Longitude Sound Bytes

A conversation with Linda Welzenbach Fries, a geologist who served as public outreach coordinator and sediment processor for the THOR (Thwaites Glacier Offshore Research) team on the first ITGC science cruise aboard the RV/IB Nathaniel B. Palmer. In this episode, Louis Noel a graduate student from Rice University, speaks to her about the daily scientific activities on the research vessel and her contributions in different roles. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our focus on scientific explorations in harsh environments, we bring conversations that shed light on fascinating projects that help us understand our planet and make life on earth better. In our Antarctica Expeditions series, episodes 111 through 114, you will hear from scientists and curators about the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites program and a ship-based expedition for seafloor sampling at the Thwaites Glacier. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, enabling cross-generational conversations that bring scientific endeavors to broad audiences. College students are engaged in leading informational interviews and presenting highlights in our episodes. If you would be interested to sponsor our programming, please write to us at podcast@longitude.site.We hope you enjoy our episodes and share them with friends who may enjoy as well.Support the show

A conversation with Dr. Cari Corrigan, a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. In this episode, Elizabeth Fessler from Rice University speaks with her about the role of the Smithsonian in curating meteorites and making them available to scientists worldwide for research. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our focus on scientific explorations in harsh environments, we bring conversations that shed light on fascinating projects that help us understand our planet and make life on earth better. In our Antarctica Expeditions series, episodes 111 through 114, you will hear from scientists and curators about the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites program and a ship-based expedition for seafloor sampling at the Thwaites Glacier. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, enabling cross-generational conversations that bring scientific endeavors to broad audiences. College students are engaged in leading informational interviews and presenting highlights in our episodes. If you would be interested to sponsor our programming, please write to us at podcast@longitude.site.We hope you enjoy our episodes and share them with friends who may enjoy as well.Support the show

A conversation with Dr. Ralph Harvey who has been leading the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program since the 1990s. ANSMET is a three-agency program with NASA, Smithsonian, and the National Science Foundation, enabling search for meteorites, facilitating curation and then making them available for scientists worldwide. In this episode, Emory Mckenzie a graduate student from Rice University speaks with him about how the program developed over time and how one can apply to be a volunteer on future expeditions.See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our focus on scientific explorations in harsh environments, we bring conversations that shed light on fascinating projects that help us understand our planet and make life on earth better. In our Antarctica Expeditions series, episodes 111 through 114, you will hear from scientists and curators about the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites program and a ship-based expedition for seafloor sampling at the Thwaites Glacier. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, enabling cross-generational conversations that bring scientific endeavors to broad audiences. College students are engaged in leading informational interviews and presenting highlights in our episodes. If you would be interested to sponsor our programming, please write to us at podcast@longitude.site.We hope you enjoy our episodes and share them with friends who may enjoy as well.Support the show

A conversation with Linda Welzenbach Fries, a science writer at Rice University who has been part of several expeditions in Antarctica. In this episode, Laurel Chen, a graduate student from Rice University speaks to her about the path that led Linda to these expeditions and what it takes to survive in the harsh environment.See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our focus on scientific explorations in harsh environments, we bring conversations that shed light on fascinating projects that help us understand our planet and make life on earth better. In our Antarctica Expeditions series, episodes 111 through 114, you will hear from scientists and curators about the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites program and a ship-based expedition for seafloor sampling at the Thwaites Glacier. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, enabling cross-generational conversations that bring scientific endeavors to broad audiences. College students are engaged in leading informational interviews and presenting highlights in our episodes. If you would be interested to sponsor our programming, please write to us at podcast@longitude.site.We hope you enjoy our episodes and share them with friends who may enjoy as well.Support the show

"When we study sound, we're looking at the frequency or the pitch of the sound, and then also the intensity. I'm focused exclusively on low frequencies, really low pitch sounds that can travel quite a distance in the ocean."A conversation with Samara Haver (Postdoctoral Scholar at Oregon State University) about the role of acoustics research in developing technologies for ocean life conservation. Presented by Longitude fellow Tony Zhou.See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with scientists and the members of NOAA’s soundscape monitoring project at the U.S. Marine Sanctuaries. What are they hearing underwater? What are they measuring? Who are they? And What are we learning? Tune into Longitude Sound Bytes episodes 105-110 for our conversations and explore the ocean sounds in the SanctSound Data Portal at https://sanctsound.ioos.us.This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading informational interviews and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal at Longitude.site/support or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

