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 […]
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Cruise Notes

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 […]

STEMSEAS You Later! (by Gideon Tong)
Today’s a mostly chill day, we’ll be arriving in Seward in the afternoon and we have to start cleaning up. It’s been a long trip and we’ve learned a lot and made many memories. As always, we gathered in the lab for our morning session. We were awarded STEMSEAS certificates for completing the voyage! Not […]



