Dr. Kristina Kville off ship! Photo courtesy of Dr. Kristina Kvile.
My Polar Profile of the day will focus on Dr. Kristina Kvile. Kristina is a Postdoctoral scholar who works for the Woods Hole…
The Sea's Gonna Get Lumpy!
With the seas amazingly calm the last two days, it's hard to imagine them any other way. Well... give the weather a minute and it will change!
The sun gets low in the…
Now Serving: Pelagic and Benthic Organisms!
Map of the Arctic that hangs in the stairwell on the R/V Sikuliaq. September 4, 2017. Photo by Lisa Seff.
When anyone heard I was headed to the…
Dr. Ashjian on the main deck of the R/V Sikuliaq while holding an Arctic artwork flag decorated by students at the Anvil City Science Academy in Nome Alaska! September 2, 2017. Photo by Lisa Seff…
Dr. Joel Llopiz posing for a fun selfie photo while taking a break from dissecting fish! July 2016. Photo by Dr. Joel Llopiz!
Joel is a scientist and works for the Woods Hole Oceanographic…
I’d like to introduce you to our cabin! Our little bit of home sweet home for 3.5 weeks at sea!
Door to our cabin on the R/V Sikuliaq!
Making my bunk! Can't get away from regular chores! August 24…
Where's The Slocum Glider?
The Slocum Glider! August 2017. Photo by Lisa Seff.
We had just left the dock in Nome when we heard we would be attempting a rescue mission to find the Slocum Glider in…
High Flight! Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings
*Excerpt of High Flight a poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
When I first met Jonathan…
Why study phytoplankton?
Why study these microscopic floating plants? Because despite their tiny size, they are critical to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine…
Up In The Sky! Is It A Bird? It’s A Plane? No, It’s Jennifer’s Drone!
It wasn’t long after most of the research team had touched down in Nome AK that I met Jennifer Johnson from Woods Hole…
Thar She Blows!
What a way to start our first full day at sea! Whales off the starboard bow and freshly baked cinnamon buns fresh from the oven! Before breakfast I raced up to the bridge when I…
Gone From My Sight
Watching the R/V Sikuliaq's wake lead back to Nome. August 25, 2017. Photo by Springs School PolarTREC educator Lisa Seff.
"I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my…
