{"id":1280,"date":"2026-02-05T00:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2026-02-05T00:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:07:39","slug":"1a-podcast-the-future-of-ocean-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"1A Podcast: The future of ocean research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a094313e613f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a094313e613f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04-1A-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory <\/strong>President and CEO <strong>Deb Bronk<\/strong> joined <strong>WAMU\u2019s 1A podcast<\/strong> to discuss the future of ocean research.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She described how the scale of funding influences both the pace and scope of discovery while highlighting challenges facing US researchers. Deb also shared some of her own experiences as an oceanographer, sharing insights into how ocean science is performed and how she herself was inspired to go into this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/the1a.org\/segments\/listener-picks-the-future-of-ocean-research\/\">Listen to the Full Episode<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deb Bronk joined WAMU\u2019s 1A podcast to discuss the future of ocean research.\u00a0 She described how the scale of funding influences both the pace and scope of discovery while highlighting challenges facing US researchers. 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