Perpetual Motion
The time that I spent on R/V Falkor was filled with first experiences: sleeping on a ship, watching sonar mapping take place in real time,...
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After a few weeks reflecting on my time aboard Falkor, I am realizing one of my favorite parts was connecting and collaborating with all of...
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SOI / Lauren Salm
Interpreting Space, Discovering Color, Defining Form
It has been nearly a month since our 6-day transit aboard the R/V Falkor, mapping the Cascadia Margin and recording methane seeps. Since returning back to...
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SOI / Rebecca Welti
Walking the Cascadia Margin
My studio back at home feels very still and hopeful after a richly engaging week on Falkor. I can see I will need to settle...
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Sarah Caudle / SOI
Hidden Beneath the Surface
I built up and sculpted the valleys and ridges of the ocean floor, carefully painted its depths, poured resin and acrylic, and let the rocking...
MoreExchange of Excitement
For the first time, R/V Falkor had more artists than scientists aboard for an expedition! Find out more about this special research cruise, in which...
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Chris Teufel / SOI
Last Watch
As my last watch comes to an end, so does my last night at sea. Being aboard the R/V Falkor is a magical experience. I...
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Lizzy Taber / Logan Mock-Bunting / SOI
Works of Art
It has been a short, sweet, inspiring expedition for this scientist. I have never sailed with six artists in my 25+ years as an oceanographer....
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Lizzy Taber / SOI
Portholes To My Thoughts
I grew up surrounded by water. The past two years I have been living in the desert and needless to say I have been craving...
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Chris Tuefel / SOI
Painting the Ghostfish
I have been painting a mural in the passageway that leads to the aft deck on Falkor. My subject is the Ghostfish, a small and...
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SOI / Chris Teufel
Exploring, Learning, Mapping
The occupation of “explorer” has a storied past. Beginning with the spread of humankind from various sites in southern and east Africa roughly two million...
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SOI / Chris Teufel
Discovering True North
I am constantly trying to answer the question of how to effectively inspire people to engage with the natural world, to pay attention to and...
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SOI / Rebecca Welti
Awash in the Waves
Awash in the the bow wave furling off the ship’s sides, our plankton pals surround us on all sides during our transit north along the...
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SOI / Chris Teufel
Students, Science, and Art
Docked in San Diego Bay in southern California, ambient light from the metropolis obscures the stars on the eve of our voyage aboard the R/V...
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Sarah Caudle
Inspired by the Sea
As I reflect on the start of this amazing adventure while falling asleep to the rocking motion of the ship, I think about how amazing...
MoreDancing with Light, Space, and Time
I am visual artist Lori Hepner, and this is my first multi-day ocean voyage aboard R/V Falkor. I am very excited about this opportunity to see the...
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