"In order to understand life in the ocean, we need to understand not just the forms of life, but also their environment, their very dynamic environment."A conversation with John Ryan (Sr Research Specialist at MBARI) about the nature of underwater sounds. Presented by Longitude fellow Melisa Acimis. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with scientists and the members of NOAA’s soundscape monitoring project at the U.S. Marine Sanctuaries. What are they hearing underwater? What are they measuring? Who are they? And What are we learning? Tune into Longitude Sound Bytes episodes 105-110 for our conversations and explore the ocean sounds in the SanctSound Data Portal at https://sanctsound.ioos.us.This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading informational interviews and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal at Longitude.site/support or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

"We are focused on understanding and characterizing the soundscapes."A conversation with Eden Zang (Research Specialist at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary) about the processes for collecting and analyzing sound data to develop baseline understandings. Presented by Longitude fellow Jacqueline Buskop. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with scientists and the members of NOAA’s soundscape monitoring project at the U.S. Marine Sanctuaries. What are they hearing underwater? What are they measuring? Who are they? And What are we learning? Tune into Longitude Sound Bytes episodes 105-110 for our conversations and explore the ocean sounds in the SanctSound Data Portal at https://sanctsound.ioos.us.This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading informational interviews and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal at Longitude.site/support or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

"What makes this project really impactful is, we have open access to our methods and to our results."A conversation with Lindsey Peavey Reeves (West Coast Region Sanctuary Soundscape Monitoring Project Coordinator) about conservation fieldwork and the holistic nature of soundscape monitoring. Presented by Longitude fellow Laurel Chen. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with scientists and the members of NOAA’s soundscape monitoring project at the U.S. Marine Sanctuaries. What are they hearing underwater? What are they measuring? Who are they? And What are we learning? Tune into Longitude Sound Bytes episodes 105-110 for our conversations and explore the ocean sounds in the SanctSound Data Portal at https://sanctsound.ioos.us.This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading informational interviews and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal at Longitude.site/support or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

"Our science plan is to better understand how animals are using sound, because the more we understand all of those uses, the better we can get at what it is animals need us to mitigate or reduce that is harmful."A conversation with Leila Hatch (Research Ecologist at NOAA) on the broader role of NOAA and the origin of the SanctSound project. Presented by Longitude fellow Jesse Annan van der Meulen. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with scientists and the members of NOAA’s soundscape monitoring project at the U.S. Marine Sanctuaries. What are they hearing underwater? What are they measuring? Who are they? And What are we learning? Tune into Longitude Sound Bytes episodes 105-110 for our conversations and explore the ocean sounds in the SanctSound Data Portal at https://sanctsound.ioos.us.This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading informational interviews and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal at Longitude.site/support or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

Longitude fellow Jacqueline Buskop (Rice University) presents an introduction to our series on NOAA's soundscape monitoring at the U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries and shares highlights from the conversations led by Tony Zhou (Yale University), Laurel Chen (Rice University), Jesse Annan van der Meulen (Rice University) and Melisa Acimis (Sabanci University).See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with scientists and the members of NOAA’s soundscape monitoring project at the U.S. Marine Sanctuaries. What are they hearing underwater? What are they measuring? Who are they? And What are we learning? Tune into Longitude Sound Bytes episodes 105-110 for our conversations and explore the ocean sounds in the SanctSound Data Portal at https://sanctsound.ioos.us.This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading informational interviews and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal at Longitude.site/support or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Jon Olansen (Manager of the HALO project) about the Habitation And Logistics Outpost of Gateway. Presented by Longitude fellow Jade McAdams.See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with the members of NASA’s Gateway program. Gateway will be a small international space station that will be in orbit around the moon to support a lunar base and serve as a gateway for explorations beyond it. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Julia Badger (Assistant Manager for the Vehicle Systems Manager) about the process of automation on Gateway. Presented by Longitude fellow Quint Smits.See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with the members of NASA’s Gateway program. Gateway will be a small international space station that will be in orbit around the moon to support a lunar base and serve as a gateway for explorations beyond it. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Sean Fuller (International Partner Manager at NASA) about transition of partnership experiences from Earth’s orbit with ISS to Moon’s orbit with Gateway. Presented by Longitude fellow Tony Zhou.See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with the members of NASA’s Gateway program. Gateway will be a small international space station that will be in orbit around the moon to support a lunar base and serve as a gateway for explorations beyond it. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Emma Lehnhardt (Program Planning and Control Manager at NASA) about the vision for expanding space explorations to the moon and beyond. Presented by Longitude fellow Jaena Kim. See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with the members of NASA’s Gateway program. Gateway will be a small international space station that will be in orbit around the moon to support a lunar base and serve as a gateway for explorations beyond it. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

