Sr. Thesis Cruise 2026
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PortTrack / waypoint
Operating area: Western Pacific
Route: Apra (Agana) - Guam → Apra (Agana) - Guam
Mar 22 – Mar 30, 20269 days at seaactual: departed Mar 22, 2026, arrived Mar 30, 2026
Project aboard
In this 3-quarter long series of courses (OCEAN 443, 444 and 445), students are closely mentored by a faculty team to design, execute and communicate an original research project on a topic of their own choosing. This option usually includes senior cruise on our research vessel, R/V Thompson somewhere in the world's ocean. The Bachelor's of Science requires these courses. The Bachelor's of Arts does not.
People aboard
- Robert Kamphaus · Principal investigator
- Ginger Armbrust · Chief scientist
Party size: 34
Estimated vacant berths: 1
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
- Overboarding Cable - Copper Conductor(s)
- Crane
- Stern A-Frame
- Navigation - Heading/Position
- Dynamic Positioning (DP)
- Underway Seawater System
- pCO2
- Meteorological Data
- ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)
- ADCP/UHDAS – range 500-750m (e.g. 75kHz)
- Multibeam - Mid-Water (EM302/304)
Pooled / portable
- CTD
- Gyrocompass
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code TN-450 Sr. Thesis Cr · MFP reference 25/5847 · synced Sep 24, 2026