Shine On
Part 2: Shine On This past summer I had the opportunity to mentor eight outstanding undergraduate interns from all over the state of California. We had a lot of fun […]
Category Archives: Research Updates
All wrapped up, in love
After driving hours (and hours) through So. California traffic in a rare rainstorm on a Friday evening, we made a quick rest stop at a donut shop (as you do) […]
About the legal (over?)harvest of sea turtle eggs at Ostional
If you are fond of sea turtles (and who isn’t?), at some point during the past few years you’ve probably received an email forward with pictures of Costa Ricans carrying […]
The man (and women) behind the curtain
Well, tomorrow is my last day in the UH Biogeochemical Stable Isotope Lab. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here, and its been wildly productive! I have worked through most […]
Turtle Talk with Kinders
Erin Schindler and I graduated from Paul V. Moore High School (Central Square, NY) together in 1998 and have remained good friends. Last Monday, I Skyped with her Kindergarten class […]
A Tale of a Turtle Model(er)
My friend Susie (Hilber) Piacenza is a PhD student at Oregon State University and has been here in Honolulu for two weeks working on a green sea turtle population model. […]
March Madness
I am currently in preparation for complete madness here in the lab. It’s March, and I have so much to do! So many samples to run, and so many basketball […]
Turtle Wrangler turned Lab Rat
On Friday, I finished my first of six weeks of lab work at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Manoa’s Biogeochemical Stable Isotope Facility. My work here will contribute to […]
Music with Dinner
Happy Holidays from Turtles in the Deep! Tis the season for peace, joy, laughter, food and music… Speaking of food and music, recently Dr. Alison Stimpert, myself, and colleagues at […]
Creating the Future
As a National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate research fellow (GRF), part of my responsibility as a scientist is to communicate my research and its significance to the public. To encourage this, […]
