Woot woot! Only a few more days till we see land. As much as we want to see land, we’re still enjoying our last few moments on good ole R/V Armstrong. Today was pretty action-packed! One of the first things we did was learn about ocean exploration, in particular, Doc’s Windows to the Deep expedition […]
My Highlights at Sea
It hardly feels like it, but it’s been just over a week since my STEMSEAS journey began. Sailing across the Atlantic on a research cruise was never something I imagined I’d do in my undergraduate career, let alone in my lifetime. It’s been an incredible journey so far and I want to share the highlights. […]
STEMSEAS Cinco de Mayo!
Happy Cinco De Mayo! Also Know as May 5th. Today marks our half way point on our STEMSEAS voyage from Woods Hole, MA to Reykjavik, Iceland. Traditionally we have started each learning lab session with a question of the day. The question of the day was “What is one word you would use to describe […]
May the Fourth of the waves be with you
It’s day 23, we’ve been lost at sea for 18 days now. Food supplies are running low and moral is too, right along with it. If anyone is reading this… Just kidding! Today is the 4th of May (May the fourth be with you), the sixth day of our glorious voyage to Iceland! The seas […]
STEMSeas 5th Day: May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019 Within today’s activities we focused on a couple of main topics. To start out the day, we learned about the basics of multibeam sonar. Multibeam sonar is a method to read the bathymetry of the sea floor similar to the echolocation abilities of a bat or a whale. By sending out high […]
Navigating the North Atlantic
May 2, 2019 Today marks our fourth day aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong. The blue-grey sea has surrounded us for days, but in the main lab, six data displays help us qualify our current position on Earth. An underway display keeps track of our coordinates, as well as marking surrounding conditions such as water […]
STEMSEAS Leg 2019-01, Day 3
Wednesday, 5/1 It is day 3 out of Woods Hole. The sky is clear and blue, the wind is blowing, and the sea is getting rougher. We had a couple of luckily calm and steady days to get adjusted to being on the R/V Neil Armstrong, but today the ship started rolling in the taller […]
The First Blog of STEMSeas Leg 2019-01
We’ve set sail! We left around 7:30 on Monday morning, April 29th and are on our way to Reykjavik, Iceland. We’ve had a pretty smooth and easy transit so far and have already finished two huge days’ worth of activities. After our initial departure from the docks we had our safety drills, including learning […]
Interview: Captain Eric Piper of the R/V Sikuliaq
Interview conducted by Kevin Huo (STEMSEAS Particpant) Kevin: Hi Captain! Got time for an interview? Captain: Yeah! Kevin: Your name is? Captain: Captain Eric Piper. Kevin: Background? Captain: California Maritime Academy – Majored in Marine Transportation I have been with the Sikuliaq since October of 2015 as the chief mate. Then, in May of 2017 […]
It has come to an end!
Jesse Trott October 10, 2018 At this very moment, I am sitting on an airplane on my way back home after a week at sea. I am happy to be heading home but sad that STEMSEAS ended so quickly. I was just getting used to life on a ship and feeling like I was not […]
