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rainbow over an island

Land Ahoy!

Our final day onboard the RV Investigator was our busiest yet. We were up before sunrise on location for our first multicore off Maria Island.

Top layer of silk covered in plankton

CPR deployed

In the wee hours of the morning in the waters off Pt. Hacking the CPR (continuous plankton recorder) was deployed off the stern of the ship.

Annalise Pearson and Christie Evans

Women in science

It is no secret that science is a male dominated field and there is a push in Australia to encourage more women to take a science tertiary study pathway.

Emily Jateff and Christie Evans

Researcher Profile: Emily Jateff

Emily Jateff is the curator of ocean science and technology at the Australian National Maritime Museum. She is aboard the RV Investigator due to her shipwreck expertise and to hear science and maritime stories she can share at the museum.

Christie Evans and Craig Woodward on board RV Investigator

Researcher Profile: Craig Woodward

Craig Woodward is a research scientist specialising in paleoecology. In particular he examines mud samples from both lake and ocean to archive environmental change. He is aboard the RV Investigator due to his sediment coring experience.

Christie Evans

Introducing our Educator on Board – Christie Evans

I am a 6/7 teacher and the STEM coordinator at Seaview Downs Primary in South Australia.