Summary
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles and Oregon State University recently formed a partnership that creates the West Coast network for ocean innovation. This collaboration draws on AltaSea’s reputation, community, and location as a center for the blue economy and Oregon State’s internationally respected oceanography and marine science programs. Through this collective effort, high-quality educational content to teach young people about the sea is publicly available at Project Blue. This digital port of resources is designed to inform and inspire with the goal of advancing an emerging blue economy through business innovation and job creation.
PMEC graduate students participated in the Project Blue@Summer program; virtually mentoring high school interns through the process of writing an ocean energy-related research paper. This volunteer effort resulted in valuable connections between the science-inclined students and their marine energy mentors, sparking curiosity and expanding knowledge about how the ocean can help us find solutions to today’s global pressing issues, including climate change.
Science Mentors
Hannah Mankle
Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
My goal was to help in a way that I would want others to help me if I were in a similar situation. I appreciate everyone at AltaSea being so understanding with what the high school interns needed in order to be successful!
Matt Leary
Civil & Construction Engineering
I appreciated this opportunity to connect in a teacher-esque role again. As a PMEC Student Leader, I believe that the greater ocean science community at Oregon State would benefit from getting involved in the future.
Ellie Dunkle
Civil & Construction Engineering
I truly enjoyed working with my AltaSea intern this summer and believe she is off to do wonderful things in the future. I hope PMEC will take part in the years to come!
Austin Berrier
Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
I enjoyed this opportunity to work with my intern and help as much as possible. I would definitely participate again in the AltaSea Summer High School Volunteer Program in the future.
More Information
LA’s AltaSea and Oregon State University Launch West Coast Ocean Innovation Partnership
Summer Volunteer Program – 2020 high school papers
Sponsor
The science mentorships for Project Blue@Summer program (Summer HS Volunteer Program) were facilitated between PMEC and Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS).
