STUDENT ENGINEERS ADVANCING OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (SEAoTech)
The STUDENT ENGINEERS ADVANCING OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (SEAoTech) project is a collaborative group dedicated to bringing new hands-on STEAM programs to communities in Alaska. The project started in 2019 thanks to support from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The goal is to engage with communities in Homer, Kachemak Bay, and Lower Cook Inlet area of Alaska. The two primary programs in the project are the Educational Passages Miniboat Program, and OpenCTD project. Partners include: Blue World Research Institute, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Blackbeard Biologic, and Educational Passages.
Two miniboats were built and launched by students in Homer, Alaska: APAK and 907 SEAS.
September 2024
The SEAoTech team came together to host an Educator Training Workshop:
During the On-Board Oceanography Program we did during the workshop with Center for Coastal Studies in Kachemak Bay, a Maker Buoy drifter was launched in Kachemak Bay to explore how wind and currents work in and around Cook Inlet, Alaska. Here is the result:
There were two voyages, and a few weeks when the drifter stopped reporting before it made land.
FEBRUARY 2025 UPDATE: CONTRACT TERMINATED
Unfortunately, on February 18, we received notice of “termination for the Government’s convenience” of our SEAoTech project. If you want to support the project to help our students in Alaska continue their work, please DONATE.
