The digital clock on the wall in the lab says 158:21:40:00, which probably doesn’t mean a lot to most people. The first number, 158, means that today is the 158th day of 2026, while the rest tells me it is 9pm (2100 military time), 40 minutes, and zero seconds. I’ve never counted days in the […]
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Cruise Notes
The Horizon Expands (By Pete Berquist)
Yesterday we woke up to a drizzly Seward, AK, after our first night onboard the R/V Sally Ride. We were tied up at the dock but still felt a subtle and unpredictable roll every now and then. We all checked in with our Chief Scientist, Marina Halverson, by 0645 to verify we were onboard; the […]
The Adventure before the Voyage (By John Burris)
Welcome to the June 2026 2YC Faculty STEMSEAS Expedition! We’ve had an eventful and educational couple of days, and we haven’t even set out to sea yet. We all began our first full day of the trip in Anchorage Alaska on June 5, waking to a clear and surprisingly warm day (for Alaska, not for […]
