In June 2014, I departed South Texas for my 3rd field season in arctic Alaska. I was extremely excited to participate in my first research cruise! I spent 10 days aboard the R/V Norseman II as part of the Benthic Research Team (aka we played in a lot of mud). We collected >1000 infauna and epifauna invertebrates for stable isotope analysis. I never got tired of seeing ice bergs.
I also returned to Kaktovik on Barter Island collect more stable isotope samples for my masters thesis and to Direct the Kaktovik Oceanography Program for my 2nd year.
Enjoy the photos!
Norseman II Research Cruise in the Beaufort Sea – 2014
The Dunton Lab celebrating American’s Best Idea 
Chocolate is a mission critical supply for the Dunton Lab 
Filtering Station 
Sediment Sampling Kit 
Benthic critter sotope samples waiting to be identified 
Bivalves 
CTD 
Water collection 
Picking critters from the sediment grab sample 
Filtering water samples for chl a and isotope analysis 
Sea cucumber 
Baby octopus 
It takes a village to organize my isotope samples! 
Weather delayed… seeking shelter in the lee side of Cross Island 
No board games no problem, I’ll make one! 
KAKTOVIK OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM 2014
Class picture 
Learning to pull a seine net 
Data Sonde lesson 
Sculpin! 
Nanook foot prints 
Tour of the R/V Proteus 
Waldo Arms hotel 
Hike along the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline
Carolynn Harris 