by Dr. Kara Lavender Law | Jan 19, 2017 | Q&A - DrKaraLavenderLaw, Q&A-Expert-wk11
I was a math major in college, and those skills were certainly necessary to study ocean physics as a graduate student. Studying plastic pollution in the ocean uses those math skills as well, but I also rely on reading and talking to people outside of my immediate area...
by Rich du Moulin | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - Rich du Moulin, Q&A-Expert-wk11
Good question David. My profession is operating ships like tankers and bulk carriers. Like Rich Wilson, I grew up sailing and watching ships go steaming by. However I never expected to be in the business. My favorite subjects at school were history and math. In...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Abril: For this trip, I will remember most the camaraderie that developed between the group of boats in the Southern Ocean, in particular with Alan Roura, and with Eric Bellion, plus I had nice emails with Enda, Roman, Fabrice, and Arnaud. And also, I will...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Arda: The weather forecasts cannot forecast individual gusts, but they can forecast if an area, such as a front, where the wind will change direction rapidly, will have gusts, and they can suggest how strong the gusts might be, above the forecast average wind...
by Capt. Murray Lister | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - CaptMurrayLister, Q&A-Expert-wk11
School, to me, was something that had to be tolerated, day by day. Commencing High School, having just turned 12, and leaving just three years later, meant that education was seriously lacking when at age 15, I joined the Royal New Zealand Navy as a Boy Seaman....
by Rich Wilson | Jan 15, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Irapuato students: One tradition is to put a coin under the mast for good luck. I put five, in front of the mast! The first, leading the way, is the Sacagawea silver dollar. Sacagawea was the Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the...