Hello!
My name is Marisol Figueroa, but everyone calls me Mari! I am currently a graduate student in the physical oceanography lab at Moss Landing Marine Labs in Moss Landing, CA. I study internal waves, wind, and biogeochemistry in the nearshore at the mouth of the Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon. I am going to graduate/defend in Fall 2023 and am looking forward to going on this cruise and starting the next part of my scientific journey.
I have been given the opportunity to join the R/V Sikuliaq research cruise to the Arctic with the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and I am beyond excited. I am using this internship as a launching point to get more into the fields of marine technology and ocean engineering as I want to continue in this field as a future career.