Petek Mertan (Leg 1)

Petek Mertan (Leg 1)

Hello! My name is Petek Mertan and I’m a rising junior at UW majoring in computer science. I’ve always been fascinated by deep sea environments so I saw this as a great opportunity to work with the myriad of technologies and instruments that are part of ocean exploration. This will be my first time getting directly involved in fieldwork so I’m especially excited about that, as I’ve previously done research in my own department but now want to broaden this scope to better understand the intersections between technology and environmental exploration/conservation. I’m very much looking forward to working with everyone aboard the cruise.