Jeffrey Schell: Caught In The Rip Current
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2014
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Oceanographer Jeffrey Schell finds himself in a race against time when he encounters swimmers stuck in a dangerous rip current. Jeffrey M. Schell is an associate professor of oceanography with Sea Education Association, a renowned study abroad organization offering academic programs in marine environmental studies. Since 1994, Jeff has guided students through the challenges of oceanographic field research toward the thrill of discovery while teaching on more than 30 Sea Semester programs onboard the RV Westward, SSV Corwith Cramer and SSV Robert C. Seamans. Jeff's research interests include biogeography of zooplankton communities, ecology of the Sargasso Sea, and revealing the historic contexts of contemporary conservation issues. Other 'work' interests include snorkeling, hiking to remote waterfalls, and natural history illustration.
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:04.0 | Is NYU a scientist? |
| 0:06.0 | I felt it. |
| 0:07.0 | I was so... |
| 0:09.0 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:10.0 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:13.0 | Because science was on my side. Hey everyone, I'm Ben Lilly, and welcome to the story collater, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:34.2 | This week's story is from Jeffrey Schell. |
| 0:36.3 | The story was recorded in July 2014 at the frontier in Brunswick, Maine. |
| 0:49.6 | So I was up before sunrise, excited for my day ahead and the adventures I had planned. |
| 0:54.8 | I splashed some water in my face, |
| 0:56.5 | ate a quick breakfast, grabbed my backpack |
| 0:58.4 | which I had prepared the night before. |
| 1:01.1 | And of course, I couldn't forget my map. |
| 1:03.4 | This was an awesome map, |
| 1:04.7 | hand drawn on the back of a napkin, |
| 1:06.8 | and it was gonna guide me to my destination, |
| 1:08.9 | Playa Escondida, the hidden beach. |
| 1:11.6 | The concierge at the small bed and breakfast |
| 1:14.6 | I was staying at in Puerto Rico had drawn it for me. |
| 1:17.6 | And he thought it would be the perfect place for me given the job that I had. |
| 1:21.6 | You see, I'm an oceanographer, and I work for Sea Education Association. |
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