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One step at a time: that is how to approach a daunting task. The scientists onboard R/V Falkor knew the outer reaches of the Pacific...
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SOI / Michelle Schwengel-Regala
Artist-at-sea: Wrap Up
Today I present another look at my art process aboard the Falkor. This unique residency presented a fantastic opportunity to focus and also brought unexpected...
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“I like the fact that it is kind of an extreme environment. It is an environment that is hard to get to, and therefore it...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Student Opportunity Update: To Be Continued
We are nearing the shores of Tahiti, where tomorrow morning we will officially conclude what has been an amazing scientific expedition onboard the R/V Falkor....
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Podcast – Q&A from the 5th grade
When it comes to Oxygen Minimum Zones, microbial life, and life on the open ocean, most of us do not have a lot knowledge. So...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Video: Lab Work
In this video, researchers onboard Falkor show and explain the methods, tools, and processes being used to study plankton, gasses and metal traces during the "Investigating...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Halfway Point: Artist-at-Sea
Hello there! I’m Michelle, the Artist-at-Sea. I’m happy to report that my stocked supplies are well-matched to this trip. The few days I had to...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Science, Cells, and the Smell of the Sea
Hello readers, My name is Erin McParland and I’m currently in the third year of my PhD at the University of Southern California in the...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Tiny Little Miracles
Plankton are a miracle because they are made up mainly of protists which are single cells. Protists come in thousands of shapes and sizes ranging...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Life and Science at Sea
I’m the Chief Scientist for this R/V Falkor expedition. I have found that even if people are often interested in our oceanographic cruises, it is actually...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Unicorn Party
It was a magical feeling when the image appeared on the screens. The researchers in the Science Control Room were beyond excited: “This is just...
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Aloha! My name is Michelle Schwengel-Regala, and I am the current Artist-at-Sea in a new program with the Schmidt Ocean Institute. This program selects an...
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Collecting Water Samples – Video
Scientists onboard R/V Falkor are gathering an enormous amount of water samples in order to decipher how Oxygen Minimum Zones in our Tropical Pacific work,...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Passionately Pursuing Curiosity
It is 2:30am. The day started early with the morning meeting and has not slowed down since. We are at station number 6, the first...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Looking Deeper into Proteins
A well-known metaphor compares planet Earth’s environmental procesess to the functions of a living organism. This comparison takes on a new meaning when applied to...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
Student Opportunity – Hello from Falkor
My name is Caleb Hsu, and I am the Student Opportunity Participant for the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s first research cruise of 2016. As part of...
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SOI / Mónika Naranjo González
The More the Better
The oceans are immense - so huge that most of us cannot even grasp the idea of their true dimensions. We often hear that they...
MoreReading the Choppy, Remarkable Waters
Dr. Mak Saito, chief scientist of the Life Without Oxygen expedition, opens the daily morning meeting with good news: “The water has been really interesting...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
The Mission
The science party and crew aboard R/V Falkor arrived at the first of sixteen stations on the expedition. The team deployed their first CTD rosette...
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