by Adventure Scientists | Jun 17, 2014 | microplastics, oceans
Jordan Holsinger is our Scientific Manager and also manages the ASC microplastics project. He recently traveled to Monterey, California, to meet the participants of the Great Pacific Race, the first rowing race across the Pacific Ocean, and train them to collect...
by Adventure Scientists | Jun 4, 2014 | microplastics
Team Row the Pacific is made up of Rebecca Berger and Leanne Zrum, the only Canadians in the inaugural Great Pacific Race. Their goal is to raise awareness for Ocean Health Issues and funds for the Canadian environmental organization, The David Suzuki Foundation. They...
by Adventure Scientists | May 22, 2014 | microplastics, sailing
Danica Cowan worked in a cancer research lab at UCLA for two years, obtained an MS in nutrition science from Tufts, and is now on academic leave from pursuing her Registered Dietician certification. She is currently on her second 10-month voyage from Maine to the...
by Adventure Scientists | May 6, 2014 | microplastics, oceans, surfing
From 9 to 5, Kira Watkins is a science educational publishing professional. But in her free time this landlocked surfer, conservationist and sea turtle enthusiast from Austin, Texas travels to find good waves and to volunteer with conservation organizations....
by Adventure Scientists | May 2, 2014 | expeditions, microplastics, oceans
Christian Shaw is a professional kiteboarder and avid waterman from Ithaca, NY. He recently graduated from Cornell University where he studied sustainability and business. While at Cornell he continued to pursue his passion for watersports and founded the...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 7, 2014 | kayaking, mexico, microplastics
Erin Clark found herself in La Paz, Baja California for a month because the Montana-based environmental education non-profit she for which she manages programs has it’s second largest office there (www.ecologyproject.org). She heeded her boss’s...
