Category: Student Blog 2017

The distractions seem to disappear when at sea and there is a more than usual amount of face to face interactions and conversations with people from around the world.

The main objective during my watch shift yesterday was the deployment of the instrument MOSQUITO

A little past midnight, I got the chance to watch the multibeam sonar survey the transects in Southern Hydrate Ridge. From the multibeam, I was able to see

These environments are just so majestic and every time, every single time, you take a look at them you realize how you’re only a small part of an infinite undiscovered universe.

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

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.

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.

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,