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Participant
Interview:
Kate Grof-Tisza
U.S. Naval Academy
Last night I
had the opportunity to interview Kate Grof-Tisza, a senior interning aboard
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown. Kate will be graduating in May of 2001 from
the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. She will be graduating with
a Bachelor's degree in Honors Oceanography. What are Kate's plans after
graduation? She hopes to become a Naval Aviator, requiring her to remain
in the Navy an additional 9 years.
This cruise marks Kate's
4th trip to sea. Kate has been aboard the John C. Stennis Aircraft Carrier
in Australia as well as DD9-966 Hewitt, from San Diego. Kate says her
favorite part about being at sea is meeting new people and learning about
the new advances in oceanographic research.
Kate chose to participate
in this cruise to help develop her Honors Research project. She will be
attempting to develop a method for early detection of harmful algae plumes.
She is helping the science team from 6:00p.m.until 6:00a.m. Her responsibilities
include plotting points for tows, running the CTD computer and helping
prepare the CTD for deployment.
When not working on deck,
you can often find Kate running on the treadmill, reading a good book,
emailing her family and friends in Pennsylvania or just catching up on
sleep. When on land, Kate enjoys running, kayaking, hiking, water-skiing
and snow skiing. Good luck Kate! Thanks for the interview!
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Kate at the CTD control
center.
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