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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 Falkor. I am aware of the stars but it is difficult to clearly discern them. As a Duke undergraduate student studying Biology and Environmental Science, I am eager to gain … Continued
Jennifer Berglund is a passionate science communicator, and ant biologist-turned deep ocean explorer. She received a B.A. in Biology in 2007, and an M.Sc. in Science and Medical Journalism in 2010 from Boston University. An active science journalist since 2009, her perpetual quest to tell great stories about science and nature has taken her around the globe to all seven continents, from the … Continued
Byungjin Kim is a PhD student in Ocean engineering at the Texas A&M University. He has a BSc in Mechanical engineering from Hanyang University, Korea and a M.Eng. in Ocean Engineering from the Texas A&M University. His research topic is to develop models to predict the dissolution and transport of methane bubbles from marine natural … Continued
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 the ocean is and how important it is for us to learn and share more about its wonder. There is so much left to discover beneath the surface, and it … Continued
Beckett Colson is a 3rd year PhD student in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. He is advised by Dr. Anna Michel. His research focuses on in situ instrument development for total dissolved inorganic carbon dioxide (DIC), dissolved gasses, and microplastics. On this cruise he will be testing low cost dissolved gas sensor prototypes … Continued
Dr. David Nicholson is an Associate Scientist in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His research has the broad goal of understanding global biogeochemical cycles in the context of a changing climate. Towards this challenge, his research uses observations from autonomous platforms, such as underwater gliders, floats and surface … Continued
Jen Karolewski is a PhD student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program advised by Scott Wankel. Her research focus is on the study of coupled cycling reactions between manganese and nitrogen in aquatic systems using stable isotopes of nitrogen and oxygen. She has also worked using isotopes to investigate sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) in the … Continued
Victoria is an MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program second-year graduate student and roboticist advised by Dr. Anna Michel. Victoria received a Bachelor’s degree in Robotic Systems at Olin College of Engineering, and worked with the Tallinn University of Technology’s Center for Biorobotics as a Fulbright student prior to joining the Joint Program in 2017. … Continued
Scott Wankel is a tenured Associate Scientist in Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). He received his PhD in stable isotope biogeochemistry from Stanford University, before extending his interests into the deep sea during his postdoc at Harvard University. At WHOI, his lab group’s research interests primarily focus on questions … Continued
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 technological approach to research at sea, as well as the actual voyage itself. I am an artist based out of Pittsburgh, PA where I have a studio and am also Associate … Continued
