Invitation to my doctoral defense
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By , on November 14th, 2012 13 comments   Scientist!   , , , ,  

I’ve been mostly absent from the internets lately (with the exception of my very favorite procrastination method, Twitter), but I have 250 pages of a really good excuse. I’ll be defending my doctoral dissertation on 29 November in San Diego. It’s open to the public, so anyone in the area is invited to come on . . . → Read More: Invitation to my doctoral defense

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Pacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paper
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By , on May 15th, 2012 10 comments   Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

You might have seen the headlines last week: Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste, Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ increases 100-fold, Ocean Trash is a Lifesaver for Insects, and so forth. These were based on a paper that I wrote with two co-authors, which came out in Biology Letters last week. Because . . . → Read More: Pacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paper

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Back from the sea
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By , on August 4th, 2011 11 comments   Scientist!   , , ,  

Why, yes, I am reading Hamlet underneath a perfect rainbow. I swear all marine science is just like this. Photo by Chang Shu. Hi internet! I just spent the month of July sailing (yes! sailing!) from Honolulu to San Francisco aboard Sea Education Association’s vessel SSV Robert C. Seamans. (I went out with them last . . . → Read More: Back from the sea

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Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap
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By , on May 2nd, 2011 One comment   Plastic, Scientist!   , , , ,  

If you’re in the Atlanta GA area, this Wednesday evening is your chance to drink beer with two of your very favorite Deep Sea News bloggers. Thanks to Dr. Para_Sight, I’ll be speaking about my research on plastic pollution in the North Pacific Gyre at the Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap series. Come learn about . . . → Read More: Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap

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