COSEE-TEK strives to enhance ocean science and technology literacy with hands-on experiences for students and teachers of all ages in an effort to engage and recruit the next generation of STEM workforce. Over the past three years, the center has partnered with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) for an Ocean Science & Technology Challenge (OSTC) engaging a team of students and mentors in the design, building, and field testing of an ocean sensor or sampling device in Long Island Sound.