ESP Biography



ELIZABETH KRUEGER, MIT graduate studying maritime archaeology




Major: 3C

College/Employer: University of Southampton

Year of Graduation: 2014

Picture of Elizabeth Krueger

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I've been an avid sailor since I was 11. I didn't discover my love for archaeology until coming to MIT, but once I did, I was hooked. Maritime archaeology just kind of made sense as a way to combine my love of all things water-related with my love of digging up and doing science to ancient artifacts to find out how people used to live.

Aside from boats, I'm into live action role-playing and art. I've been making ceramic art since high school, I've done some metal forging, and I'm currently learning the basics of glassblowing.

I recently finished my MSc in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton, and I'm volunteering regularly at the City Archaeology Lab of Boston.



Past Classes

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X11315: Drilling for Chocolate in Spark 2017 (Mar. 11 - 12, 2017)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate!


Z11316: Excavating a Shipwreck in Spark 2017 (Mar. 11 - 12, 2017)
This class will explore excavation techniques used in the excavation of intertidal shipwrecks. The wreck of the Ada K Damon, a site on which both teachers have worked, will be used as an example. Techniques being covered include trilateration, mapping, scale photography, drone usage (in theory, not practice, unfortunately), baseline usage, keeping a field notebook, and background research. The class will be as hands-on as possible! As we cannot actually go out to a site for 2 hours, shipwreck models will be provided for mapping practice.


X10720: Drilling for Chocolate in Splash 2016 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2016)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate.


X9304: Drilling for Chocolate in Spark 2015 (Mar. 14 - 15, 2015)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate, are you interested in that? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate. It's gonna be good.


S8693: Drilling for Chocolate in Splash 2014 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2014)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate, are you interested in that? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate. It's gonna be good.


X8180: Drilling for Chocolate in Spark 2014 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2014)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate, are you interested in that? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate. It's gonna be good.


S7772: Drilling for Chocolate in Splash! 2013 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2013)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate, are you interested in that? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate. It's gonna be good.


S6681: Drilling for Chocolate in Splash! 2012 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2012)
Are you interested in how the petroleum industry works? How about chocolate, are you interested in that? Come learn how oil companies go about finding and drilling for oil by trying it for yourself. With a team of your fellow students, you'll be competing to get the data and find the oil without going bankrupt. Except instead of oil, you'll be drilling for chocolate. It's gonna be good.