Undergraduate Student Experiences

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
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