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
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
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,
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!
Today was a beautiful, blue-skied sunny day with calm seas. We continued to work at the Oregon Offshore Site on the Shallow Profiler Mooring today. Last night and