Being at sea is a major highlight, for me, of being an oceanographer. It is exciting, humbling, therapeutic, and rejuvenating. Below are details of my sea-going experiences to date.

Oceanographic Engineer & Science Team Member, Tara Microbiome Mission, R/V Tara, South Atlantic Ocean from Chile to South Africa, 50 days, March - April 2022

Oceanographic Engineer, Tara Microbiome Mission, R/V Tara, Amazon River mouth & Brazilian waters between Belem and Salvador, 35 days, September - October 2021

Science Team Member, DoppScat Experiment, R/V Shana Rae, Mid-California coastal waters, 5 days, August 2018

Science Team Member, North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES), R/V Atlantis, Western North Atlantic, 24 days, March - April 2018

NAAMES Blog post written at sea

Science Team Member, Tara Pacific Expedition, S/V Tara, Taiwan to Fiji, 32 days, April - May 2017

Science Team Member, Ship-Aircraft Bio-Optical Research (SABOR), R/V Endeavor, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, 20 days, July - August 2014

SABOR Blog post written at sea

Optical Engineer, Tara Oceans Polar Circle Expedition, S/V Tara, France to Norway, 25 days, May - June 2013

Collecting water samples during the NAAMES cruise. Photo credit: F. Morrison