Books and Media

Living In Darkness...

Released April 1, 2009, Steffi's first book chronicles her life and her exploration of one of the most dangerous cave diving sites in the world, the Blue Holes in the islands of The Bahamas. She writes candidly about her fears, frustrations and the tragic loss of her husband, Rob Palmer, during a deep dive in the Red Sea off Egypt, and weaves a tale of corrupt developers and Bahamian officials that are destroying underwater cave systems and polluting the environment.

Take a dive with Stephanie:

Dr. Stephanie Schwabe takes us on a journey beneath the surface and gives us a glimpse into the underground cave system on Grand Bahama Island.

Exploring the Black Hole:

This two-part video follows Stephanie on an expedition to the largest known vertical cave system on South Andros Island in the Bahamas.

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Stephanie Jutta Schwabe, 2004 Women of Discovery Courage Award

By claire - Posted on 19 November 2009

"Believe you can or believe you can't, either way you are right." — Stephanie Jutta Schwabe

Researcher, explorer, lawyer

Born: 1957-01-01

Hometown: Charleston, SC

Education: PhD in Biogeochemistry, JD in Law

Achievements

Discoveries: New bacteria that can heat water to 37 degrees C

Expeditions: Diving into the ocean's Black Holes and Blue Holes

Biography

Cave scientist, explorer, geologist, geomicrobiologist, and environmental lawyer, Stephanie Schwabe is the founder and director of the Rob Palmer Blue Holes Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to the scientific and physical exploration of the Blue Holes in the Bahamas and the preservation of the water-filled cave systems in the Bahamas and around the world. She has recently been named a NASA fellow in exo-biology for her discovery of a unique life system found only in the black fresh water holes in the Bahamas. Diver International named her one of the top 40 divers in the world.

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