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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences conducts research on topics ranging from microbial oceanography at the molecular level to global ocean processes. Our mission is to understand the key processes driving the world's ocean ecosystems, their evolution, and their fundamental relationship to life on Earth.
Soundprint Features Dr. Willie Wilson and The World of Marine Viruses on National Public Radio
Senior Research Scientist Dr. Willie Wilson, marine virologist and Interim Director of the Laboratory’s Provasoli-Guillard National Center for the Culture of Marine Phytoplankton, was featured on the January 14, 2010 National Public Radio broadcast of Soundprint. Highlighting recent discoveries in this rapidly growing field within the ocean sciences, Wilson discussed the importance of marine viruses in microbial ocean communities, the relationship between marine viruses and human well-being, and their role in global ocean processes. The program, titled The Bucket, was produced by Judith Kampfner and can be heard online with RealPlayer on Soundprint's website. (A link to a free download of RealPlayer is available on the Soundprint page.)
Research Experience for Undergraduates Accepting Applications Final Deadline February 15, 2010
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences invites undergraduates to apply for the 2010 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer research program, The Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean. We are looking for promising students from colleges and universities around the country interested in conducting research with a Bigelow scientist. Eight students will be selected; participants receive a stipend and food, housing, and travel allowances. Applications will be accepted through January 29, 2010. Above: REU Class of 2009.
Special Ocean Acidification Issue of Oceanography co-edited by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Barney Balch
Bigelow Laboratory's Dr. Barney Balch is one of four co-editors of the December 2009 special issue (Volume 22, Number 4) of Oceanography, the magazine of The Oceanographic Society. Other co-editors are Dr. Scott Doney of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, California State University's Dr.Vicky Fabry, and Dr. Dick Feely, principal oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory). The special issue is focused on "the future of ocean biogeochemistry in a high CO2 world." It features 16 articles about the impact of ocean acidification on the world's oceans, and current research about the changing biogeochemistry of the marine environment. The magazine is available online, and individual copies can be ordered from The Oceanography Society for $10 per copy.
21st Annual Keller BLOOM Program for Maine High School Juniors Opens Application Period
What Marine Invertebrate Would You Like To Be?
High school juniors in Maine are invited to answer this question and apply to be one of 16 students chosen to part of a week of hands-on ocean research, including field sampling and the latest technology, at Bigelow Laboratory between May 16 and May 20, 2010. Selection criteria include academic record, level of interest, communication skills, and letters of recommendation. The 2010 Application Deadline is April 2. More information is available on the Keller BLOOM webpage.
Senior Research Scientist Mike Sieracki Completes Early Leg of Tara Oceans Expedition
Will Lead Café Scientifique Discussion on March 9
Dr. Michael Sieracki, Director of the Laboratory’s J. J. MacIsaac Facility for Individual Particle Analysis, has completed a stint as Chief Scientist on board the 3-year Tara Oceans research expedition. Sieracki led science the team for several weeks, sailing from Malta to Dubrovnik to train researchers aboard the vessel in the use of at-sea flow cytometry and imaging technology, instruments first developed at Bigelow Laboratory.
Tara's imaging platform is called T.A.O.M.I. (Tara Oceans Marine biology Imaging platform) and is dedicated to marine biology and the observation of plankton (from a few micrometers to a centimeter in size). Flow analyses continuously measure the variations of the surface water and its plankton community.
Visit the Tara Oceans website to follow the expedition online, and listen to MPBN's interview with Dr. Sieracki aboard Tara, which aired on Maine Things Considered on November 13. (Photo courtesy of Tara Oceans.)