Closing Video – Eyes Below the Surface: Mapping Johnston Atoll
“This part of the ocean has never been mapped before… tens of millions of years - stories that have to be put together.” Our final #MappinTheFloor...
MoreA Student at Sea ~ Troubleshooting
Even as an early career scientist, I have learned that things seldom go as planned. Unforeseen obstacles, despite the stress, make science refreshingly exciting, interesting,...
MoreDrawing You into Ocean Exploration with Multibeam
"With the help of Falkor’s multibeam, the vast ocean floor is becoming more accessible, and we are finding exciting more features to explore further." Check...
MoreTakeaways and Reflections
This blog was written on Friday, January 13th around 3:30 in the afternoon. We are back on the western side of the International Dateline, so we...
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SOI/Monika Naranjo Gonzalez
Notes From The Drawing Board
As we wend our weaving way across the waters of the Johnston Atoll Unit, tracing the contours of previously-unexplored seamounts below, there is a full...
MoreMaking Connections
The technology on board R/V Falkor is beyond what I ever imagined it could be. From one of the most remote places on the planet, we...
MoreBack for More Beaming
Aloha readers! I’m baaack, for another oceanographic expedition on mighty R/V Falkor. I say mighty, because her previous life was as a North Sea fisheries...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Five Voices from the Pacific
Ten days of transit gave Falkor's outreach team an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the vessel, learn all about multibeam mapping, and integrate with the crew. At...
MoreThe Deep End
At 1830 hours, after ten days of transit to one of the most remote parts of the world, Falkor arrived to her momentary destination. Science took the...
MoreWhy am I out here?
Why am I sailing aboard R/V Falkor today? There are some easy answers to this question and others that are a bit heavy; not to say...
MoreWeek 1 Video – Eyes Below the Surface: Mapping Johnston Atoll
The first week of the #MappinTheFloor transit/cruise brings the team closer to the Johnston Atoll and time for many of the team to learn new...
MoreThe Ocean as a Classroom
As the view of Guam slips away just beyond the horizon, I realize the vastness of the trip ahead. For more than two weeks, we...
MoreThe Ocean Rocks!
Although a Marine Geologist, Jonathan Tree was far from the ocean in 2005, exploring deserts near Canyonlands National Park in Utah. He was searching for geological...
MoreDrawing From A Life at Sea
Hi there! My name is Lucy Bellwood and I am the artist-at-sea aboard R/V Falkor’s Johnston Atoll transit-cruise. I am a professional adventure cartoonist, tasked with...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
A Lifetime Underwater
With one click, Joyce Miller swiftly removes a cluster of points protruding from a shape on the monitor. She rotates the image to make sure everything is...
MorePreparing for Mapping the Marine National Monument
The word "Seamount" may conjure an image of a dark, quiet, cold and lifeless mountain deep underwater. This is not the case, as researchers discovered while exploring...
MoreA Student at Sea
Håfa Adai from the R/V Falkor! My name is Andrew Kang, and I am a graduate student aboard Falkor for the Student Opportunities program as we...
MoreA Ship Full of Storytellers
They came to learn about R/V Falkor and life at sea. The first 24 hours aboard certainly offered them a crash course. Not long after...
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