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A woman is on a screen in a classroom speaking to a group of students.

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While working on core samples at the Gulf Coast Repository in Texas last fall, Distinguished Professor of Earth Science Laura Guertin conducted a virtual tour for Brandywine students.

A woman stands on share next to a large ship.

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In the summer of 2022, Distinguished Professor of Earth Science Laura Guertin spent two months at sea in the South Atlantic on a mission to study the ocean floor.

A woman on board a ship hold a fish.

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Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth science at Penn State Brandywine, spent two weeks in June aboard a research ship in the Gulf of Alaska assessing the walleye pollock population.

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Teacher at Sea program sends Brandywine geology professor trawling for data

Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth science at Penn State Brandywine, celebrated National Ocean Month in June in a most appropriate way — she spent two weeks aboard a research vessel in the Gulf of Alaska. Guertin joined the expedition through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Teacher at Sea program. The NOAA ship Oscar Dyson’s mission was to assess the population and distribution of walleye pollock in the Gulf of Alaska.