Individuals participating in the cruise, their home institutions and positions are:
| Halanych, Ken | Auburn University | Chief Scientist |
| Mahon, Andy | Central Michigan University | Co-PI |
| Santos, Scott* | Auburn University | Co-PI |
| Brannock, Pam | University of Alabama-Birmingham/Auburn University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Branson, David | Auburn University | Graduate Student Researcher |
| Cannon, Joie | Auburn University | Graduate Student Researcher |
| Cornado, Carlos | Central Michigan University | Graduate Student Researcher |
| Duquette, Ashley | University of Alabama-Birmingham | Graduate Student Researcher |
| Galaska, Matt | Auburn University | Graduate Student Researcher |
| Held, Christopher | Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research | Collaborator |
| Hollingsworth, Abigail | Central Michigan University | Undergraduate Student Researcher |
| Kocot, Kevin | Auburn University | Graduate Student Researcher |
| Medved, Alex | Auburn University | Undergraduate Student Researcher |
| Sands, Cheps | British Antarctic Survey | Collaborator |
| Santagata, Scott | Long Island University | Collaborator |
| Velasco-Schwartz, Megan | Natural History Museum, London | Collaborator |
| Weese, David | Auburn University/University of Michigan | Postdoctoral Fellow |
* - Santos will be back in Auburn, Alabama assisting with land-based logistics during the cruise.
Last updated: 11/12/2013