deep sea tube worms
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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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Do better
So many things have been happening that I don’t know where I should start. I have been working very hard trying to maintain balance between two very important parts of my life every day, week to week for almost two years in addition to taking care of my home, my husband, and my animal babies. Continue reading
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Life @ Sea
Originally posted on Meaning Amidst Measurement: (Note: I wrote the following as a series of email messages to my family while I was conducting research during a 4-week research cruise to the deep sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific, to give them some idea of what it’s like out there. We left shore in Manzanillo,… Continue reading
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Changed forever at sea
As a first year grad student, I have had a lot of personal challenges on this trip. There have been tremendous highs and depressing lows. Science at sea is about seizing every moment that you can and making the most of every moment that is possible. This is especially true in the case of my Continue reading
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Day 7 at 9 degrees North
Today is our 7th day at sea in the East Pacific. We’ve been stationed at the 9 degrees north study site and have launched two Alvin dives. The first evening of Alvin’s dives brought up buckets of giant Riftia tube worms for me to dissect and take samples that are needed to study the metabolic pathways Continue reading
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Hello, Goodbye Manzanillo!
After two layovers, three flights, and a 1 hour taxi ride through the tropical heat we, a group of 16 scientists who had in some way or another found their way to the Manzanillo airport, converged on the Hotel Colonial by the Manzanillo harbor with luggage and miscellaneous last minute science equipment crates. Over a Continue reading
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