
Avery Jenkins (Legs 2 & 3)
Avery is a sophomore at the University of Washington, majoring in Marine Biology. He is a graduate of the ORCA Running Start program, and has enjoyed many scuba and boating adventures in the Salish Sea. During high school, he also was a Youth Ocean Advocate at the Seattle Aquarium. He is currently involved in Puget Sound Live, a group providing engagement through underwater live streams. He is passionate about interacting with the public about the importance of the ocean ecosystem, and is excited to continue developing these skills in such a unique environment.

Rika Anderson (Leg 1)
Rika Anderson is a marine microbiologist, geobiologist, and astrobiologist

Patrik Armitano (Leg 3)
Patrik Armitano is a Chemistry (ACS) student at the

Ziggy Avetisyan (Leg 4)
Hello! I am Sergei Avetisyan, class of 2026, though

Joanne Boden (Leg 1)
Joanne is a microbiologist who studies the early evolution

Max Borden (Leg 1)
I’m a rising junior Biology major from Carleton College

Atticus Carter (Leg 4)
I’m Atticus Carter, a junior standing student in oceanography

Cameron Dalke (Leg 4)
Hello! My name is Cameron and I’m a rising

Mei Ettari (Legs 2 & 3)
Hi there, my name is Mei! I am a

Jan Gümpel (Leg 2)
Hello, my name is Jan and I am a

Kaitlin Harrison (Leg 1)
Kaitlin Harrison is a dual-title PhD student in the

Victoria Jamieson (Leg 1)
My name is Victoria Jamieson. I am a graphic

Avery Jenkins (Legs 2 & 3)
Avery is a sophomore at the University of Washington,

Maleen Kidiwela (Leg 4)
Maleen Kidiwela is a fourth-year PhD student in Marine

Vivi Kondrat (Leg 4)
Hi! I’m Vivi Kondrat, a sophomore at the University

Eberhard Kopiske (Leg 2)
Eberhard is a visiting research assistant from the Geosciences

Celia Kornblum (Legs 2 & 3)
Hello, my name is Celia Kornblum and I am

Brian Lam (Leg 2 & 3)
I am a second year undergraduate student in the

Petek Mertan (Leg 1)
Hello! My name is Petek Mertan and I’m a

Cal Mills (Leg 1)
Cal Mills is a junior Environmental Science major at

Christopher Moon (Leg 2 & 3)
My name is Christopher Moon and I’m from San

Rowan Newell (Leg 4)
Hello! My name is Rowan Newell, I use he/him

Emily Pinneo (Legs 2 & 3)
Emily Pinneo is a Marine Biology and Oceanography double

Kristine Prado-Casillas (Leg 4)
Hi everyone! My name is Kristine Prado-Casillas and I

Leo Richards (Legs 1, 2 & 3)
Hello! My name is Leo Richards and I am

Alex Roberts (Legs 2 & 3)
Howdy! My name is Alex Roberts and I am

Julia Sandke Blog Leg 1
Julia Sandke is pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Science

Alessia Simmen (Legs 2 & 3)
Hello! My name is Alessia Simmen, and I am

Dax Soule (Leg 1)
Dax Soule (Assistant professor, SEES) is an Assistant Professor

Jolee Thirtyacre (Leg 4)
Hi! My name is Jolee Thirtyacre; I’m a rising

Aakriti Vijay (Leg 4)
Hi, I am Aakriti Vijay and am a student

Jasmine Yearian (Leg 4)
Hi! My name is Jasmine, and I’m currently pursuing