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Jeroen Molemaker, an assistant researcher of atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences, received more than $50,000 from the Office of Instructional Development and the Scripps Research Institute to upgrade one of the old boats that belongs to the UCLA Marine Operations program. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)

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A lone pelican skidded into the surface of the ocean, kicking up water droplets like a skier in fresh snow. Miles away from the coast of Los Angeles, Jeroen Molemaker’s research vessel bobbed on the waves of Santa Monica Bay, as student researchers tinkered with oceanographic technology onboard.

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Students plunge into ocean research through UCLA Marine Operations

By Allison Ong

Nov. 19, 2015 2:56 a.m.