Summer 2023 Blog Series - COMIT

Charting off Charleston: Contributing to NOAA Marine Mapping on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

by Mark Mussett | Jul 5, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Mark Mussett (MS Student) Despite a delay in the cruise schedule owing to an active start to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, I joined a troupe of fellow scientists and students from the CMS community to make the journey from St. Petersburg to...

A look into the Hydrographic Community Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

by Samantha D'Angelo | Jun 28, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Samantha D’Angelo (Undergraduate Intern & USF Student) Hello all! When presented with the opportunity to engage in an oceanic expedition full of hydrographic mapping I could hardly contain my excitement. How often do you get to experience...

Seabed Mapping Research on the Blake Plateau

by Stephan O'Brien | Jun 27, 2023 | News, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Stephan O’Brien, PhD (COMIT Reserach Scientist) I participated in the second leg of the seabed mapping project tasked with acquiring bathymetric data at Blake Plateau, South Carolina. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office...

Worlds Collide: Biology meets Hydrography

by Marty Sims | Jun 21, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Marty Sims (MS Student) At the end of my first year as a master’s student, I was immediately met with a wonderful opportunity to join my first-ever research cruise and sail aboard NOAA’s Nancy Foster. Alongside fellow classmates and colleagues at USF, as...

Uncharted Waters: A Biologist’s Dive into Hydrography Aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

by Kennedy Quillen | Jun 20, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Kennedy Quillen (PhD Student) Hey there, fellow ocean enthusiasts! If you’re anything like me, you leap at the chance to escape the confines of the office and embark on an oceanic adventure – the mere thought of setting foot on a boat fills you with...

A Dive into the Tech Support Department

by Margaret Hanley | Jun 15, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Margaret Hanley (M.S. Student) Hello there! I’m Margaret, and I am excited to write my first blog post for COMIT. I recently sailed aboard the NOAA ship Nancy Foster, collecting multibeam bathymetry (seafloor depth) data on the Blake Plateau. The...