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Students apply the knowledge they get from their Oceanography courses in a wide variety of research and experiential learning settings.  Explore related stories below to sample this range of experiences.

Student Interviews

Lauren Brandcamp, Oceanography alum interview

Frances Eshom-Arzadon, Historic Seaports of Western Europe

Terrence Leach, Evolutionary Relationships of Pseudonitzschia

Katie Bigham, Biologic Community at Southern Hydrate Ridge

Katrina Radach, West Coast Ocean Acidification Project

Florence van Tulder, Alumni interview

Jasper Boas, Alumni interview

Articles by Students

Student Cruise 2017, by Yashwant Meghare, Austin Tugade and Kevin Pszczola

A Reflection of Eris by Juliana Pesavento

The Journey to the Ocean by Teos Bisbee

Mud, Mangroves and Sea Level Rise by Rebekka Masoner-Gould

PolarTrec Reflections by George Roth

Depth Magazine

Articles about Students

Spring@Sea 2018, Ocean website article with link to cruise blog

UW Oceanography senior finds plastic microfibers are common on Puget Sound Beaches by Hannah Hickey

UW Students Help Install Cabled Deep-Sea Observatory by Hannah Hickey

Ocean Technology Course Ends with a Splash by Hannah Hickey

Undergraduates Use SONAR to Uncover Lake Union Shipwrecks by Hannah Hickey

Meet Lauren Brandkamp, Oceanography alum from the College of the Environment Insider Newsletter

Oceanography Undergrads Blog from Vancouver Island by Hannah Hickey

Seeing the Light at the Elwha Delta by Emily Eidam, Andrea Ogston and Ian Miller

UW Undergraduates Embark on Three-week Research Cruise off Japan by Hannah Hickey

UW Undergraduates Scrutinize Glacier Bay by Sandra Hines

A Senior Thesis at Sea: Oceanography Students do Research on Galapagos Islands by Sandra Hines

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Student Cruise 2017

It was my first time on a research cruise and I was eagerly looking forward to all the science that was about to take place for the next few days.

Bachelor Degrees in Oceanography

Degree requirements for Bachelor Degrees in Oceanography

Oceanography Senior Thesis

Oceanography Senior Thesis Sequence

VISIONS'15 Student Cruise

Each year, as many as 45 students work and study alongside UW researchers and crew to learn all aspects of seagoing research, ship ops, and life aboard a research vessel.

How to Float an ROV, Sink a Junction Box and Visit an Underwater Volcano in 10 Short Months

The chronicles of a mechanical engineering student discovering the wonderful world of making stuff and throwing it off boats - in the name of Science, of course!

UWROV: Exploring the Arctic Challenge

UWROV is a team of undergraduate students who specialize in the design, construction, and operation of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

Ocean 180 Video Challenge

Two of our undergraduates, Jesse Turner and Katie Bigham, are finalists in the 2015 OCEAN 180 Video Challenge

Unlocking Secrets of the Ocean

UW new web site put the spotlight on the oceanography students working aboard the Thomas G. Thompson, during an 83-day expedition.

UW Students in Subsea Observatory Setup

UW students work aboard the UW’s large research vessel, the Thomas G. Thompson.

Unique Lab Class

A group of Washington state students spent their spring looking at the effects of the largest dam-removal project in history, now underway on the Olympic Peninsula.

From Mayhem to Knowledge, the Creation of the ERIS Observatory

ERIS Observatory is a student designed and run cabled observatory in Portage Bay. The observatory works to give students experience designing and building sensors that answer an anthropogenic question about the aquatic environment.

Ocean Technology Course Ends with a Splash

Undergraduate Oceanography students design and build their own underwater sensors

Senior Research Cruise 2013-14: Tahiti to Samoa

Join the students as they explore these southern waters and conduct the "at-sea" component of their senior research projects.

UW Seagoing Research and Discovery Course

Learning ocean science and technology through full immersion in a research expedition

Students Design Underwater Robot

Equipped with three video cameras and a pneumatically powered gripper that can grasp items underwater, the robot is the size of a large microwave oven.

Florence van Tulder, Student Researcher

Florence van Tulder’s undergraduate experience in Oceanography featured unique opportunities to engage in undergraduate research, lots of time on the water and a healthy dose of adventure.

Jasper Boas - Alumni Spotlight

It actually might seem kind of weird how I ended up at UW, but to be perfectly honest, I’m a huge college sports fanatic, and I just loved the thought of rooting on the DAWGS as a UW student

Fran Janny - Student Spotlight

Why did you choose to become an Oceanography major? I enjoyed how interdisciplinary the major was, in which the chemi

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