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Podcast: American Shoreline Podcast Network
Episode: The Role of Mechanical Engineering and Design in Deep-Sea Exploration with Adriana Muñoz-Soto, NOAA EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholar | Rising Sea Voices
Description: In this episode, Adriana Muñoz-Soto, undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, explains how a mechanical design research project allowed her to combine her passion for mechanical engineering and art. Adriana is the awardee of a prestigious scholarship, the NOAA José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Undergraduate Scholarship. During her internships through this NOAA Scholarship at the University of Rhode Island, she was able to design several versions of a 3D-printed enclosure to fit the components of a deep-sea camera and lighting system. She is proud...