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Burning Carbon
I press the power button on the total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer and it hums to life as it prepares for a dutiful day of measuring samples. As if the instrument is my patient, I carefully check it...
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Running Beneath the Longleaf Pines
While wandering through the Patsy Pond nature trails, you are immersed in ecology lessons. The longleaf pines tower 100 feet above you, stalwart survivors of forest fires through the ages. You observe...
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Beaufort Plans for a Transportation Makeover
“The new bridge,” which we are told will open Jan. 29, has been an ongoing topic of conversation at the Marine Lab since construction began several years ago. The new high rise bridge connects Beaufort...
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Surviving setbacks in graduate school
Research shows that passion, perseverance and happiness are keys to success. Conventional “success” for PhD students means graduating. Setbacks and obstacles that delay “success” are common in graduate...
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Lessons in science communication: Part 1
The 6-hour round trip from Beaufort this weekend was worth it to take part in ComSciCon – Triangle, a science communication workshop “for graduate students, by graduate students.” ComSciCon...
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Lessons in science communication: Part 2
Two weeks after our first day of ComSciCon Triangle (see blog post Part 1), participants and organizers reconvened in Raleigh for another fun (yes, fun!) day of lessons in science communication. My...
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Recent study uncovers trends of coastal restoration research
Born from a group project in a Marine Ecology course, a recent publication in Sustainability reveals trends in coastal habitat restoration research and suggests how this research field can move improve...
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Swimming with Gratitude
On Monday and Wednesday evenings during the summer, I make the familiar right turn off N.C. Highway 58 and enter a thickly forested neighborhood where retirees leisurely ride bikes on 25 mph roads. In...
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How to Print Your Conference Poster
When deciding how to print a conference poster, two main considerations are usually time and cost. While availability of poster printing options vary by institution and location, here I’ll share two...
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Ocean bacteria communities have their own dietary restrictions
Swaying onboard a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, researchers waited for 8-gallon cylindrical bottles to emerge from beneath the waves. Attached to the ship by a thick cable, the bottles had travelled to...
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