Hi everyone! My name is Bailey Armos and I will be the MATE intern onboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer based at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. I am from an island in the Puget Sound north of Seattle and recently received my bachelors degree in Oceanography from the University of Washington. I was part of the Ocean Technology program where I became familiar with ocean sensors and got to build and design my own. I have always enjoyed being on the water and I just got my open water scuba certification.
In October 2019, I had the privilege of being a scientist aboard the R/V Kilo Moana where I fell in love with working on research vessels and decided to pursue a career in marine technology.
Above is me after taking a phytoplankton net tow as part of my senior thesis research off the coast of Mexico in the core of one of the world’s three oxygen deficient zones.
I am very excited to spend 7 weeks on the R/V Atlantic Explorer starting in March and get a break from the constant rain and clouds in the Pacific Northwest. I will be posting weekly blogs about my internship, so please follow along!