Congratulations 2024 Science Communication Fellows
After reviewing over a hundred competitive applications, the Ocean Exploration Trust is excited to announce the educators selected early this year to join our upcoming Nautilus expedition season as Science Communication Fellows! These newest members of the Corps of Exploration bring with them unique perspectives and varied professional experiences while representing communities across the United States, US territories, and Palau. Congratulations to all the participants!
2024 Science Communication Fellowship
The Science Communication Fellowship immerses formal and informal educators and artists in the Corps of Exploration as expedition communicators. Fellows are instrumental in advancing the mission of Ocean Exploration Trust, as they bring the thrill of ocean exploration, along with the pillars of science, technology, engineering, and math, into their schools, organizations, and communities. By leveraging the Nautilus Live platform, they connect with a worldwide audience, sharing their insights and experiences to inspire a deeper engagement with marine exploration. Fellows become ambassadors for exploration, delivering personal accounts, expedition operations, and daily life at sea to varied audiences through live audio commentary online, ship-to-shore broadcasts, local events, and creative instruction within their home classrooms, schools, organizations, and communities. Congratulations to these fellows!
Science Communication Fellows
Alice Chou | BioBus - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Amanda Dedicatoria | University of Guam EPSCoR - Mangilao, Guam
Kim Etsitty | Navajo Pine High School - Navajo, New Mexico
Lottie Haleck | Samoana High School - Pago Pago, American Samoa
Elchung "El" Hideyos | Palau Community College - Koror, Palau
Neon Osa | Tafuna High School - Pago Pago, American Samoa
Shilwitt "Blodak" Quichocho | John F. Kennedy Elementary School - Kayangel, Palau
Gandharva "Mahina Hou" Ross | Molokaʻi High School - Kaunakakai, Hawaiʻi
Adeeshia "Imade" Tellei | Palau International Coral Reef Center - Koror, Palau
Lead Science Communication Fellows
Returning Corps of Exploration members, Lead Science Communication Fellows serve as mentors to the 2024 first-time SCF cohort and are key advisors to the OET Education & Outreach Team. Like first-year Fellows, they are ambassadors for ocean exploration sharing the excitement of exploration and research with students and public audiences in their communities and around the world.
Devon Avrigian Jones | Kirkwood Middle School - Clarksville, Tennessee
Anneliese Haleck | Samoana High School - Pago Pago, American Samoa
Dennis “DJ” Pevey | Ponchatoula High School - Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Brandon Rodriguez | NASA Jet Propulsion Lab - Glendale, California
