Hello and good morning! I am this year’s long-term internship recipient! I wanted to jump on and introduce myself. Last summer I was honored to complete the MATE short-term internship where I ventured out with WHOI’s ROV JASON team to tackle sample collection/exploration/data acquisition of areas around the Blanco Fracture Zone and Mount Axial from May 23rd through July 5th, 2022.
This year, I will again be setting sail with WHOI onboard the Thompson, off the coast of Newport, Oregon. The first three months-ish (June 29th-Sept 24th) will be at-sea, and then I will travel to the east coast and finish the final three months (Oct 1st- Dec 23rd) at the WHOI facility where I get the opportunity to be apart of the maintenance/rebuild of JASON.
I just graduated with my associate’s degree in the Marine Technology Program at Northwestern Michigan College. I cannot wait to get back out with WHOI and look forward to keeping you all updated on the adventures along the way!