University of Washington MATE Floats! Summer Workshop

Date: August 17-21, 2026

Location: Seattle, Washington

Description: The National Center for Autonomous Technologies and its maritime partners are offering a Marine Technology Summer Workshop experience for undergraduate and high school students. This 5-day workshop is being hosted at the University of Washington (UW) and will focus on Global Ocean Biogeochemical (GO-BGC) float technology.

MATE FLOATS! - The Marine Technology Workshop is taught by Dr. Sasha Seroy, a professor at the UW School of Oceanography, and Rick Rupan, a UW Float Engineer, with assistance from UW undergraduate students. During this workshop, students will have the opportunity to sail on board the UW R/V Rachel Carson. A detailed workshop schedule with activities and learning objectives will be provided later this spring.

To apply for a scholarship to attend this workshop, visit ncatech.org/mate-floats. 

Note: There is minimal costs to the participants. Students travel, housing on the UW campus, most meals, and ship time on board the R/V Rachel Carson are covered by NCAT and the GO-BGC project NSF grants. 

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