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Recipes from the Galley —Check out a new recipe from one of our R/V Falkor (too) chefs. Celebrate World Ocean Month in June with this globally inspired Spotify playlist which includes songs about the Ocean from Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. SOI Zoom Backgrounds/Wallpaper – New images from R/V Falkor (too) and ROV SuBastian that … Continued
Here are some of the articles on SOI from this quarter. Schmidt Ocean Institute Launches New Research Vessel That Will Change The Face of Ocean Exploration– 2023-04-01 A piece by SevenSeas Media on the launch of R/V Falkor (too). Massive Bigfin Squid Spotted In Extremely Rare Deep-Sea Sighting– 2023-04-07 IFLScience reports on the Big Fin … Continued
Exploring the Ocean with Creative Commons: Sharing Data, Images, and Footage SOI has now applied the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License for non-commercial use to provide open and easier accessibility to the data collected on the vessel, including footage of deep-sea creatures and underwater landscapes. This initiative promotes collaboration, education, transparency, … Continued
SOI’s 2023 Virtual Symposium: Setting the Course We are pleased to share highlights from the recent Virtual Symposium, Setting the Course, hosted by SOI. The symposium, in webinar style, was held on 2023-04-12 and 2023-04-13 and moderated by Allison Miller, SOI’s Research Portfolio Senior Manager. The event covered five topics related to recent developments at … Continued
SOI partners with The Ocean Census Alliance and takes part in global launch The Ocean Census, the largest program in the world’s history aimed at discovering life in our Ocean, was unveiled this April in London. SOI is a partner of The Nippon Foundation – Nekton Ocean Census, a global collaborative program that has an … Continued
Wendy Schmidt receives The Explorers Club President’s Award for Conservation In April, The Explorers Club honored Wendy Schmidt with the President’s Award for Conservation for her philanthropy and work to advance environmental science and exploration. Founded in 1904, the Explorers Club is a multidisciplinary organization that promotes field exploration and scientific study worldwide. In her … Continued
Scientists Discover Three Hydrothermal Vent Fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge The inaugural expedition of R/V Falkor (too)—In Search of Hydrothermal Lost Cities—departed for the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 2023-03-03. The expedition was led by chief scientist Dr. David Butterfield, University of Washington, and NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, with co-Lead PIs Dr. Joe Resing (U. Washington), Dr. … Continued
I begin this note with congratulations to our President and Co-Founder, Wendy Schmidt, who received the President’s Award for Conservation from The Explorers Club at the end of April and an honorary doctorate from the University of Rhode Island in May! The past few months have also been eventful at SOI as R/V Falkor (too) … Continued
Quarterly Chronicles of the Schmidt Ocean Institute – Chapter 4 June 2023 Executive Director’s Note SOI Progress Report Making Waves Partner Spotlight Artist Corner Coming Together Science Collaborations In the News Virtual Swag Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter
Hannah Nolan shares information on the revamped Ship-to-Shore Program, including what to expect, possible topics, the various formats, the rollout strategy, and how to apply. How to Apply for Ship-to-Shores Waypoint 1 with Hannah Nolan (moderated by Allison Miller) SOI’s Ship-to-Shore program is a virtual field trip that allows people to connect with scientists … Continued
