I am a member of the AAUS working for the University of Washington.
Diving for science can be a blast, I spent 2 months last winter diving in the arctic and I will be diving in Florida for a couple of months later this year.
I personally love it. Check the AAUS website for becoming certified to dive under the AAUS auspices. I don't think you need to be affilitated with a specific university or other to become an AAUS diver but I may be wrong.
I do know that you can dive with any AAUS goverend facility by submitting a qualified reciprocity agreement.
One interesting note is that most Grad students I have met that need divers become divers to perform their work and don't seem to need anyone else to help them much.
Kevin Parkhurst
IDEA Instructor 3402
Diving for science can be a blast, I spent 2 months last winter diving in the arctic and I will be diving in Florida for a couple of months later this year.
I personally love it. Check the AAUS website for becoming certified to dive under the AAUS auspices. I don't think you need to be affilitated with a specific university or other to become an AAUS diver but I may be wrong.
I do know that you can dive with any AAUS goverend facility by submitting a qualified reciprocity agreement.
One interesting note is that most Grad students I have met that need divers become divers to perform their work and don't seem to need anyone else to help them much.
Kevin Parkhurst
IDEA Instructor 3402
