WorkThis week was very productive and I was able to do a good amount of SEM imaging done. On Monday I was able to gather samples from the glass vials with larvae from the cruise ship. I sampled about 15 larvae from the vials and then continued with the dehydration process in order to prepare them for SEM imaging. The whole process takes about 4 hours before you can start imaging them and sometimes it might take longer depending on how many larvae you have to mount onto the stubs because you have to be very careful and gentle. When I was taking images I was realizing that they were not coming out as clean and detailed as I would want and decided to mess around with the different settings that I have not touched. I messed around with the Gain and Black which increases the image contrast. After messing around with them for a bit I discovered a way to get the images super clear to where you can see the individual cilia on the Warens. I was super stoked after since all the images I took were very detailed. If only I had known about this earlier, all the images I took would be way better. Bellow I attached some images of how small the larvae that I am working on are. On the white paper there are some larvae that are very hard to see but when looking at the platform under the microscope they are easier to see. I also put a picture of the OIMB campus on Wednesday when it was very gloomy and foggy. You could see how the trees are fading out of sight in the background. This is a picture I took from my dorm. Here is a little clip of four river otters taking a stroll on the OIMB beach. After a long day Flynn, Cat and I went over to the beach and talk and chill. As we were leaving we noticed some river otters playing on the beach and then they went back into the water and swam up stream. This is the second time in my life seeing otters in the wild and it was super cool. Today is Thursday and we are winding down from a busy week. The past couple weekends, the UO students and the REU students have been playing volleyball but today after dinner some students are going to play a soccer game. I believe we're going to go to Bastendorff Beach up the road to get a good spacious game going. Pretty excited for that and will enjoy the afternoon. I might jump in since the ocean in right there. SF Trip!So in my last blog I mentioned that I was going to Eugene for the weekend and maybe try and get tickets for World Champs. Plans did not go through but new plans arose. I will be going to the Bay Area this weekend with Flynn and Catalina to join Cat for her moms birthday celebration. We will be flying into SFO Friday afternoon and spend the day in sf and then go to Catalinas town, Sunnyvale. On Sunday, the three of us will drive back in Catalinas car so thats going to be supper fun. I have not visited San Fransisco and I was going to go when I live in Santa Cruz since its pretty close but this seems like an opportunity that I could not miss. Excited to eat In n Out (my favorite fast food spot).
Phone Update: I now have my phone back :)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorHello I am Ytxzae Enriquez I am originally from Las Vegas, NV but have been living in Santa Barbara for a while. I just graduated from SBCC with two AAs in Biology. By the end of my career at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) I really got into the Earth Sciences and I will transfer to University of California: Santa Cruz (UCSC) this Fall as an Earth Science/Ocean Science B.S Major. I really enjoy Surfing, Rock Climbing, Skateboarding, and going on super sick hikes. Archives
August 2022
Categories |
Proudly powered by Weebly