Mary and Jacob receive GSO Student Awards
Woo! Jacob and Mary were recently recognized for their dedication to research and excellence in graduate studies. Mary received the MacMillan award and Jacob received the McKenna award.
Woo! Jacob and Mary were recently recognized for their dedication to research and excellence in graduate studies. Mary received the MacMillan award and Jacob received the McKenna award.
Monday, team GSO LTER heads to the annual meeting at Woods Hole. We take stock of the last year of the NES-LTER and make plans for a bright future.
Can you guess which lab members carved their first pumpkins this year?
The SMD lab spent the day together Saturday introducing the local community to some of the research that happens at the URI Bay Campus. Guests were invited to look through the microscope at the fascinating world of plankton. The weather was cold and rainy but the excitement kept people hopping!
Last week, Anna Ward presented the results of her summer research project as a SURFO , that she completed in the Menden-Deuer lab. At the Future Faces of STEM: SACNAS ( Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science ) regional meeting in San Diego Anna showcased her work on the effects of turbulence on microzooplankton growth and grazing rates. Anna is now back Read More …
Next week Susanne heads to the all scientists’ meeting for NSF LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) projects where she will be presenting some of the first data from the lab’s involvement in the NorthEast U.S. Shelf LTER.
Françoise Morison, Ewelina Rubin and Heather McNair have returned to the north east after 34 days at sea on the R/V Roger Revelle as part of NASA EXPORTS project. Good company and interesting conversations helped battle the consistently gray skies. To read more about the project and what happened at sea, click here for bogs written by some Read More …
Had the pleasure of participating in Mystic Aquarium ‘s annual “ Women in Marine Science ” event. Totally fun and Ph.D. candidates Stephanie Anderson, Diana Fontaine and Sam Setta gave lots of good info on careers in oceanography and on plankton.
After spending 5 hot days at Seattle’s Pier 91 mobilizing on the R/V Revelle and R/V Sally Ride the ships are off for their joint venture at ocean station PAPA (145W 50N). This joint NASA and NSF campaign is one of the major oceanographic research expeditions in recent history. More info on our ‘ current research ‘ Read More …
Summer SURF intern Eva Lincoln from Rhode Island College was named a “Governer’s Fellow” in recognition of her motivation, dedication and academic excellence. Congratulations Eva!
