S-A-S 2025

Scientist at Sea

To read stories and see photos of our journey, check out the dispatches and our instagram: @eckerdsas

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Dolphins, sunset, ocean...

April crew admiring the dolphins and sunset. This video was taken by SAS student Madelyn K.

and undergrad research experience

May crew prepping the multi-corer while loading gear onto the Weatherbird before their departure.

Tampa Bay research lectures

While we patiently waited for our departure on the magical Weatherbird vessel, we listened to a variety of scientists and organizations who conduct important research in Tampa Bay and the Gulf.

We first learned about the research that our beloved chief scientists, Gregg Brooks, Rebekka Larson, and Patrick Schwing, have conducted in response to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. Later in the semester, we were visited by Tampa Bay Watch, Julie Richey and Caitlin Reynolds with USGS, Matt Garrett with FWRI, Cam Hunt with accessible marine technology, and Dr. Dave Murawski from NOAA and now USF (pictured here).

Scientists at Sea is a two semester course offered at Eckerd College for all undergraduate years. Students take the first class spring semester (activities mentioned above) in preparation to go on a week long research cruise in the Gulf of America. There, they take turns on different tasks, such as CTD deploying and sampling, multi core sediment collection, sediment trap retrieval, water filtration, and many other activities that occur on a research cruise. In the following fall semester, students analyze the data and turn it into a research project. They then present their research posters at an SAS research symposium in November in order to get connected with various community partners for potential future work.

The SAS cohort is taught by Dr. Schwing, Dr. Larson, and Dr. Brooks. This cohort of students is listed below:

Alana Buffardi

Jenna Bulcher

Grady Burling

Helena Duarte

Siri Grace

Nilo Khoury

Yasmin Kirby

Madelyn Krischner

Pixie Parker

Amelia Sabo

Luis Sanchez

Hazel Schaub

Justin Smith

Emma Stokes

Sam Taylor

Kyle Wendland

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