Beam Reach: About the school

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Introduction
Beam Reach is a sustainability science school focused on the marine environment. We believe that combining ocean exploration, student inquiry, and a vessel demonstrating clean technologies is the best way to foster personal growth, teach the scientific process, and promote a sustainability ethic. The core Beam Reach offering is a full-term (10 week) field science program for undergraduates and recent graduates. It is appropriate for science and non-science majors alike, and is approved for academic credit through the University of Washington. During the first half of the program students collaborate with scientists, formulate individual research projects, and prepare for sea. Then they board a sailing research vessel and explore the Pacific Ocean under renewable power. Latest newsletter \| Sign up on our mailing list \| Donate
The Beam Reach crew
Instructors: Fall 2005 \| Fall 2006 Board of Directors: Michael Dougherty, Chair Director of Sales and Marketing: Tracy Smith

Advisory Council

Academic Advisory Committee

Dr. Bill Becker	Founder and Director of the Center for Science Education, Portland State University
Dr. Kevin Flick	Zoologist and Prosthetic Engineer; past member TERC, Boston, MA
Dr. Lisa Gilbert	Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program
Ardi Kveven	Director, Ocean Research College Academy
Dr. Dean McManus	Professor Emeritus, Oceanography, University of Washington
Dr. Val Veirs	Professor, Physics and Environmental Science, Colorado College

Marine Operations and Safety Committee

Kevin Wood US Coast Guard certified 1600-ton Master (ocean, auxiliary/sail); Marine Safety Instructor; Masters in Marine Affairs (UW); climate change researcher, NOAA/PMEL

Harold Vanderpool Past sailing instructor, National Outdoor Leadership School

Barbara Marrett Off-shore instructor and crew member, School of Sailing and Seamanship, Orange Coast College; Contributing Editor, Cruising World Magazine

Sustainable Technology and Service Committee

Dr. Gil Masters Professor, Civil Engineering, Energy and Environment, Stanford University

David Lahaie President, Evergreen Recycling Incorporated

Inspiration:

"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. We experience our self, our thought and feelings, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of our consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
-- Albert Einstein