Hi friends! My name is Molly Solmonson and I am the team's solo Ocean Engineer. After throwing my cover into the air on May 24th, I'll be headed to Little Creek, VA to serve as a Surface Warfare Officer onboard WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41). I could not be more excited! I'm a born and raised Alaskan so I'd like to think I have a leg up on my fellow team members when it comes to preparing for the frigid temperatures awaiting us in Barrow- check back in a few days to see if we've all been completely frozen solid! As an Ocean Engineer, my job is to design a buoy capable of collecting delicate, important meteorological data while remaining tough enough to handle the harsh arctic environment. Ideally, we also want this buoy to be deployable via a Submarine Torpedo Tube (easier said than done). Luckily, I have an awesome team ready and willing to help me out. MIDN 1/C Phil Reynolds and MIDN 2/C Sharon Bong (seeking warmer Spring Break destinations) are priceless members of my design team here at USNA who, with me, are working hard to turn this future buoy design into a reality. We're only seven days away from taking the Last Frontier by storm! Thanks for checking in, and we hope that you continue to do so. Wish us luck!
No comments:
Post a Comment