On the back deck
About to deploy a neutrally buoyant "Swish float" in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the back deck of the R/V Coriolis II. Photo credit: Jörg Behnke, 2022

About me

My name is Sam Stevens and I am an oceanographer currently based in British Columbia, Canada. I am interested in understanding how and why the ocean changes and the effect of those changes on regional ecosystems. I use a wide variety of observations and model outputs to help me with these studies and where possible, I like to design and build my own inexpensive instruments to help me take these measurements. Currently, I am a part of the Canadian-Pacific Robotic Ocean Observing Facility (CPROOF) research team where I primarily use ocean gliders and other autonomous platforms to understand the physical processes that influence ecosystems along the northeast Pacific continental shelf.