We will also be fortunate to have Dan Fornari and Tim Shank from WHOI aboard with us.   The cruise is part of the School’s undergraduate program.  Please check out the class web site.  Want to study to be an oceanographer?  Come to UW and see the world!  The image shown is from NOAAs web page on their cruises to the Kermadec Arc.  Check it out!

images from leg 1:  Rick, Cheryl, Kelsey P, Christine, Julie, Mitch, Miles, Shayma and Ray

Sixteen days at sea aboard the RV Barnes.  Maybe that is a little too long.  Thanks from Rick to Miles, Cheryl, Kelsey, Kelsey, Julie, Mitch, Christine, Brandon, Esther, Shayma and Ray for making the cruise a success.  All our samples were collected, the experiment went well, and we collected many water, particle and sediment samples for analysis back in the lab. 

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Images from leg 2: Rick. Miles, Kelsey M, Brandon, Esther, Shayma and Ray

Rick is honored to be named the first fellow of this endowment.  Continue to learn more about Richard H Fleming…

Richard H. Fleming (1909-1989) was an oceanographer who chaired our Department from 1951 to 1967. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and attended the University of British Columbia, where he received his B.A. and an M.A. in chemistry. Afterward he pursued studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California, receiving his Ph.D. in oceanography in 1935. Fleming taught at the Scripps Institution for several years He acted as chief oceanographer for the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. Dr. Fleming joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1951 as the chairman of the Oceanography Department. He directed the expansion of the department’s programs, including the development of undergraduate studies in oceanography.

Dr. Fleming also engaged in research during his time as chairman and participated in major projects at sea. The NORPAC (Northern Pacific Survey) project (1955-1956) was the first comprehensive synoptic survey of the Northern Pacific Ocean, charting currents, tides, winds, depths, and temperatures and observing plant and animal life over a two year period. Project Chariot (1959-1962), conducted for the Atomic Energy Commission as part of Operation Plowshare, investigated the possibility of creating a harbor in Alaska by exploding nuclear devices. Dr. Fleming’s career coincided with the beginning of the nuclear age, and his work included two studies on the disposal of atomic wastes in the ocean, the first for the National Bureau of Standards and the second for the National Research Council.

Fleming belonged to numerous scientific organizations and worked on many committees. These included an organizing committee of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics and several committees of the National Research Council. He engaged in and supervised research on grant projects sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the National Science Foundation.

Fleming served as chairman of the Department of Oceanography until 1967 and continued as a professor of oceanography until 1980, when he retired as professor emeritus. He was particularly interested in the development of education in oceanography and worked with committees to promote the training of secondary school teachers and the publication of textbooks in the field. He was the author, with Harold Sverdrup, of The Oceans, one of the standard works on oceanography.

Gas Cylinder 2314, a constant (if silent) companion in the lab since 1994, was discovered alone and empty over in the corner.   Rick said goodbye but it did not reply.  Cylinder 2314 arrived in the lab the year before Rick became an Assistsant Professor, back in the days when he was a PostDoc.

 Cylinder 2314 stayed in the lab group as a silent member, providing a steady stream of gas to the ASAP 2010 SA Analyzer.  Upon discovering the empty cylinder, Rick  unceremoniously detached the 2-stage regulator and delivered the cylinder to the loading bay where it awaits departure.  Donations in the name of Gas Cylinder 2314 can be made to the School’s discretionary account.

Services will be held tonight on the aft deck.  Bring a candle for the vigil.