The Duke-UNC Oceanographic Consortium held its annual meeting at the Duke Marine Lab November 16-17 to discuss recent progress of marine scientists at partner institutions and plan future collaborations. Presentations ranged from eutrophication in lakes of China to atmospheric deposition of organics in the global ocean. ZIJ presented a talk […]
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With the POWOW2 cruise less than two months away, the Johnson Lab held a training session for several of the undergraduates that will be joining us on the trip as part of their independent study projects for the Spring 2013 semester. Tristan, Jennifer, Molly and Catherine spent two days in […]
The Johnson Lab visited the American Society for Microbiology, North Carolina’s annual conference this past weekend. We made the long trek up to the big city (a.k.a. Raleigh) on Friday and spent all day Saturday learning about some great microbiology projects going on throughout North Carolina. The ASM conference […]
Seven undergraduates at the Duke Marine Laboratory working as independent study researches participated on the POWOW1 research cruise lead by the Johnson Lab. Each student had their own project that was integral to the success of the overall cruise. Today, each of the seven students (Erin, Michael, Katrina, Caroline, Allie, […]
Ocean Acidification (the decrease in pH due to the increase in atmospheric CO2) is a major concern for those that study ocean ecosystems because of its potential to alter the fundamental chemistry and biology of the oceans. Specifically the ocean is expected in decrease in pH by ~0.2-0.3 units in […]