UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MATE FLOATS! SUMMER WORKSHOP

Date: August 5-9, 2024

Location: Seattle, Washington 

Description: The National Center for Autonomous Technologies and its maritime partners are offering a Marine Technology Summer Workshop experience for undergraduate and high school students. This 5-day workshop is being hosted at the University of Washington (UW) and will focus on Global Ocean Biogeochemical (GO-BGC) float technology.

MATE FLOATS! - Marine Technology Workshop is taught by UW School of Oceanography Float Engineer Rick Rupan with assistance from UW undergraduate students. During this workshop, students will have the opportunity to sail on board the UW R/V Rachel Carson. A detailed workshop schedule with activities and learning objectives will be provided later this spring.

There will be minimal costs to the participants. Student travel, housing on the UW campus, and most meals are being covered by NCAT. Ship time on board the R/V Rachel Carson is being covered by the GO-BGC project.

Scholarships: To apply for a scholarship to attend this workshop, visit ncatech.org/mate-floats. 

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