Longitude fellow Jaena Kim (University of Ottawa) presents an introduction to our series on NASA’s Gateway program and shares highlights from the conversations led by Tony Zhou (Yale University), Jade McAdams (Rice University) and Quint Smits (Tilburg University).See transcript. Visit our series page. As part of our Longitudes of Imagination theme, we are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research in ocean science and space technology. In this series, the fellows share highlights from their conversations with the members of NASA’s Gateway program. Gateway will be a small international space station that will be in orbit around the moon to support a lunar base and serve as a gateway for explorations beyond it. This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations and presenting podcast episodes. If you would like to support/sponsor our programming, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our giving portal or write to us at podcast@longitude.site.If you enjoy our episodes, please share them with your friends and family. Thank you!Support the show

Longitude fellows Tony Zhou and Blake Moya reflect back on the highlights from our Deep Dive with SOI series.See transcript. Visit our series page.Our Deep Dive with SOI series is showcasing conversations with the members of the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI). We are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research that are helping advance the understanding of our oceans! Join us in exploring the synergies that make dream work come to fruition!This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations with professionals and presenting takeaways digitally. You are invited to visit our gift-giving portal and join in supporting our programming.If you enjoy our episodes, we hope you will share them with friends and family to help us grow our listenership. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Jyotika Virmani (Executive Director at SOI) about the Schmidt Ocean Institute, marine life discoveries, and the perseverance necessary for leadership. Presented by Longitude fellow Tony Zhou.See transcript. Visit our series page.Our third series under the Longitudes of Imagination theme is showcasing conversations with Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) members. We are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research that are helping advance the understanding of our oceans! Join us in exploring the synergies that make dream work come to fruition!This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations with professionals and presenting takeaways digitally. You are invited to visit our gift-giving portal and join in supporting our programming.If you enjoy our episodes, we hope you will share them with friends and family to help us grow our listenership. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Corinne Bassin (Data Solutions Architect at SOI) about collection and management of data and the role of creativity in data visualization. Presented by Longitude fellow Blake Moya. See transcript. Visit our series page.Our third series under the Longitudes of Imagination theme is showcasing conversations with Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) members. We are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research that are helping advance the understanding of our oceans! Join us in exploring the synergies that make dream work come to fruition!This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations with professionals and presenting takeaways digitally. You are invited to visit our gift-giving portal and join in supporting our programming.If you enjoy our episodes, we hope you will share them with friends and family to help us grow our listenership. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Errol Campbell (ROV Manager at SOI) about the role of Remote Operated Vehicles in ocean research, teamwork, and the processes that make scientific expeditions a success. Presented by Longitude fellow Chinenye Oguejiofor.See transcript. Visit our series page.Our third series under the Longitudes of Imagination theme is showcasing conversations with Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) members. We are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research that are helping advance the understanding of our oceans! Join us in exploring the synergies that make dream work come to fruition!This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations with professionals and presenting takeaways digitally. You are invited to visit our gift-giving portal and join in supporting our programming.If you enjoy our episodes, we hope you will share them with friends and family to help us grow our listenership. Thank you!Support the show

A conversation with Jason Williams (Lead Mechanical Engineer at SOI) about the process of engineering complex designs for subsea Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and beyond. Presented by Longitude fellow Jade McAdams.See transcript. Visit our series page.Our third series under the Longitudes of Imagination theme is showcasing conversations with Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) members. We are exploring the roles of individuals, technologies and research that are helping advance the understanding of our oceans! Join us in exploring the synergies that make dream work come to fruition!This podcast is a production of Longitude.site, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization that empowers college students and recent graduates with experiences in leading conversations with professionals and presenting takeaways digitally. You are invited to visit our gift-giving portal and join in supporting our programming.If you enjoy our episodes, we hope you will share them with friends and family to help us grow our listenership. Thank you!Support the show