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Jake Grondin on Outcast Island, off of Palmer Station, Antarctica.
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: Boating
Read Jake Grondin's latest update from Antarctica that covers boating around Palmer Station
Most of our sampling for the morphological, histological, and genetic studies requires dissection to retrieve the organs and cells we need. I was lucky enough to shadow Dr. Thomas Desvignes from the University of Oregon while he was here to observe the proper techniques for dissection!
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: Science
In this update, Jake dives into the science he's conducting at Palmer Station.
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: Midwinter Greetings
About Me My name is Jake Grondin. I’m a rising junior in the College of Science, majoring in Biology, with minors in Physics and Math. I am one of two co-ops currently residing at Palmer Station, Antarctica working in Professor Bill Detrich’s lab. In this blog I am sharing my experiences on this incredible continent, and […]
Palmer Station’s bar. The sliding door connects it to the lounge! Photo by Jake Grondin
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: When we don’t work
What is there to do in Antarctica when you're not working? Jake Grondin, a current co-op in the Detrich lab at Palmer Station in Antarctica, fills us in.
Undergraduate researcher Sahana Simonetti and Senior Lab Technician Francis Choi conduct a biodiversity survey in Winter Harbor, Maine.
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Using drones to model climate survivors in Downeast Maine
Anyone who has spent a day at a New England beach knows that it is often colder on the coast, and may have regretted not packing a sweater with their bathing suit and flip flops. Compared to the chilly air, the water can be even colder still, sometimes shockingly so. Like a beachgoer jumping in […]
The lounge at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Photo by Jake Grondin.
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: Station Living
A new update from Jake Grondin, a current co-op in the Detrich lab at Palmer Station in Antarctica, detailing life at Palmer Station.
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Sustainable choices for healthy oceans
PhD student Sara Williams writes about World Oceans Day.
A view of Smith Island, Antarctica from Jake Grondin en route to Palmer Station. Photo by Jake Grondin.
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: The Journey South
The first of a series of updates from Jake Grondin, a co-op in Antarctica. Jake reports on his voyage and arrival at Palmer Station.
Dr. Jerome F. Hajjar, CDM Smith Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
“There is enough wind energy capacity off the East Coast to power the entire country”
While countries in Northern Europe have been using wind energy for more than two decades, the United States hasn’t invested much in the technology. But that’s all starting to change. “This is an industry that is about to explode,” said Jerome Hajjar, an expert on infrastructure design and professor of engineering at Northeastern.
Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center Photo by Benjamin Bertsch/Northeastern University
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center, Three Seas
How to explain to scientists how to explain science
An important job for scientists is explaining their work to a general audience, but this is no easy feat in a society where the average citizen knows very little about scientific concepts. Equipping scientists with the tools to effectively communicate their work to diverse audiences was the goal of a conference hosted by Northeastern.