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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 skills, as well as connecting with students across the world. Check out this video and get an inside look into the activities onboard R/V Falkor.
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 will have no land in sight en route to Hawai’i. That doesn’t stop me from sitting on the observation deck, gazing out over the rolling waves, and celebrating the rare sight … Continued
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 clues and samples when he came across a dark red rock with an unusual texture of mud cracks. Upon a closer look, he realized the rock had preserved rain drops from a … Continued
Kirsten is a scientific illustrator, children’s book illustrator-author, and is currently Artist in Residence at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, in the Maker Lab. She studied marine science at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Francisco State University and received a graduate certificate in Science Communication from the University of … Continued
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 having unusual, exciting experiences and bringing back comics that allow my readers to learn about them. Maritime history is a huge area of interest for me, so when Lead Marine … Continued
Singh, S., Hananto, N., Qin, Y., Leclerc, F., Avianto, P., Tapponier, P., Carton, H., Wei, S., Nugroho, A., Gemilang, W., Sieh, K., and Barbot, S. (2017). The Discovery of a Conjugate System of Faults in the Wharton Basin Intraplate Deformation Zone, Science Advances 2017 3: no. 1, e1601689, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1601689. [This publication is available as … Continued
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 up to her standard. Clicks again. Methodically and mercilessly, she marks more points out. Most of the people she knows do not like to do this job, yet she enjoys … Continued
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 the seamounts around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands back in 2003. “It was a total surprise,” reveals Dr. John Smith, chief scientist of Falkor’s current expedition. “We had an idea about the organisms … Continued
Lucy Bellwood is a tall ship-sailing, dual citizen cartoonist best known for her adventurous autobiographical comics. A graduate of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Lucy specializes in traveling the world and bringing back tales of unconventional derring-do in visual form. She is the author and illustrator of Baggywrinkles: a Lubber’s Guide to Life at Sea, … Continued
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 sail from Guam to Hawai’i. I have never been out at sea for more than a day, so I am not sure what to expect along the way, but I … Continued
