Cruise Opportunities

UNOLS has 21 research vessels that operate in the coastal waters of the United States, the Great Lakes, and the World's oceans. These vessels range from 66 to 279 feet. Each year a portion of our cruises have available space for science and education opportunities. A list of available cruises aboard these vessels will be maintained on the UNOLS website. Opportunities are based on the amount of space available on individual vessels and the willingness of the Chief Scientist to have extra personnel participate in the cruise. The Chief Scientist might also require that individuals serve as "Watchstanders" (see next paragraph).

Interested in participating in an oceanographic cruise? Individuals are often recruited to help stand watch and collect data. Additionally, berths are sometimes available and can accommodate ancillary science, education, and outreach activities. The Chief Scientist might sometimes ask the individual(s) associated with these ancillary activities, to assist in the cruise by also standing watch. Any cruise responsibilities and expectations should be clearly articulated and agree upon between the Chief Scientist and individual(s) occupying the available berth(s) prior to the cruise.

A list of cruise opportunities is provided below. If you are interested in participating in any of these cruises, arrangements should be made with the Point of Contact listed for the cruise.

Contact the UNOLS Office for the names and contact information for the individuals listed below who are interested in opportunities aboard UNOLS vessels <office (at) unols dot org>

#	Gender	Affiliation	Dates Available	Current Position	Areas of Interest	Previous R/V Experience?	< 18?	Passport?	Citizen?	Highest Degree Earned?	Medical Insurance?
7	female	Tufts U	06/15/2009 to 08/01/2011	Undergrad student	Marine ecosystems, conservation, sustainable use, marine mammals, fish	no	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
13	-	SEA	01/10/2009 to 01/01/2020	deckhand aboard SSV Corwith Cramer	I am interested in assisting scientists conducting research in a variety of fields: physical oceanography, geological oceanography, sediment slope stability, marine biology (organismal), and I am open to any other oceanographic research.	yes	no	yes	Bulgaria	Bachelor	Yes
34	female	UC Santa Cruz	08/15/2009 to 12/31/2010	wildlife biologist	include but are not limited to: phyto/zooplankton, current ecology, ocean acidification	yes	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
71	Male	Sonoma State University	08/01/2010 to 12/31/2010	Student/ tutor	geological oceanography, physical oceanography, marine geophysics, marine technology, GIS, computer modeling	no	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
24	female	URI/GSO	11/1/2008 to 5/1/2012	Grad Assistant/Student	My main interest is in chemical oceanography, but I am interested in learning about all aspects of oceanography (geological, biological, physical) and I'm eager and willing to learn. My research focuses on environmental toxicology, namely using passive sa	no	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
11	female	U. Maryland & Max Planck Inst	11/01/2008 to 07/01/2011	PostDoc	Biogeochemistry of sulfide oxidation intermediates in sediments and stratified basins including sulfur isotopes aquatic geochemistry	yes	yes	yes	Israel	PhD	Yes
40	male	Tampa Fire Rescue	11/01/2009 to 11/01/2010	PARAMEDIC/FIREFIGHTER	RECOVERY, EXPLORATIONS, AND THE ARTS OF NAVEGATION IN OPEN SEAS.	no	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
25	male	SIO	11/6/2007 to 12/31/2011	PhD student	marine geophysics, esp. bathymetry, gravity, magnetics	yes	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
77	Female	University of Southeastern Philippines		MS Biology Student		no	no	yes	Philippines	Master	no
2	male	URI/GSO	-	masters candidate	Marine geophysics, seismology, geological oceanography	no	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
3	-	Humboldt	-	Marine Naturalist	Marine ecology, biology, biostatistics	yes	no	yes	USA	Bachelor	Yes
14	female	Northeastern U	-	PostDoc	Physical oceanography, acoustical oceanography/underwater acoustics, marine geophysics, marine mammals related cruises	yes	no	yes	Brazil	PhD	Yes
35	couple	Chemeketa CC	-	retired educator and counselor	Marine reserves, climate change, marine biology, all topics of interest to adult basic education	yes	no	yes	USA	Master	Yes
46	-	Conn College	-	Student	Marine Ecology, biology, marine mammal research, coral research, red tide	no	no	yes	USA	High School	Yes
50	male	University of New Hampshire	12/10/2009 to 3/5/2011	PhD Student	I am interested in how climate variability affects ocean-atmosphere gas exchange, nutrient cycling and biological productivity. I am particularly interested in how changes in physical, chemical and biological variables affect the exchange of climatically relevant trace gases between the ocean and the atmosphere.	yes	yes	yes	USA	Master	Yes
53	Female	Southern Oregon University	06/07/2010 to 09/20/2010	Undergraduate Student	Marine biology.	no	no	yes	USA	High School	Yes
