By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications intern Bigelow’s REUs and interns wrapped up their summer-long research projects last week! Wednesday (8/3) afternoon was devoted to a poster session in the Commons area. It was great to see how the many hours
By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications intern Today is the last day on the job for Bigelow’s 2016 summer interns! It has been a busy 10 weeks full of lab work, literature reviews, writing, and coding. For our 16 REU students,
The 2016 summer interns at Bigelow Laboratory come from a diverse set of scientific backgrounds and academic majors. From biology, environmental science, and marine science, to geology, chemistry, and earth science, our interns have a wide range of skill sets
By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications Intern Working at Bigelow Laboratory has presented many new opportunities to the 2016 summer interns. We have been given the chance to conduct scientific research, utilize advanced laboratory facilities, and be mentored by a veteran
How toxic are the oils left over from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill? By: Amanda Herzog, REU intern My name is Amanda Herzog and this summer I am working in Dr. Christoph Aeppli’s lab at the Bigelow Laboratory for
The Effects of Ocean Warming and Acidification on the American lobster Homarus americanus By: Darcia Gonzalez, REU intern The American lobster is regarded as one of the most abundant sources of income in the Northern England areas of the United
By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications intern June 21st, 2016 marks the date of the third annual Ocean Sampling Day (OSD). This is a global initiative led by the European consortium Microbial Biodiversity Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, more commonly known as Micro
By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications intern Dr. Paty Matrai is a senior research scientist at Bigelow Laboratory who studies air quality and air-ocean interactions in the Arctic Ocean. One of Dr. Matrai’s many research topics involves how marine organic material
By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications intern Global climate change is presently one of the largest and most urgent issues facing the Earth and its inhabitants. Climate change refers to an atmospheric process that is driven by both natural and man-made
By: Lauren McCarthy, Science Communications intern This week, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences welcomed 27 new summer interns! Students from colleges and universities all over the United States will conduct research projects as part of Bigelow’s REU program. Research topics will