My name is Xinara Bascombe, and I am a 22-year-old Barbadian with a passion for science, environmental sustainability, and ocean research. I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Civil with Environmental Engineering from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. During my studies, I realized that my interests extended beyond … Continued
Will graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. in Marine Sciences in 2023. He currently works as a Laboratory Researcher for the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, where he manages the RUMBL Lab under P.I. Dr. Corday Selden and provides technical support to the BECORAL and REAL laboratories. His work focuses … Continued
Travis Miles is an Associate Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where he also received his Doctorate. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and was the recipient of the 2019 Marine Technology Society Young Professional Award. As a co-director of the … Continued
I began my career as an Oceanographer at Rutgers University, where I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Biological Oceanography and Master’s degree in Operational Oceanography. My time in academia largely centered around oceanographic research driven by underwater glider technology – a type of buoyancy-driven autonomous underwater vehicle that samples the ocean’s water column for months … Continued
Robertina Šebjanič (SI, Ljubljana) is an artist-researcher working at the intersection of art, ecology, and (geo)politics whose practice drifts through the fluid thresholds of ecology, (geo)politics, and arts, attuned to the rhythms and ruptures of aquatic worlds. Her award-winning works navigate the intertidal zones between species and bring to the surface the submerged voices of … Continued
Lieutenant Commander Prosper Mawusi Akortsu is an executive officer in the Ghana Navy and a professional surveyor with the Ghana Institution of Surveyors. He is a Category B hydrography specialist with a strong foundation in geomatic engineering and maritime operations. He supports safe navigation, maritime security, and national development within Ghana’s maritime domain through hydrographic … Continued
I am an oceanographer who now works in the process recording space. My background was in large-scale ocean processes at the University of Southampton, followed by a PhD at the University of East Anglia using autonomous underwater platforms (specifically gliders) and high-resolution temperature measurements to investigate small-scale turbulent mixing in a variety of locations. Alongside … Continued
As a child, I didn’t have many waterways near my home growing up in Brooklyn, New York. During the summertime, I would take the train to Coney Island beach for about an hour and a change. I would spend the day searching the shoreline for washed-up sea creatures. As discoveries grew, my interest piqued. A … Continued
I am a 3rd year Ph.D. student at Rutgers University in the Graduate Program of Oceanography. I will be joining the cruise as part of the zooplankton team to evaluate the effects of salt fingering on trophic dynamics (abundance, biomass, community composition) and the grazing impact of zooplankton using net tows and water sampling.
