On Sept. 14th, 21 TAS alumni joined a private live Ship-To-Shore interaction with the team from the E/V Nautilus. In September 2023, the E/V Nautilus explored unseen deep-sea habitats with ROV and seafloor mapping operations in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine… [Read more]
by Laura Guertin (TAS, 2014 & 2023) We are surrounded with Earth Science data, some right before our very eyes. In fact, we are able to observe and collect data from our atmosphere easily and without any scientific… [Read more]
By Andrea Schmuttermair, TASAA ROV Education Coordinator The thing I love most about the Teacher at Sea Alumni Association (TASAA) is the people, the amazing network of educators who all have one thing in common-we are explorers. Each one… [Read more]
By Jenny Goldner, TAS 2011 It seems like it was just yesterday, but it was three years ago. I had just fixed myself dinner and sat down to watch a little TV before bed. I heard an announcement come… [Read more]
Enjoy the holidays with some winter weaving! The NOAA Teacher at Sea Alumni Association got together “virtually” last week to create wreaths from old crabbing lines as part of TASAA NOAA Fellow Denise Harrington’s focus on marine debris. As… [Read more]
By Denise Harrington, TASAA NOAA Fellow Spending time in the great outdoors was a cornerstone of my childhood. Many family vacations were enjoyed in the woods and I went on 50- and 70-mile hikes with the Boy Scouts and Girl… [Read more]
By Andrea Schmuttermair, TASAA ROV Education Coordinator Some might say exploration is in my blood. My grandparents immigrated to the US from Germany over 50 years ago, and instilled in me a sense of adventure. From exploring nature and the… [Read more]
By Andrea Schmuttermair, TASAA ROV Education Coordinator Who doesn’t love a good story, especially one about adventure and the unknown? This is a story, a story of adventure, of the unknown. A story with unexpected twists and turns, one that has… [Read more]
