Posts by abower
Research Expedition Postponed – Now What? R/V Atlantic Explorer to the Rescue!
As I write this post, I’m sitting in my office in Clark Laboratory at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. I’m not supposed to be here! I am supposed to be on…
Read MorePreparing the Deep Floats
By Amy Bower On the upcoming oceanographic expedition on R/V Roger Revelle, we will be releasing nearly 50 deep drifters in the Deep Western Boundary Current that snakes around the…
Read MoreTime to Head Out to Sea Again
By Amy Bower The ocean below the sunlit layer holds many mysteries. It is a deep, dark and cold environment–so incredibly different from the environment in which we humans live.…
Read MoreAdventures of a Blind Woman Navigating the Oceans of STEM Professionals Part 4: Solutions and Giving Back
Here is part 4, the final installment, of the text of a presentation Amy gave at the National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida (#NFB24) on July…
Read MoreAdventures of a Blind Woman Navigating the Oceans of STEM Professionals Part 3: Navigating a Sea of Obstacles
Here is part 3 of the text of a presentation Amy gave at the National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida (#NFB24) on July 6, 2024 As…
Read MoreAdventures of a Blind Woman Navigating the Oceans of STEM Professionals Part 2: What does a physical oceanographer do?
Here is part 2 of the text of a presentation Amy gave at the National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida (#NFB24) on July 6, 2024 So,…
Read MoreAdventures of a Blind Woman Navigating the Oceans of STEM Professionals Part 1: Growing Up
Here is part 1 of the text of a presentation Amy gave at the National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida (#NFB24) on July 6, 2024 These…
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