Oceanography

If you want to stay in the sciences and you want to have any control over the work you'll be performing, think about going all the way to a Ph.D.

I am a professor in earth science and ocean engineering and am the director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and codirector of the NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center.

Get some hands-on experience at sea, such as a short internship or semester at sea, if at all possible.

Our planet is becoming more and more interconnected. This interconnectedness is leading to new challenges and opportunities in science.

I am interested in the open ocean and deep sea communities with particular emphasis on invertebrates.

I appreciate the multidisciplinary aspect of habitat mapping, that there are always questions waiting to be answered, and I am always learning!

I became interested in exploring for mineral deposits under the sea, then a largely unexploited resource.

I grew up near the beach and loved to make structures in the sand and see how they would do as the tide rose.

Study physics and don’t be afraid of math; they look scary only because nobody had the chance to show you how much fun they can be.