From Kenya I flew straight to snowy Boston, where I switched gears to take a Human Factors in Diving course with Gareth Lock. This course is designed to unlock high performance in teams and I took it with several other dedicated rebreather and technical divers. Throughout the course you learn about why mistakes are made, […]
Category: 2017 Scholar Journey
Dust and Water
February took me to Laikipia, Kenya, where I lived for most of the month at Mpala Research Centre. Mpala is a research base run by Princeton University that sits on a large ranch filled with wildlife, very close to Mount Kenya and the Equator. Researchers come from all over the world to conduct their fieldwork […]
Hello Houston!
After a stay at home over the holidays, I set off for Houston in January to visit with longtime OWUSS regional coordinator Bob Straight and his wife Margie. The Houston area has lots to offer in the diving realm, such as NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, Oceaneering International, Texas A&M at Galveston, and the offices for […]
A Mine Frozen in Time
In November I packed (and bundled) up for Wisconsin…land of delicious cheese curds and bitter cold. Oh, and 100-year-old flooded iron mines. I landed in Madison feeling lucky to have received an invitation from Wisconsin Historical Society underwater archaeologist Tamara Thomsen to help on a very special project. Captain Roberts Mine has an interesting history […]
Science in Shanghai
Way back in 2015 (not actually that long ago, but feels like a lifetime ago after this incredible, crazy year) I was a research intern at Divers Alert Network under the guidance of Dr. Peter Buzzacott and Dr. Petar Denoble. The three of us worked closely for nearly a year researching cave diving fatalities. Upon […]