Join SEA Visiting Associate Professor of Maritime History and Literature Richard King for a free online discussion on Zoom hosted by the University of Washington Bookstore on Tuesday, March 2nd, at 6 pm PST. Dr. King, the author of the Ahab’s Rolling Sea,  will talk about the natural history of Moby-Dick and our shifting perception of the ocean as well as his time sailing to the Phoenix Islands with SEA Semester class S-274.

SEA Professor of Oceanography Jan Witting is the co-author of a research article, “Historical Trends of Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Distribution in the Phoenix Archipeligo,” published January 12th in Frontiers in Marine Science.

Do you have questions about SEA Semester? Join us during one of our upcoming virtual information sessions.

SEA Semester alumnus Bryant Jew, C-276, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Armin E. Elsaesser III Fellowship Award.

Later this year, SEA Semester students will begin beta testing new advanced technology to measure microplastics in the ocean, thanks to a partnership with an innovative company co-founded by a SEA Semester alumnus.

During a recent watch meeting, Olivia, our assistant scientist, thoughtfully said, “Mama C can either rock you to sleep or throw you out of your bunk.”

Our first morning anchored at the Dry Tortugas has been very busy.

Since getting on the ship, I have kept a running list of every single song I have had stuck in my head.

The last almost-month on the Cramer has definitely been one for the books.

This week has been literally filled with light: falling stars, lightning, bioluminescence, and the steadily increasing illumination of the menorah.