Hosted by Oregon Sea Grant, this webinar is for students in grades 6-12 who want to explore careers in marine science.

Kristin Beem, a marine technician at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, talks about her work supporting scientists at sea. She spends about 120 days a year on research ships, keeping internet connections running, working on computers, operating sonars, troubleshooting problems with sensors, and deploying scientific equipment. Kristin graduated from OSU in 2014 with a bachelor's in biology. She previously worked at Crater Lake National Park and at the National Park of American Samoa.

Amanda Gladics, a faculty member in the College of Agricultural Sciences at OSU, talks about her job as a fisheries specialist with Oregon Sea Grant and the OSU Extension Service. She helps Oregon fishermen find local buyers for their catch, and she works with them to prevent whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear. Previously, Amanda worked on a project to reintroduce falcons to west Texas, and she held an AmeriCorps position with the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. As a graduate student at OSU, she researched seabirds. After graduate school, she studied seabirds on an island in Alaska and albatrosses on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

Tracy Crews, who manages Oregon Sea Grant's marine education program, serves as a moderator on this webinar, which was recorded on April 15, 2020.

Authors: 
Kristin Beem and Amanda Gladics
Product Number: 
ORESU-20-W-001
Year of Publication: 
2020
Length: 
45:01