By Dylan Metcalfe, STEMSEAS Student What do you eat while living out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you ask? I want to start off by saying that I’ve never eaten better! Truly, we get a scheduled three meals a day and a stream of snacks and goodies throughout the day. Meals on the […]
Diversity in STEM: I See You, You See Me, We See Each Other
By Gabriella Piper, STEMSEAS Student Diversity plays a crucial role in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and taking the time to understand the essence and importance of diversity in these disciplines is imperative for creating inclusive environments and fostering innovation. Historically, certain groups have been underrepresented in STEM fields, creating disparities […]
Skyy x XBT
By Skyy Sumlin, STEMSEAS Student While on board E/V Nautilus, I was granted the opportunity to assist the expedition lead, Renato Kane, with using the eXpendable BathyThermograph (XBT). The XBT was used to measure the sound of speed through our position on the water, and it does this by utilizing a probe that measures the […]
All Aboard the E/V Nautilus
By Lisa White, STEMSEAS Instructor STEMSEAS is excited to be partnering with the Ocean Education Trust (OET) and their ship, E/V Nautilus, to bring 8 eager undergraduates on a North Pacific mapping expedition. The instructional team is Lisa White from the UC Museum of Paleontology, Jeanette Pirlo from CSU Stanislaus, and graduate student Lauren Haygood […]
Forging new opportunities through collaborations, exponential learning & new funding partners.
Ideate. Analyze. Evaluate. Collaborate. Fund. Create. REPEAT. 9 Jan 2023, By Loretta Williams Gurnell, B.S., M.Ed., Founder & CEO: SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation In a time where learning still comes in all different forms where expected outcomes in secondary education and on the collegiate level is on the rise, hands-on activities that build problem-solving and critical […]
Day 6 of STEMSEAS Cruise
Finally, the sea has gotten calmer, and the weather is warming up and our team energized. After breakfast, we started the day with a presentation from Loretta Williams Gurnell, Founder of SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation (SGSF). Loretta shared her amazing professional journey and the outstanding work SGSF is doing in nurturing and transforming the lives of […]
Midway on the R/V Armstrong
It was yet another day filled with inspiring presentations and fun learning activities. Drs. Jon Lewis and Lisa White shared on their career paths into Geosciences after we had breakfast. In his work at Costa Rica, Jon explained plate tectonics using the faults of Costa Rica’s Northwest region. Dr. Lisa White’s love for photography and […]
R/V Neil Armstrong HBCU Inaugural Expedition
I wrapped up my previous day/started a new day by assisting with the successful launch of an XBT (expendable bathythermograph) at 0145 this morning for research being conducted by Dr. Magdalena Andres. We also received our souvenir shrunken cups from the CTD that went down to 2575 m. Overall, it was a fun day structured […]
Research Operations on the AR-71–STEMSeas-HBCU partnership
Today was a full day of research operations for us on the AR-71 STEMSeas-HBCU Partnership transit. There were scheduled deployments of CTDs, XBTs, and CPIES at specified sites along the transit towards Cape Hatteras in the Atlantic Ocean over a 24-hour period starting at 6:30AM Thursday, January 5th and ending 6:30AM Friday, January 6th. Each instrument […]
Early part of the adventure…
Tuesday January 3, Latitude 41 31.430154N, Longitude 070 40.332901 W As we got ready to embark, we all got an opportunity to get to know each other, we got our safety briefing and learned a little about the journey ahead of us. We ran a drill so we can all experience putting on our emergen-suits. […]
