A month at sea expanding her horizons and knowledge

EPFL student Oriane Etter and 48 other students from universities around the globe just completed the ACE Maritime University. This month-long marine sciences study program took place on the Russian research vessel Akademik Treshnikov, which arrived in South Africa yesterday. It will head back out to sea on 20 September for the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE), a major three-month scientific exploration. 'The thought that you're sitting on top of 5,000 meters of water makes your head spin.' Oriane Etter is working on her Master's degree in EPFL's Physics of Aquatic Systems Laboratory. Yet this young woman just spent the past month far from the school's halls and classrooms. She was taking part in the ACE Maritime University on board the Akademik Treshnikov - an imposing research vessel chartered for the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE). The ACE Maritime University was held on the ship during its transit voyage from its home port in Bremerhaven, Germany to Cape Town, South Africa, where it arrived yesterday.
account creation

TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT

And extend your reading, free of charge and with no commitment.

Register


Login

Your Benefits

  • Access to all content
  • Receive newsmails for news and jobs
  • Post ads

myScience