Kristin Ludwig

Kristin Ludwig

IODP communications manager

A recent graduate of the University of Washington under the advisement of Dr. Deborah Kelley.  Dr. Ludwig's work focused on the growth, chemical, and mineralogical evolution of the chimneys within the Lost CIty Hydrothermal FIeld. Her work is also unique in that she was the first to use U-Th isotopes to age date hydrothermal carbonate samples from the field, showing that this system has been active for >100,000 years.