Hi! My name is Haley and I’m going to be graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara in June. I am studying mechanical engineering and am interested in developing underwater vehicles and oceanographic instruments.
I am flying into Oregon on Monday to meet up with WHOI’s Sentry Team and board the R/V Atlantis. We will be at sea from Wednesday the 23rd until September 17th supporting research on the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents. We will first collect CTD profiles directly over the two sites to calculate the heat output at each vent and to collect plume samples. Once that data has been recorded, we will deploy AUV Sentry to survey the area around the sites.
I have gained some experience with this equipment working with the Coastal Oceanography and Autonomous Systems Lab at my school. Our most recent project culminated in a trip to Maryland to conduct field work with our AUV on the Chesapeake Bay. This was my first experience working on a research vessel and I loved every minute of it, but we were only at sea during the day so my trip with the Sentry Team will be my first time living aboard one. I’ll attach some pictures from that trip!
