UTIG scientists lead scientific cruises all over the world. They often take students along to help with the work load. Some students use the data collected on the cruise in their theses.
In the summer of 1999, UTIG had two cruises out into the Gulf of Mexico. The dual purposes of the cruises were: (1) to test a prototype BBOBS (broadband ocean-bottom seismograph) we are developing at UTIG and (2) to give students an opportunity to have shipboard experience in marine geophysical research. The Chief Scientist's reports for R/V Longhorn Cruise No. 736 (July 14-16) and Cruise No. 741 (Aug. 11-13) are on-line. Several of the students who went on the cruises also wrote up short reports of their experiences.
For an additional student's perspective, check out Amanda McCutcheon's cruise reports from the Nankai Cruise.
Principal Investigators: Y. Nakamura and J. Pulliam
Funding agency: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board