Student Experiences - COMIT

Setting Sail into the World of Ocean Mapping and Hydrography

by Grace Humphrey | Jul 7, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Grace Humphrey (Intern and Undergraduate Student) Hi everyone! My name is Grace Humphrey and I am an Undergraduate student at the University of South Florida (USF). I also work as an intern at USF College of Marine Science’s Ocean Circulation Lab (OCL)....

Charting off Charleston: Contributing to NOAA Marine Mapping on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

by Mark Mussett | Jul 5, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Mark Mussett (MS Student) Despite a delay in the cruise schedule owing to an active start to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, I joined a troupe of fellow scientists and students from the CMS community to make the journey from St. Petersburg to...

A look into the Hydrographic Community Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

by Samantha D'Angelo | Jun 28, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Samantha D’Angelo (Undergraduate Intern & USF Student) Hello all! When presented with the opportunity to engage in an oceanic expedition full of hydrographic mapping I could hardly contain my excitement. How often do you get to experience...

Worlds Collide: Biology meets Hydrography

by Marty Sims | Jun 21, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Marty Sims (MS Student) At the end of my first year as a master’s student, I was immediately met with a wonderful opportunity to join my first-ever research cruise and sail aboard NOAA’s Nancy Foster. Alongside fellow classmates and colleagues at USF, as...

Uncharted Waters: A Biologist’s Dive into Hydrography Aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

by Kennedy Quillen | Jun 20, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Kennedy Quillen (PhD Student) Hey there, fellow ocean enthusiasts! If you’re anything like me, you leap at the chance to escape the confines of the office and embark on an oceanic adventure – the mere thought of setting foot on a boat fills you with...

A Dive into the Tech Support Department

by Margaret Hanley | Jun 15, 2023 | News, Student Experiences, Summer 2023 Blog Series

Written by: Margaret Hanley (M.S. Student) Hello there! I’m Margaret, and I am excited to write my first blog post for COMIT. I recently sailed aboard the NOAA ship Nancy Foster, collecting multibeam bathymetry (seafloor depth) data on the Blake Plateau. The...