Jay Brandes is a collaborator on a recent publication focusing on the roles of methane, iron and microbes in regulating the temperature of the primordial ocean. The research team was led by Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Marcus Braye. An article describing the project, can be found here.
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Cliff Buck will chair a session at the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography 2017 Aquatic Sciences meeting which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 26-March 3.
The chaired session is titled “Linking atmospheric deposition to the biogeochemistry of aquatic and marine systems.” Additional information can be found here: http://www.sgmeet.com/aslo/honolulu2017/sessionschedule.asp?SessionID=025
He and Chris Marsay will both give talks in a different session, titled “Biogeochemical cycling of trace elements and isotopes in the Arctic Ocean.” For additional information, see:
http://www.sgmeet.com/aslo/honolulu2017/sessionschedule.asp?SessionID=004
Cliff was also selected to participate in an ASLO leadership training workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to build leadership skills and approaches among ASLO members so that they may feel comfortable to take on leadership roles in the Society and other scientific organizations and teams.
Jay Brandes was an invited attendee of the NSF-sponsored “Chemical Oceanography Meeting: A Bottom-Up Approach to Research Directions (Come Aboard)” in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 13-17.
The conference was held to commemorate the 25th meeting in the Dissertations In Chemical Oceanography (aka. DISCO) meeting, also held at the same location. Jay was a prior attendee of the 1996 DISCO meeting, and was selected as the representative of his class. DISCO meetings offer a select group of newly-minted Ph.D.’s the opportunity to meet with their fellow peer group and with funding program managers to network and to learn about what each agency (e.g. NSF, NOAA) looks for in a successful grant application. This year’s meeting was extended by one day to overlap with the COME-ABOARD meeting to allow for further networking and discussion of the possible future directions of research in the field of chemical oceanography.
At the Come Aboard conference, discussion on the future of chemical oceanography research was focused on six themes:
A report summarizing these discussions is to be published in a peer-reviewed Journal next year. Jay is a member of the writing team for this summary report, and is focusing on the communicating science section.
UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Aron Stubbins will chair a session at the ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting which will be held from February 26 through March 3, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The title of the session will be “The Biogeochemistry of Dissolved Organic Matter.” The session will highlight novel research into the biogeochemical functions and cycling of dissolved organic matter across multiple aquatic environments from tree tops to the depths of the ocean.
Aron will share the chair with Helena Osterholz and Thorsten Dittmar of Oldenburg University.
More information is available at: www.sgmeet.com/aslo/honolulu2017/sessionschedule.asp?SessionID=012
On the weekend of January 24, the Stubbins lab conducted the latest “26 Hours on the Marsh” sampling program on the bluff at Groves Creek. the team collected water samples throughout two complete tidal cycles, during both the day and night. In addition to the Stubbins team, researchers from the University of Tennessee and Florida State University also joined the program.
The outdoor lab on the Groves Creek bluff.
Zac Tait, Thais Bittar, Rob Spencer (FSU) and Aron Stubbins prepare for a sample collection.
Zac Tait collects a water sample from a skiff tied to the bank.
Zac gets a hand from Thais climbing up the bank.
Thais and Zac begin to process the water sample.
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