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The person behind the conversation
Bio & achievements
Professor Kenna Harmony Rubin is a researcher at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Her work explores submarine volcanism, deep sea geochemistry and how scientists investigate hidden ocean environments.
- Researcher in submarine volcanism and deep sea geochemistry
- Professor introduced through URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography
Meet the guest
Kenna Harmony Rubin
Deep sea mining and an unknown ecosystem
Kenna Harmony Rubin explores submarine eruptions, ocean observation, coral records and the uncertainties surrounding deep sea mineral extraction.
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Coming 13 November 2026 at 19:00 · Dublin time
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Deep sea mining
Should deep sea mineral extraction proceed before the surrounding ecosystems are understood? Kenna Harmony Rubin joins the Orca Group Series to explore submarine eruptions, life without sunlight, ocean observation, coral records and the scientific cautions surrounding seabed mining.
The conversation preserves competing evidence and scientific caveats; it does not claim that nodule oxygen findings are settled or that mining outcomes are certain.