Lori Johnston is a microbial ecologist who was trained at the University
of Regina and Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, and
has now specialized in environmental management of various corrosion and
biofouling problems in the water, gas and oil sectors.
Extreme
environments have also interested Johnston and she has been on expeditions
to the RMS Titanic (1996, 1998, 2001, 2003), the DMK Bismarck
(2002) and the mid-Atlantic ocean ridge (2002) and dove to all three
sites conducting scientific experiments some of which are still at the
sites for long term studies. She has also actively participated in the
2003 HMHS Britannic Expedition in Greece and the U-166
Expedition in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2004, expeditions are planned
seven wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico, in association with NOAA and
Minerals Management Service, as well as RMS Titanic, examining
the possible liniments surrounding the ship and the British aircraft
carrier HMS Ark Royal. |
