Hi everyone! When you’re reading this, whenever this post has gone up, we have likely been on the boat for a little while now. However, I’m just beginning to write this upon the conclusion of our FIRST FULL DAY on the R/V Atlantis. There is a lot I could talk about and a lot I […]
STEMSEAS 2026 February Expedition Day 2 (by Brenna April)
Today was the second day of our STEMSEAS experience, and our first and last full day in Panama City. The city is absolutely beautiful, with the skyline being one of its most distinguishing features. The skyscrapers even come in fun, interesting shapes like the Tornillo building, which, if you couldn’t tell by the name, looks […]
STEMSEAS In Panama – Day 1 (By Trinity Robin)
Today did not start with me groggily waking up, whining and huffing for more sleep. No, today began with excitement coursing throughout my body. Adrenaline and anxiety meshing into one jumble of nerves still waiting for the reality of what I had been working month long towards to actually happen, to no longer be […]
Endings and Beginnings
By Amaar Khan If you asked what I’d be doing this summer, I wouldn’t have ever said that I’d be sailing the Chesapeake Bay while helping out with research on plankton. As we loop back towards Lewes, Delaware, we’ve been finishing up our last experiments and packing our bags. This whole journey has just reaffirmed […]
Where we’ve been sitting, science-ing, and soaking it all in
By Addison Ryne After 6 days on the ship, the R/V Hugh Sharp had started to feel like a home away from home. Just like in any house, everyone has “their spot,” and what better way to show off the vessel than to take a tour of all the best spots to sit during downtime? […]
A clurb on the ship: In the clurb we are all fam
By Reina Rickard and Lily Yang STEMSEAS is not only about science, but also about the experiences on the ship, so for today’s post I would like to shed light on the other amazing opportunities we have had this week. For starters, our first day before getting onboard we had a little beach outing on […]
The S in STEM
By Khristian Neal Throughout this trip, I have genuinely enjoyed learning about oceanography. As a Computer Science major, it is very intriguing to hear about other everyone’s research, what they’ve done during their college years, and learning about organisms within the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. One thing that I thought that I would […]
A Day in the Life of a STEMSEAS Student
By Olivia Stortz Early this morning, we arrived at our first station at 7:30 am. Although it was much later than our 5:30 am breakfast time, which I had elected to wake up for this morning (Chef Jeff is amazing). The first station was located at the opening of the Chesapeake Bay, while most of […]
So much food!!
By Khirah George The last thing I was expecting on a research vessel would be the amount of food I would eat. I was semi prepared for the motion sickness but even that took me for a spin. I’m not sure how many people are used to eating 3 meals a day but for me […]
Rough Seas Ahead
By Hayden Vega and Maliana McCollum Our first day started the night before at 11:44PM. Some of us met on the top deck to say see you later to land, which we wouldn’t see for seven days. As we pulled from the harbor, we chatted about the day ahead—legendary breakfasts, potential dolphin sightings, and most […]
