During the past week, I have been aboard the R/V Hugh R. Sharp sailing and collecting oceanographic information to advance our understanding of storm occurrences on the east coast. In my time aboard the ship I had great experiences interacting with the crew and learning about their work. And, it was a pleasure to learn […]
Photographer at Sea (by Francisco Benavides)
I struggle to try and articulate my experiences on this trip because so many things have been said about the sea. I feel anything I might utter would be trite. But I can confirm the truth in many of those well worn descriptions of the past. The ocean is in fact immense, and humbling. When […]
Reflections of STEM SEAS ’24 (by Tayler Blee)
My experience on the Hugh Sharp was nothing short of thrilling. I gained so much from this expedition: I learned about marine geoscience, about what it takes to do field research at sea (apparently TONS of dramamine), and I made a lot of friends. Singing Christmas carols with my fellow students on the bow of the ship […]
Sciencing and Laughing (by Kamya Malhotra)
I can affirm that I most definitely was right about learning and experiencing things I would never have, unless enabled by STEMSEAS. I now have skills in my pack that I hope to get to expand on in the near future and have them be a tad geared towards my interests in biochemistry. We have […]
Career Awakening at Sea (by Anna Tyler)
Being on STEMseas has given me the confidence I need going into the workforce after graduation. I received insight from the crew on the R/V Hugh Sharp about the various paths you can take to get into this field. Having a welcoming crew that is eager to share with us and answer our questions set […]
From offshore in the Atlantic Ocean to the Chesapeake Bay–STEMSEAS Expedition Day 4 (Dr. Shondricka Burrell, Morgan State University)
This is Day 4 of the STEMSEAS expedition aboard the R/V Hugh Sharp. Today we are transiting up the Potomac River to two sampling sites. Thus far we have collected both water samples and sediment cores to support the research of two geoscientists. Research and near peer mentor Mariam Naseem is currently a doctoral student […]
Sun-Soaked (by Kaila Perlas)
We’ve cracked the code: the life hack to longer days is getting up early. While some of us did get to sleep in today, on our third (…or is it fourth?) day, we have gained the habit of heading to bed at around 8 pm and waking up around 5:30-6am. Because of this we got […]
Sharp Haiku (by Dr. Jon Lewis)
Unpredictable, the sea Fleet-footed, must be Transformational, let’s see
Life is Prettier on a Boat (by Ixtle Montuffar)
Omg heyyy today has been yet another fun action-packed day!!! life here is simple. ocean, sky, birds, laughter, science???? Being aboard the R/V Sharp so far has definitiely been one of my top life experiences. Of course there’s the sciencey part which I love, especially being able to expand my knowledge in so many different […]
First day at sea..EVER (by Hannah Harrison)
Stem Seas has been a fantastic adventure, and it’s only day two! We spent our Sunday evening meeting each other over dinner and discussing what we were most excited about this week. We went to a local pizza joint in Lewes and ordered WAY too much. We shared our majors and our interests. Many of […]
