During the course of the UW VISIONS at-sea education program, a component of the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative Regional Cabled Observatory effort, members of the Cabled Array team, educators and students have worked on outreach and engagement products to share their at-sea experiences, their research utilizing Cabled Array data, and information about the amazing technologies used to make this program happen. Examples of these products from 2013 to present are included below: more will be added as future students and educators join the VISIONS program and complete their efforts.
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Science Team Debbie Kelley Principal Investigator and Chief Scientist (Legs 1 & 3) UW School of Oceanography MIke Vardaro Chief Scientist (Leg 2) Co-Chief (Leg
VISIONS 25 Live Video
Click here to watch live cruise video Image of the Day Arches in a collapsed lava lake near International District I. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1663 V24.
CTD Sampling Tutorial
The video presents an overview of a CTD rosette that includes a variety of oceanographic sensors (conductivity, temperature pressure (depth), fluorometer, pH etc) that measures
Microbes of the Deep
Hydrothermal vents are one of the most extreme environments on Earth, hosting diverse microbial communities that thrive in complete darkness, in the absence of oxygen,
Exploring Full Ocean Depths: Advanced RCA Deep Profilers
In 2024, Paige McKay, a School of Oceanography student with a focus on ocean technology, sailed as a VISIONS student on the Regional Cabled Array.
Skadi Snowblower 2011
One of the most amazing events following the eruptions at Axial Seamount, are billions of microbes, and there biproducts, streaming from collapsed lava lakes at
Life Aboard a VISIONS Expedition
In 2024, University of Washington School of Oceanography and Marine Biology students (Victoria DeJong, Morrigan Havely, and Julie Wiener) collected video to describe what its
A Day in the Life of VISIONS Students at Sea
Every year, as part of the UW experiential at-sea learning program called VISIONS, up to ~20-25 undergraduates participate on the Regional Cabled Array operations and
Islands at 200 m in the Deep Sea
In this video, UW VISIONS’23 student, Emily Pinneo, documents organisms thriving on an RCA Shallow Profiler Mooring platform at 200 m water depth at the
An Introduction to the Geology and Biology of Southern Hydrate Ridge
This video provides an introduction to the geology and biology of Southern Hydrate Ridge, a key observatory site on the Regional Cabled Array, funded by
The CTD – An Informational Resource
This documentary was produced by UW Oceanography student Jenna Fernandez, who sailed on the VISIONS’22 expedition. She is now an engineer at the UW Applied
Deep sea aurora
On May 11th, 2024 a G5 geomagnetic storm disrupted the internal compass headings of RCA’s acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs).
Zariel Zamudio (Leg 2)
Zariel Zamudio is a first generation student and current oceanography major at the University of Washington. She is a second year undergraduate student and plans
Juliet Wiener (Leg 3)
Hello, my name is Juliet Wiener, and I’m thrilled to be participating on the Visions Cruise this summer. As an oceanography major entering my junior
Naomi Wharton (Leg 2)
I am a graduate student in the physical oceanography Ph.D. program at the University of Washington School of Oceanography, where I am advised by Drs.
John Teal, Jr. (Leg 3)
My name is John R Teal Jr., and I am a non-traditional student from the Olympic Peninsula and I hold an Associate of Computer Science
Nichole Sams (Leg 1)
My name is Nichole Sams and I am a PhD Student in Human-Centered Design and Engineering. My goal is population level mental health improvement. My
Catherine Rasgaitis (Leg 2)
Catherine Rasgaitis is a Computer Science and Neural Engineering student at the University of Washington. She has a wide range of research interests with previous work in
Will Puzella (Leg 3)
I’m a rising senior computer science major with a focus in computational biology from Carleton College. I will be joining as a member of Dr.
Erik Perkins (Leg 1)
Hi! My name is Erik and I am a rising senior at the University of Washington studying Geophysics (under the Earth and Space Sciences Major),
Paige McKay (Leg 3)
Hi! My name is Paige McKay and I am a second-year oceanography student at the University of Washington. This will be my first experience aboard
Laura Lapham (Leg 2)
The goal of my research group (at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory) is to enhance our understanding of methane emissions from aquatic environments. Methane is a
Makayla Joseph (Leg 1)
My name is Makayla and I am a senior at Queens College under Neanderthal Lab with Dax Soule. I aspire to be an environmental engineer
Nikola Jensen (Leg 1)
Hello! My name is Nikola Jensen (he/they) and I am an undergraduate rising senior studying geobiology and computer science at Smith college. I am joining
Anna Hildebrand (Leg 2)
Anna Hildebrand is a PhD student in the Lapham Lab at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Her interests lie in the sedimentary
Morrigan Havely (Leg 3)
Morrigan is a first-year UW undergraduate, majoring in marine biology and oceanography. They spent their first year discovering all the opportunities UW’s marine science programs
Finnegan Hanley (Leg 1)
My name is Finnegan Hanley and I am entering my senior year at the University of Washington this upcoming school year. I was born and
Erik Duarte (Leg 2)
Hello! My name is Erik Duarte and I am a Summer Intern for the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystems Studies at the University