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Student Blogs VISIONS17 Leg 1
Sunday, July 23, 2017
During the UW-NSF-OOI VISIONS'17 Cabled Array expedition, 25 undergraduate and graduate students from across the US and globe will participate in at-sea activities. For many, this will be their first time at sea. Below, they share their experiences with you regarding this often life changing experience.
Eve Hudsons' Blog
Friday, August 04, 2017
Today was the best day on the ship so far. Right now, we are above Axial Seamount, which is a dense hydrothermal vent site. Because we are trying to avoid bad weather on the coast, we were able to take JASON for a "nak ...
Monique Bells' Blog
Saturday, August 05, 2017
My new favorite place on the ship is right at the bow. There’s a little bench there, right at the nose, so you can sit and see the massive expanse of ocean that stretches on for miles. ...
Carlos Arcilas's Blog
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
So today it was one of the most incredible days in my entire life. As usual I got to do my watch shift at 0400 in the Jason control van. The mission for the Jason crew was to deploy and rearrange the location of some instrument. ...
Alex Andronikides' Blog
Saturday, August 05, 2017
The life of a scientist on board a research vessel is something I thought I’d never experience, but, as they say, never say never. The crew on board is exceptional. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of the most inspiring/friendly ...
Hanis Zulaikhas' Blog
Saturday, August 05, 2017
I was sitting on my desk in the main lab when I saw one of the engineers working on parts of a transducer. He said the transducer helps us communicate with an instrument we have 2000 m down. However, the ...
Willem Weertmans' Blog
Friday, August 04, 2017
Axial Caldera was amazing. We got to see the International District Hydrothermal Field with the highlight being the top of El Gordo. After that Jason traversed across the surface of the 2011 lava flow, ...
Kelsy Cains' Blog
Thursday, August 03, 2017
Officially less than one week aboard the ship. It’s amazing to see all the progress being made on the cabled observatory and there’s still more to do! ...
Katie Gonzalez's Blog
Thursday, August 03, 2017
We collected rocks from near the El Guapo site and from the basalt pillars at the lava flow fields ...
