{"id":417,"date":"2019-11-01T23:15:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T03:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/?page_id=417"},"modified":"2020-08-05T08:29:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:29:37","slug":"junior-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/junior-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"417\" class=\"elementor elementor-417\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afec5a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afec5a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e54c288\" data-id=\"e54c288\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1728dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1728dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUNIOR RESEARCHERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb8d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eb8d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Citizen Science Program<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c30e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71c30e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff131fe\" data-id=\"ff131fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da71fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da71fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students become essential partners through scientific exploration in areas that are deeply meaningful to them and globally relevant. Led by researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School, the University of Georgia and Raytheon, they capture, analyze, and share data that is vital to the progress of active research programs.<\/p>\n<p>Students (grades 8 and up) prepare and participate in field-based research and lab experiments in CA, MA, and RI. Guided by data protocols on the Scoutlier digital platform and coached by researchers, they collect, share and analyze data that contributes to the understanding of coastal change, natural resource management, and coastal security, by advancing our understanding of underlying physical processes, testing of new technologies, and supporting the training of deep neural networks that improve machine learning and automation necessary to innovate in these fields.<\/p>\n<p>This program has been completed but the learning materials and results can be viewed below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf86d93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf86d93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e54def\" data-id=\"1e54def\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9ea6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc9ea6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE PROGRAM<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2c7ec1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2c7ec1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fccb7d4\" data-id=\"fccb7d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3274ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3274ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/I7mkECYZA04&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89068ba\" data-id=\"89068ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3085971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3085971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The Changing Beaches Research Challenge launched in 2018. Hundreds of students have taken part. The data gathered is showing how the distribution of sediments on the beach is changing, and how Artificial Intelligence can quickly identify coastal change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Now we aim to collect new observations and to focus on key scientific issues that help us understand coastal change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">These issues are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">rising sea levels and more frequent storms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">extreme weather events on barrier beach systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">rapid identification of coastal changes with Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">endangered species habitat restoration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1117bc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1117bc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1669986\" data-id=\"1669986\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8212cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8212cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The focus of studies is on Carmel River State Beach. The Carmel estuary becomes a closed seasonal lagoon in the dry season, generated by the formation of a large permeable sandbar at the beach. The lagoon breaches in response to winter storms or human intervention, cycling back to a true estuary.\u00a0 The river breached to the ocean on December 3, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">GPS surveys of the beach topography and lagoon bathymetry will be collected, in conjunction with aerial surveys. Want a deeper dive into AI and machine learning, check out: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aircAruvnKk\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a neural network?<\/a>\u00a0(opens video in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The river will be frequently monitored to catch the breach event and catalog morphological changes. Each survey will generate a digital elevation model \u2013 a 3D representation of the area to quantify these changes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a34196 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a34196\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad026d3\" data-id=\"ad026d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bab77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bab77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO TAKE PART<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9432f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9432f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-736a550\" data-id=\"736a550\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2df06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e2df06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/student.scoutlier.com\/code?assignmentCode=5TYYOA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Launch Prep Activity<\/a> on the Scoutlier platform &amp; complete your preparation activity:<\/p>\n<p>Visit the beach and survey the waterlines with GPS from the lagoon to the sea.<br \/>Identify key sample locations for collecting sediment, then take a photo of your samples and label for the NPS lab to analyze.<br \/>At the lagoon, thoroughly explore the water quality and chemistry. Record the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/special-topic\/water-science-school\/science\/saline-water-and-salinity?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">salinity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/special-topic\/water-science-school\/science\/ph-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pH<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/special-topic\/water-science-school\/science\/dissolved-oxygen-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dissolved oxygen<\/a>\u00a0content, and photograph the breach of the sand dune.<br \/>Submit your results and photos using our <a href=\"https:\/\/student.scoutlier.com\/code?assignmentCode=QGXJ98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fieldwork assignment<\/a>. Tablets and instruments will be provided.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0135b36\" data-id=\"0135b36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d6003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c0d6003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe lazyload\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/294503085?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c92807 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c92807\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-204bc63\" data-id=\"204bc63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4027f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4027f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STAYING SAFE ON THE SEASHORE<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee28c48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee28c48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b87c8e\" data-id=\"7b87c8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eae88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89eae88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MonasterySign.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MonasterySign.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MonasterySign-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MonasterySign-768x653.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b05e724\" data-id=\"b05e724\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e040d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e040d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The ocean at Monastery Beach is not safe for swimming or wading.\u00a0 The lagoon is ideal for wading during the dry season, but extreme caution should be exercised in the winter when the river breaches to the sea. Currents and surf can be extreme. <\/span><b>Be sure to stay away from the unstable edges of the sandbanks near fast-moving currents during breach time.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Stay in a group, so you have help if something goes wrong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Don\u2019t do the survey in bad weather. Stormy or windy weather can make the seashore dangerous, with large, powerful waves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Dress appropriately for the temperature and weather.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0957908 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0957908\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07650b6\" data-id=\"07650b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37963b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d37963b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Team<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472e8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472e8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/maraorescanin.wixsite.com\/research\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Professor Mara Orescanin<\/a>, Naval Postgraduate School<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Camarato,\u00a0Technical Trainer<\/li>\n<li>Claire Pontbriand, Director of Aecern<\/li>\n<li>You!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b390671\" data-id=\"b390671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08aa679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08aa679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aecern.com\/pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mara.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1200 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Mara\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 209px; 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After breaching, lagoon water level fluctuates with tides at 30-60cm, making steelhead vulnerable to avian predators.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:coblocks\/accordion-item --><!-- wp:coblocks\/accordion-item {\"title\":\"Year 2 (2019 - 2020) program\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Year 2 (2019 &#8211; 2020) program<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to work with these wonderful teachers and their students in our second year:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex Hofsteen &#8211;\u00a0<em>International School of Monterey<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Geoffrey von Saltza &#8211;\u00a0<em>Monterey Academy of Ocean Sciences<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Adrianne D&#8217;Amico &#8211; <em>Pacific Grove High School<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:coblocks\/accordion-item --><!-- wp:coblocks\/accordion-item {\"title\":\"Year 1 (2018 - 2019) program\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Year 1 (2018 &#8211; 2019) program<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Add content...\"} --><\/p>\n<p>We appreciate the dedication of these engaged teachers in our first field season:<br \/>Rebecca Taylor &#8211;\u00a0<em>Evergreen Valley High School<\/em><br \/>Carolyn Laymon &#8211;\u00a0<em>Seaside High School<\/em><br \/>Alex Hofsteen &#8211;\u00a0<em>International School of Monterey<\/em><br \/>Polly Ficken &#8211;\u00a0<em>East Union High School &#8211; Manteca USD<\/em><br \/>Geoffrey von Saltza &#8211;\u00a0<em>Monterey Academy of Ocean Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/329152526?width=1080\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Year 1 Results Summary<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c647a03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c647a03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c5c70\" data-id=\"19c5c70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0e350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c0e350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OTHER STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da271ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da271ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-498a153\" data-id=\"498a153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838ddc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"838ddc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/en\/Education-Outreach\/K-12-Programs\/NSAP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Naval High School Science Awards Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> (NSAP) is a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps program that encourages our nation\u2019s students to develop and retain an interest in science and engineering. 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