Alvin Expedition Leader Bruce Strickrott answers questions from students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) in Cambridge, Mass., in a Skype conversation from sea. Harvard graduate student Heather Olins facilitates the discussion. (Photo by Chris Linder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Chief Scientist Peter Girguis describes the science goals of the Alvin Science Verification Cruise to the CRLS students. In the background, Harvard graduate student Heather Olins points out an attachment point on the stern of the Alvin submarine. (Photo by Chris Linder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Today a group of us were able to spend an hour with ~50 high school students from Cambridge, Mass., via Skype. Ship-to-shore communication is often difficult, so we were very happy that we were able to maintain video and audio connection for the entire conversation. The goal was to tell these students what we were doing out here, talk about what it’s like to work with Alvin, and more broadly what it’s like to do science at sea. Read More →