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 […]
Category: Scholar Journeys
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 […]
3D Modeling in Malta
I escaped the windy and rainy Netherlands to the sunny Mediterranean island of Malta, where I headed to Divewise to meet up with John Kendall, a GUE instructor with a passion for photogrammetry. Photogrammetry is the practice of gathering information about objects using photographs and 3D modeling. I spent the next five days practicing these […]