By Victoria Vilton, Yale University June 10, 2025 I’d characterize this trip thus far as a series of crescendos. When initially confronted with the task of “blog post” I signed up for the 9th with a certain devil-may-care, it’ll never actually be the 9th sort of attitude. At the time, I could hardly believe one […]
Cool, Calm, and Collected
By Sarina Gautier, San Diego City College June 6, 2025 My name is Sarina Gautier, a Film major attending San Diego City College. This expedition has been a tremendous experience these past few days aboard the R/V Atlantis. We are on day 6 of our journey and each day has been full of expansive learning, […]
Weathering the Storm
By Fae Lorenzo, Interdisciplinary Science Major, Biology Minor at Florida Institute of Technology Today might be my first day with a clear head; I’m finally getting my bearings and no longer feeling seasick! The storm just passed, seas are slowly calming down and everyone seems to be in better spirits. Just in time, since team […]
Making Friends, Doing Science
By Trinity Barrueta, Triton College, Elmhurst University Today I woke up farther than I have ever been from my family, and not only am I far, but I continue going farther. My family has always been my lifeline, and it is only with their full support and love that I have been able to enjoy […]
Fresh Legs – June 3, 2025
By Mark Dragovich, Northwestern Michigan College We woke up today 536 miles west of Los Angeles, surrounded by rough seas—10–12 feet high, with northwesterly winds at 22 knots. Last night was particularly turbulent, and the Science berthing took quite a beating. I feel for the students experiencing their first cruise, though this challenge offers an […]
STEMSEAS Day 3: Diving Straight into It
By Bishesh Shah: Environmental Engineering Undergraduate at Cornell University Today I woke up and for some reason it felt like I was rocking back and forth. Well, it is because we are finally out at sea! Today was the group’s first full day out at sea and everyone is still getting used to the constant […]
STEMSEAS Day 2: Anchors Away!
By Haley Peczon Robotics Engineering Graduate from UC Santa Cruz First breakfast on the ship today! Got fueled up and ready for the adventures of the day 🙂 Agenda item one is the abandon ship muster. We gathered in the main lab room, practicing the safety demonstrations we got yesterday. One of the most […]
STEMSEAS 2025! Getting ready to depart
By: Legend Rotsart, Grossmont Community College and UC Santa Cruz Hey everyone! This is Legend Rotsart giving you a rundown on day one of our STEMSEAS adventure. Starting at 8:30 am, a few participants and I grabbed coffee from Better Buzz. It was nice chatting and getting to know more about everyone. At 10:00 am, […]
DAY 9 – CyberInfrastructure (Honolulu-> Seward) R/V Sikuliaq
Hi everyone! This is Raul checking in for Day 9 aboard the R/V Sikuliaq and I will be going over today’s timeline! Which is also the last day of any new educational information we will be exposed to as our trip comes to an end. We started off the morning with a unique cybersecurity training […]
DAY 6 – CyberInfrastructure (Honolulu-> Seward) R/V Sikuliaq
YO YO YO! Welcome back to another blog by Ryan Mark Genova 🙂 Today we have a Day 6 filled with learning, interesting weather, and as always, some buss down food. After a bit of tossing and turning at night, I awoke, grabbed my breakfast, and headed outside. Immediately, I felt a rush of chill […]
