WOMEN IN SCIENCE — Climate change can be awkward to talk about, even among friends. But climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe wants us to keep trying.
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Jenessa Duncombe
Photos from the Field: Waves and Hooks
Sometimes things don’t always go as planned. That was the reality of a recent research cruise that I attended in December of this year.
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Photo Gallery: Hustle and Bustle on a Research Cruise
Work on a research cruise never stops: at all hours of the day, scientists take samples and collect data. On the R/V Oceanus in October, researchers recovered and serviced dozens of ocean moorings off the coast of Point Sal, California. The Inner Shelf Dynamics Experiment was in full swing. See the action below in these photos from the deck.
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Blogger On-Board
R/V OCEANUS — This week I am blogging from the R/V Oceanus about an oceanographic research project aimed at studying California’s central coast.
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Museum Demo: Why density is important in the ocean (and why you should care)
I teamed up with physical oceanographer June Marion (left) to present a seawater demonstration at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon. Take a listen of one of our demonstrations in the audio below.
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Pupil of the Pacific
ELEMENTS — At the end of my shift each day, I couldn’t fall asleep. I tossed and turned in my bunk, my mind reeling from everything I had learned. It pained me to know that, although I needed the sleep, I was missing the action back on deck.
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Live Radio: Let’s Talk Science
Jenessa guests on the radio show Inspiration Dissemination to talk science. She speaks about her masters in science research at Oregon State University in ocean modeling, her past escapades in science, and the ways she copes with graduate school.
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Photos from the Field: Hawaiian Research Cruise
Photographs of five days of science near the islands of Hawaii.
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Earning Her Sea Legs
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY — Graduate student Jenessa Duncombe describes her first research cruise to Hawaii, where she and fellow students will be taking measurements to understand how the island’s strong winds affect the upper layer of the ocean—from turbulence to ocean nutrients to plankton.
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Three Minute Thesis Competition: “Finding Order in Turbulence”
How much can be conveyed in just three short minutes? This question is the premise of Oregon State University’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
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