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...
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...
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...
by Bea Combs-Hintze | Jun 12, 2023 | News, Student Experiences
The view from my balcony. Written by: Bea Combs-Hintze (PhD student with Drs. David Naar & Steve Murawski). The first step is getting there – I opened up the French doors to the patio, where I was hit with the perfume of plumeria blooming, and heard the...
by Sarah Grasty | May 24, 2022 | News
Above: COMIT student, Catalina Rubiano, in the mission control room aboard the Okeanos Explorer. Written by, Catalina Rubiano This summer as part of a NOAA Explorer-In-Training internship, I received the incredible opportunity to sail on the NOAA Ship Okeanos...
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