Award Recipient

2020

WDHOF Scholarship in Underwater Education, sponsored by WDHOF

Olivia Carmack and Emily Nixon

Olivia and Emily earned their B.S. degrees in Environmental and Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California (USC) in May 2019. While at USC, they developed a unique education program teaching marine biology and ocean conservation lessons in the Los Angeles public school system. The program included weekly interactive lessons, a beach-aquarium field trip for 120 sixth grade students, and the introduction of virtual reality into the classroom as an educational tool. The goal of their work is to inspire a new wave of marine scientists and conservationists through increasing accessibility to the world that lies “below the blue line.”

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