Contact: Lee Karp-Boss, chiefscientist@tara5.oceanpost.net or Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777 ORONO – University of Maine School of Marine Science research professor Lee Karp-Boss will leave Wednesday with an international group of scientists and researchers from Chile to Easter Island on a leg of the Tara Oceans Expedition, a three-year worldwide sailing journey to study oceanic ecosystems. read more UMaine Scientist Takes Lead on Ocean Expedition