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A whole new slant on turning the tap for freshwater

In a country like Australia, we are cognisant of the need for water and how difficult it is to find in places like the desert.

Profile: Cassie Rowse

Meet Cassie Rowse, she is the Chief Steward aboard RV Investigator and has worked on the ship since her maiden voyage.

Sound velocity wet test to determine ocean temperature

Every four hours the hydrographers aboard Investigator stop the ship along one of the transect lines to undertake a ‘Sound Velocity Wet Test’ (SVT) to determine ocean temperature.

Science is all around us

Whilst on the ‘Monkey Bridge’ Observation Deck 7, today we captured a ‘Sun Dog’, the small rainbow patch amongst the clouds.

Accurately identifying species

Working on the ‘Monkey Bridge’, Observation Deck 7, Dr Ben Arthur (MNF) and Dr Eric Woehler (Uni Tas) discuss a small flock of shearwaters, captured within the 300m recording zone on one side of the vessel.

Day 2: Welcome to Bass Strait

The development of complex scientific models, in this case, the collection of accurate oceanographic and meteorological data, from multi-beam sonar was gathered to produce high resolution nautical charts (maps) of the ocean floor, requiring collaboration from many sources and across many disciplines.

Introducing our Educator on Board – Simone Burzacott-Gorman

I have the privilege of engendering a love of Science in girls attending Wilderness School, Adelaide, South Australia, teaching Year 7-10 Science and 11 - 12 Biology.