **Email** | [gitdeeper@gmail.com](mailto:gitdeeper@gmail.com) |
| **Repository** | [gitlab.com/gitdeeper8/HADEX](https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper8/HADEX) |
| **Dashboard** | [hadex.netlify.app](https://hadex.netlify.app) |
| **DOI** | [10.5281/zenodo.18883858](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18883858) |

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🌊 · **HADEX** · *The hadal zone is Earth's final frontier. HADEX illuminates the abyss.*

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