oceanography

 
“I wasn’t sure which direction I was going to take my honors thesis or if I was going to stay at all, because I didn’t feel inspired…but then I got this opportunity.”

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By Nancy Steinberg

How does a childhood spent in land-locked Tempe, Arizona and West Linn, Oregon inspire a student’s plan for a career in oceanography?

In the case of Athena Abrahamsen, it all started during family vacations to the San Diego area.