54	Female	EMBC Mater Programme	5.02.2010 to 30.09.2013	Master Student	Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals and Cephalopods also Marine Geology, Plate tectonics and GIS usage, but I am open for any other cruise possibilities related to oceanography.	yes	no	yes	Poland	Bachelor	yes
56	Male	University of New Hampshire	02/28/2010 to 02/28/2011	Laboratory / Research Technician	I am a recent graduate with a bachelors degree in Earth Sciences: Oceanography, from The University of New Hampshire, college of Engineering and Physical Sciences. I am interested in chemical, and biological oceanography, both of which I studied as an undergrad. Specifically I am interested in research focused on marine microbiology, biogeochemistry, and paleoceanography.'	yes	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
57	Male	Clark University	05/31/2010 to	Student	Physiological ecology of marine algae, marine biogeochemistry	no	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
60	Female	California State University, Long Beach	09/01/2010 to 05/01/2011	Student-Teaching Associate-Lab Assistant	My field of study is marine geochemistry, paleoclimatology and paleoceanography. Any physical and chemical oceanography-related cruise. I am also highly interested in gaining experience for becoming a marine technician and participating in marine equipment and instrument operations.	yes	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
62	Male	Ghent University, Belgium	10/10/2010 to 07/01/2011	Master student	marine foodwebs: from phytoplankton to marine mammals; biological oceanography	yes	no	yes	Belgium	Master	yes
65	Male	EGS Survey Pvt Ltd INDIA	11/01/2010 to 02/02/2011	Oceanographer	Oceanographic and Meteorological data acquisition, interpretation and reporting to clients specifications. '	yes	no	yes	India	Master	no
78	Male	Florida Institute of Technology	09/01/2010 to 09/01/2011	Recent Graduate, B.S. Oceanography	I am interested in nearly every aspect of oceanographic and marine study. I do however prefer to work more with physical and chemical ocean processes and the related technical aspects of oceanography. My passion has always been anything and everything marine, so whether it floats, sinks, or moves within the water column I want to be as "hands on" as possible. I gained my Bachelors of Science in oceanography from the Florida Institute of Technology, and while doing so I focused primarily on oceanic and coastal processes, satellite and remote sensing/GIS, and marine environmental conditions/fate and effects and atmospheric/meteorological conditions.	yes	no	yes		Bachelor	yes
67	Male	University of Dhaka	01/01/2011 to 12/12/2011	Student	Geological Oceanography especially in Marine Geophysics.	no	no	yes	Bangladesh	Master	no
70	Male	Golder Associates	4/31/2010 to 8/1/2011	Project Geophysicist	I am a broad-sword geophysicist. I have both field and analytical experience with land (Seismic Reflection/Refraction, MASW, GPR, FDEM, TDEM, and ERI), borehole (Optical and Acoustic Televiewers, Gamma, Pole Elec, Cond, Heat Flow, and Neutron Density) and marine (GPR, sub-bottom, side-scan, and seismic reflection). My main interest lies in the application of marine geophysics to help answer geological oceanagraphic questions. I wish to gain a greater amount of practical marine geophysical experience before entering a PhD program in the fall of 2011.	yes	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
72	Female	Cornell University/Shoals Marine Lab	9/1/2010 to	Teaching Support Specialist	biogeochemistry, picophytoplankton, biogeography, ocean observation, time series, data analysis	yes	no	yes	USA	Master	Yes
73	Female	URI GSO	06/21/2010 to 07/20/2011	Graduate Student	Physical oceanography. Large scale observations and processes, ocean mixing.	no	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
74	Female	Radford University	08/1/2010 to 12/25/2010	Student	Conservation, oceanography, geology, zooology	no	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
75	Male	USCG Auxiliary	06/24/2010 to 12/31/2012	retired scientist	all areas of oceanographic/meteorological research	yes	no	yes	-	Bachelor	yes
79	Male	none	09/03/2010 to on	marine fauna observer	Any kind of marine survey	yes	no	yes	COLOMBIA	Master	yes
76	Female	INVEMAR	10/15/2010 to 06/01/2011	Marine Biologist, Researcher	My interest is focused on knowledge of deep-sea ecosystems, the species that inhabit them, their ecology, and environmental conditions in which these species are developed.	yes	no	yes	Colombia	Master	yes

Start Date	End Date	Ship	Geographical Area	Project/Cruise Title	Brief Description of Responsibilities	Number of Available Berths	Contact Name	Contact E-mail	Contact Phone
9/16/2010	9/18/2010	Pelican	SE Louisiana coast	Causes of Hypoxia on the Louisiana/Texas Continental Shelf	CTD casts, box coring, collection and processing of water and sediment samples, help with on board experiments.	4	Rabalais, Nancy	nrabalais@lumcon.edu	(985)851-2804
10/27/2010	10/28/2010	Pelican	SE Louisiana coast	Causes of Hypoxia on the Louisiana/Texas Continental Shelf	CTD casts, box coring, collection and processing of water and sediment samples, help with on board experiments.	4	Rabalais, Nancy	nrabalais@lumcon.edu	(985)851-2805