(9/29/24) Today marks our final full day aboard the vessel before we reach San Diego, We kicked off the morning with a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) run, which is crucial for collecting data on water column characteristics. Following this, we conducted a box core sample collection ( box core #3), allowing us to analyze sediment […]
R/V Sally Ride (SR2417): Day 2 at C(TD)
A real jam-packed science day! Much love from somewhere off the Cali coast 🤙, -Sierra Rothman-Haji and John Myers
R/V Sally Ride (SR2417): Leaving Port
Dear Reader, Today (9/26/24) R/V Sally Ride lifted her mooring lines from port in Newport, Oregon for a transit expedition (SR2417) down the Eastern Pacific to her homeport of San Diego, California. As our last tether to land was heaved into the vessel, the ship’s horn gave a loud blare to mark our departure and […]
Navigating New Horizons: An Animation Student’s Journey with STEMSEAS (SKQ2024-11T)
Dear reader, Admittedly I am a bit late in posting this, I have just been so caught up in the amazing adventure and activities that it managed to slip my mind. However, I wanted to make sure I still did it, so here I am now, a few days later than planned. Words cannot begin […]
The Beauty of the End: Reflecting (SKQ2024-11T)
There’s a particular kind of bittersweetness that accompanies the end of an adventure. As I look back on this journey, there’s a sense of accomplishment that mingles with the faint melancholy of parting ways. It’s strange how the closer you get to the end, the more you start to cherish each remaining moment, knowing that […]
Going Beyond Disciplinary Bounds on the High Sea (SKQ2024-11T)
Throughout our voyage, connectivity and collaboration have been common themes. On a social level, we have experienced the interconnectivity between twelve students and five mentors who may have never met otherwise. On a professional and academic level, we have discussed the importance of making connections with professionals in our field. Our mentors come from unique […]
A Time to Remember (SKQ2024-11T)
Dearest Gentle Reader, Today, August 3rd, 2024, marks about 6 days that my fellow STEMSEAS scholars and I have been out and sea, and the experience thus far has been nothing short of amazing. Being from the Sunshine State, Florida, and having never traveled so far northwest or anywhere this far for that matter, this […]
Reflections from Jules (SKQ2024-11T)
Caught in the fray of a full-blown identity crisis– the stage of which had been set by sweltering California heat and unbearable amounts of G.E. summer classes’ busywork– I had very few expectations as I hopped on an early-morning flight after yet another sleepless night spent packing bags at the very last minute. When I arrived in […]
Rollercoaster Ride (SKQ2024-11T)
Dearest Reader, I’m usually a fan of roller coasters–your hair getting swept across your face, the inevitable adrenaline rush when you see the first big drop–but I was certainly not on the morning of July 31st, 2024. I wasn’t actually on a roller coaster, rather, I was lying in my stateroom (boat talk for bedroom), feeling […]
The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn (SKQ20024-11T)
It’s currently about 700 miles to Nome. We’ve got a fully stocked boat, a half charged portable battery pack, it’s never dark, and there’s rain on my glasses. Hit it. To those of you lovely readers out there who get that reference, I tip my hat to you. That fact combined with the fact that […]
