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Third Time is a Charm
I’ll be going back to sea in less than two weeks. The time has come so quickly. I have known for two years since my last expedition that I would be returning to 9 degrees north of the equator in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, but I did not know exactly when until a few months Continue reading
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The Gordon Research Conference experience 2016
Notes from my 3 hour Delta delay at LaGuardia airport I am reflecting on the last 7 days that I spent at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Molecular Biology of C1 Micorbial Metabolism conference in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. The GRC meets every 2 years to exchange and present ideas from experts in the field Continue reading
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Rewind to October 30th, arriving in Manzanillo
Before flying out to Mexico on October 30th, equipment and chemicals had to be shipped to the research vessel Atlantis which was docked in San Francisco before sailing to meet the science group in Manzanillo. When preparing for a research cruise every experiment to be preformed must be walked through meticulously, and everything that could conceivably Continue reading
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Feet on the ground
The band width on the ship was a bear. I couldn’t update as frequently as I would have liked to because of connectivity. I’ll catch up next time from the beginning of the cruise through my leave from Costa Rica. Copious notes were taken, data was collected, tears were shed which sprung from frustration and Continue reading
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