Expedition Team

Juliet Alla

Juliet Alla, 1st Scientist


Juliet's bond to the ocean was forged early, and not necessarily with informed consent, as the youngest in a sailing family. Years as a flashlight holder and dinghy rower gave way to summers spent as a sailing instructor on Cape Cod, but the siren call of the Midwest was hard to resist. Juliet later migrated to Oberlin College in pursuit of a writing degree, only to discover an enduring love of neuroscience. Having learned to embrace her nerdy scientific impulses, Juliet went on to study monkeys at a small island station off of Puerto Rico; some years later, the monkeys have departed the picture but being surrounded by water on all sides stuck. Sailing with SEA, Juliet gets to keep a finger in three of her favorite pots: teaching students, looking at things that go "squish" under the scope, and enjoying the view from the blue back of the world.




funding

Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic Expedition 2010 is funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program. Additional funding provided by Sea Education Association and Henry L. and Grace Doherty Foundation. American Chemistry Council provided support for web-based outreach. Crew gear provided by Patagonia. This expedition is in collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Woods Hole Sea Grant.