By Elizabeth Westbrook Thanks to the amazing effort by the Bigelow staff coordinating the 2020 REU program, we have had an online internship experience that has been just as valuable as I imagined an in-person one would be. In addition
By Jess Liu Man-eating plants. Photosynthetic bears. Blobby beasts that can switch between sun-powered and meat-powered at a moment’s notice. No, this isn’t the premise of Stephen King’s new science fiction novel or a safari tour of the Chernobyl Exclusion
By Ajay Patel My summer of 2020 was supposed to be filled with beautiful, lush forests and jagged rocky cliffs. I imagined cool ocean spray, and the warm, inviting funk of the sea. Unfortunately, I was only able to experience
By Sam McNeely I am a Research Experience for Undergraduates student at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences during the summer of 2020. This summer, I am working with Drs. David Fields and Christoph Aeppli. The project I am performing
By Emily Cunningham This summer I’m thrilled to be an intern in Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science’s first virtual REU cohort! I’m collaborating with Senior Research Scientist Dr. Nichole Price over Zoom to investigate global trends in the biogeography of
by Estelle Baldwin While the circumstances are not exactly as expected, I am still overjoyed to be a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) intern this summer. I am an incoming senior at Colby College, and I am lucky that I
By Alexis Oetterer Amid the pandemic this summer, the REU has been about staying flexible and going with the flow. Flow cytometry, that is. For my research project, I am working with Dr. Nicole Poulton to analyze the predator-prey dynamics
By Kelsey Otley Before I started at Bigelow Laboratory, non-profits had never been on my radar. However, I quickly learned when searching for internships that mission-driven organizations are something I can really get behind. Being a Global Studies major, when
By Grace Neumiller Since age 3, I’ve lived in the landlocked state of Minnesota, itching to dip my toes into the faraway ocean to learn about the vast arrays of biodiversity that traverse its waters. I’m so grateful to finally
By Dominick Leskiw “But what I learned in the archipelago came from a mix of science and the act of doing that work; of striving for another layer of understanding in lived experience.” – Lauren E. Oakes I remember reading