In just under two hours, scientists sailing from Bermuda can be sampling the deep ocean, lowering instruments thousands of meters below the surface to collect water untouched by sunlight for centuries. For the ASU BIOS this remarkable access to the open ocean has underpinned decades of globally significant research

Susanne Neuer, founding director of the Arizona State University School of Ocean Futures, and her decades-long scientific connection with the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. Beginning with her first research cruise to Bermuda in 1994, Neuer built lasting collaborations that shaped her career in ocean biogeochemistry. Now leading the School of Ocean Futures at Arizona State University, she continues to advance ocean time-series research and strengthen partnerships with ASU BIOS, providing students with opportunities to study and conduct research in the Sargasso Sea.