During the UW-NSF-OOI VISIONS'18 Cabled Array expedition, 23 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 Hudson's Blogs Leg 3
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Today’s deployment was of the EOM cable with its anchor and two cages with plug-ins to connect other equipment to. ...
Katie Gonzalez's Blogs Leg 3
Sunday, July 15, 2018
The morning started with our arrival in Newport. It was very foggy and gave an eerie feeling as we pulled closer to the jetty, but once we saw land it was beautiful. ...
Ashley Lobao's Blogs Leg 3
Saturday, July 14, 2018
The mechanical leg and the platform of the two-legged mooring was successfully installed today. This meant that Jason is allowed to install the two science packages onto the platform. ...
Matthew Munson's Blogs Leg 3
Saturday, July 14, 2018
I’ve really enjoyed the opportunities we’ve had to work on deck this leg; using the equipment gives a much better understanding of the theory we learn in school. ...
Spencer Nelson's Blogs Leg 3
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Back at the ship we ate some late dinner and watched Planet Earth. It was a great way to end a great trip. I’m hopeful I will have the opportunity to come again ...
Elizabeth Pesar's Blogs Leg
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Leland, Emilio, Ashley and I helped prime the CTD. In a word, OUCH. The tops and bottoms of each individual cylinder of the CTD are secured by really strong springs. ...
Emilio Tesin's Blogs Leg 3
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Every person on the Roger Revelle were/are incredibly welcoming and often hilarious, even when I was sea-sick I still felt at home aboard the ship ...
Leland Wood's Blogs Leg 3
Saturday, July 14, 2018
he goal of this dive was to install the profiler and PIA onto the mooring platform. The PIA was first and went in without a hitch. ...