Wow, its week six already. This week was lab focused, I tried calculating the density of the seas stars from the Haida Gwaii benthic still images but it was a struggle. First, it was hard to see some of the lasers in the stills then I ran into some trouble with my data. I realized that I counted some of the images wrong so I did a complete recount on Monday. It was a very tedious task but well worth it. I stayed in the lab till 9 p.m. to ensure that recount wouldn’t hinder the progress of my work in days to come. After finishing the recount, I’ve just been using image J to calculate the area of each still image. This would then allow me to calculate the density of bat and leather star populations. It is a long process though, I have to find the area of 600 images. Some days fell very monotonous because I’m doing the same thing over and over. But I realized that having a podcast or music playing helps the process go faster.
Besides the recount, there were two other important activity this week. On Tuesday we had a professional development session with Trish Mace who is the director of The Charleston Marine Life Centre (CMLC). She gave us tips on how to engage our audience when we’re presenting and explaining our research project. Though this scientific research, that doesn’t mean we’ll only be speaking to scientist about our project. Our audience may vary and we have to find ways to engage everyone. The session was very helpful and I gained a lot of information from it. On Wednesday we had lunch with Craig Young, who is the director of OIMB. He shared with us some of experiences, including one when there was a malfunction in a submarine he was in which led to them sinking. Eventually they got to fill the hull with enough air which caused the submarine to float to the surface. Both directors were interesting in their own way and shared valuable information.
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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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