Hello from the MIDDLE of the Pacific! My name is Jessica Jean McPeak. I am a 20 year old junior undergraduate studying Visual Studio Arts at University of California San Diego. I have been acting videographer and photographer for documentation of our transit from my place of residence San Diego, CA to Honolulu, HI. As […]
Day 3 at sea
My name is Matthew Mullens, I am an Industrial Engineering major currently at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC. Today on May 12, 2016 the STEMSEAS crew learned about the different sediment types (Calcareous, Siliceous, Terrigenous, Glaciogenic, and deep-sea clay sediment) on the ocean floor and where they could typically be found. It was […]
Styrofoam cups!
Do you know what happens when styrofoam cups travel to sea floor?
Happy Birthday Oscar!
Day 2 at sea
My name is Anaiya Reliford, a rising junior chemical engineering major, computer science minor at Howard University, originally from San Leandro, California (near Oakland, CA). I am interested in failure analysis and sustainability. Without a set career path, I was very blessed to be one of the trailblazers for this STEMSEAS program. As a primary […]
May 10 – setting sail from San Diego
Time of departure: 9:15 a.m. There was plenty of anxious chatter rounding about the ship in its departure. Matthew shared his knowledge on dolphins, telling us that they have names for one another. Mark taught us that a nautical mile (a knot) equals 1.15 statute miles, and that a degree of latitude is 60 […]
May 9: Our first day on the ship!
About the author: My name is Raquel Bryant. I just completed my first year of graduate school at UMass Amherst with my advisor Mark Leckie, who is also sailing with us on this expedition. I am a micropaleontologist/paleoceanographer interested in Cretaceous climate and I am so excited for STEMSEAS! Our first day on the ship! […]
Students are traveling to San Diego
From across the country and just down the block, the STEMSEAS May participants are currently in transit to San Diego for the port call of Oceanus. They will board the ship tomorrow, May 9 and sail away on May 10th. Check the Cruise Participants page to see who they are!
