Today, we left port to be greeted by rough seas -- the swells were about 5 feet high! In the morning, we held a safety meeting inside of the main laboratory. During that time, seasickness struck several of the scientists, including myself. The benefit was that we "grew" our sea legs quickly. This was in contrast to the last cruise during which it took me several days to get my sea legs. At least we will all be ready to begin research when we reach our first station around dinner time this evening!
This is an opportune time to introduce you to the 14 scientists that are conducting research on the biogeochemistry of Hg in the ocean. Those of us from Wright State University include: Dr. Chad Hammerschmidt, Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Department; Dr. Geraldine Nogaro, who came from France and now holds a post-doctoral position in EES; Katlin Bowman, an undergraduate senior majoring in Environmental Science and technician in Dr. Hammerschmidt's laboratory; Melissa Tabatchnick, a second-year Masters student in EES; and myself (Lisa Romas), also a second-year Masters student in EES. We also are joined by Dr. William Fitzgerald, our Chief Scientist, from the University of Connecticut (UConn). He was Dr. Hammerschmidt's Ph. D. mentor and has made profound advancements in Hg research throughout his career. Prentiss Balcom, a Research Associate from UConn, is joining us again on the cruise. Tristan Kading is finishing his Masters thesis at Wesleyan University, but made time to participate in the cruise again. Michael Finiguerra and Jenay Guardiani Aunkst also are from UConn. Michael is working on his Ph. D. and, after graduating with a B.S. in psychology, Jenay is earning her undergraduate degree in Coastal Studies. Allan Hutchins earned his B.S. degree at UConn and has continued his work as a Research Assistant there. Susan Gichuki is a Ph. D. student who works with Dr. Robert Mason from UConn. Kathleen Munson is a Ph. D. student in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute program and she and her advisor, Dr. Carl Lamborg, are joining us as well. We are fortunate to be surrounded by approximately one-dozen crew members of the R/V Endeavor. On the last cruise, they did a fanastic job of keeping everyone safe and helping us achieve our research goals. We look forward to be working with them again!
We are traveling through Buzzards Bay and will be cruising through the Cape Cod Canal soon. These will be our last views of land for the duration of cruise, so I am going to head outside to enjoy the sights. I will take plenty of photos to share with you after we complete our first station.
This is an opportune time to introduce you to the 14 scientists that are conducting research on the biogeochemistry of Hg in the ocean. Those of us from Wright State University include: Dr. Chad Hammerschmidt, Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Department; Dr. Geraldine Nogaro, who came from France and now holds a post-doctoral position in EES; Katlin Bowman, an undergraduate senior majoring in Environmental Science and technician in Dr. Hammerschmidt's laboratory; Melissa Tabatchnick, a second-year Masters student in EES; and myself (Lisa Romas), also a second-year Masters student in EES. We also are joined by Dr. William Fitzgerald, our Chief Scientist, from the University of Connecticut (UConn). He was Dr. Hammerschmidt's Ph. D. mentor and has made profound advancements in Hg research throughout his career. Prentiss Balcom, a Research Associate from UConn, is joining us again on the cruise. Tristan Kading is finishing his Masters thesis at Wesleyan University, but made time to participate in the cruise again. Michael Finiguerra and Jenay Guardiani Aunkst also are from UConn. Michael is working on his Ph. D. and, after graduating with a B.S. in psychology, Jenay is earning her undergraduate degree in Coastal Studies. Allan Hutchins earned his B.S. degree at UConn and has continued his work as a Research Assistant there. Susan Gichuki is a Ph. D. student who works with Dr. Robert Mason from UConn. Kathleen Munson is a Ph. D. student in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute program and she and her advisor, Dr. Carl Lamborg, are joining us as well. We are fortunate to be surrounded by approximately one-dozen crew members of the R/V Endeavor. On the last cruise, they did a fanastic job of keeping everyone safe and helping us achieve our research goals. We look forward to be working with them again!
We are traveling through Buzzards Bay and will be cruising through the Cape Cod Canal soon. These will be our last views of land for the duration of cruise, so I am going to head outside to enjoy the sights. I will take plenty of photos to share with you after we complete our first station.
~Lisa
Some members of the scientific party -- From left to right: Dr. William Fitzgerald, Prentiss Balcom, Lisa Romas, Tristan Kading, Michael Finiguerra, Katlin Bowman, Dr. Chad Hammerschmidt, Melissa Tabatchnick, Dr. Carl Lamborg, Jenay Aunkst
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