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A smiling woman with long dark hair, a NOAA Teacher at Sea, wears a navy "E/V Nautilus Ocean Exploration Trust" t-shirt and stands in front of a sunny ocean view with blue sky, waves, and rocky shore.

TAS Alum Ashley Cosme Selected to Explore the Pacific Aboard E/V Nautilus

27 May, 2026

We are thrilled to share that Ashley Cosme (TAS, 2018) has been selected as a 2026 Science Communication Fellow with Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) and will sail this summer aboard the E/V Nautilus as… [Read more]

A man smiles and raises his arms in victory while holding a large $50,000 STEAM Educator Award check from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools outside Friday Harbor High School, next to a blue vehicle.

NOAA Teacher at Sea Alumnus Sam Garson Wins $50,000 Teaching Prize!

25 Mar, 2026

We are thrilled to celebrate alum Sam Garson (TAS, 2024), a science and industrial technology teacher at Friday Harbor High School in Washington State, for being named a winner of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for… [Read more]

A woman with curly hair wearing a maroon sweater stands indoors, smiling, and holding a framed award that reads "Rhode Island STEAM Center High School STEAM Educator Award 2025."

Tiffany Risch Receives 2025 Rhode Island STEAM Educator Award

23 Jan, 2026

Tiffany Risch, who sailed aboard the NOAA Ship Delaware II in 2008, has been named a 2025 Rhode Island STEAM Educator Award recipient. The award recognizes one outstanding educator at the elementary (K–5), middle (6–8),… [Read more]

Christopher Monsour Awarded 2026 Ohio Teacher of the Year

15 Oct, 2025

Christopher Monsour, who sailed around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands on the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette in 2007, was just named 2026 Ohio Teacher of the Year! Currently a high school science teacher at Columbian High… [Read more]