Friday 15th July, 2022 brings week 4 to an end. What better way to end it than going to Qochyax Island. We left pretty early to catch the low tide but it was well worth it. We had a slight hike to actually see the organisms from the low tide but it was amazing. I saw many echinoderms such as piaster sea stars and purple urchins. There were also many barnacles and green anemones. Listing all the organisms seen on the adventure would be very tedious but it was a great experience. Although Friday, was the most exciting day of the week, that doesn't mean the other days weren't fascinating too. On Monday I finished counting the sea stars in the still images for my research project. Before sending my proposal to my mentor, I also made the last adjustments. Dr. Galloway provided some excellent suggestions for the proposal. On Tuesday, we also had a meeting to discuss some of the suggestions made. I believe it was really beneficial and enabled me to provide Maya & Richard, who were evaluating the proposals, a better draft. Additionally, the REUs enjoyed their usual enjoyable weekly lunch with Maya and Nichole. Tuesday's professional development workshop was indeed the main high point of Tuesday. In this session, we learnt how to effectively create a strong presentation and a strong poster. As someone who has never made a poster before, this session was much needed. I've got a plan for my poster now that I've attended the poster session. Wednesday was a fascinating day as well. First, Dr. Jim Carlton, an evolutionary biogeographer and marine ecologist, joined us for lunch. I regret arriving late because I didn't get to hear everything he said. He spoke to us about invasive species and the opportunities he had as a marine ecologist. Later that day we day, OIMB had a public seminar which was presented by Dr. Jim Carlton. The seminar was entitled, “The Age of Invasions Meets the Age of Plastics: How Tsunamis, Storms, Megarafting, Coastal Development, and Climate Change May All be Related.” Dr. Carlton discussed the effects of the March 11, 2011, Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in the session. In the years that followed the tsunami, invasive species increased dramatically in the US and other pacific regions. Due to wind and ocean currents, tsunami debris made it all the way to the United States and contained a wide variety of species from Tokyo and other central pacific regions. It would take me many pages to disclose all the knowledge I gained from this session but just know I really enjoyed it.
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AuthorGreetings, blog readers! My name is J'mie Lawrence and I'm from the Caribbean island of Grenada. I've spent the last year at SWOCC (Southwestern Oregon Community College). My current objective is to earn a transfer degree so that I can enroll in a four-year university to study marine biology. Being able to do marine research with Dr. Aaron Galloway at OIMB is incredibly exciting for me because I've always had a passion for marine biology. Archives
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