"Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?"
-Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow
I was a Biology major and Geology minor (both at Bryn Mawr), and studied worms inhabiting hydrothermal vents in the biological oceanography lab of Dr. Stephen Gardiner at Bryn Mawr in 2008-2009.
I will be living (mostly) in Montreal for at least the next two years working towards a Master's (M.Sc.) degree at McGill University in Biology. I will be studying the neurobiology of cricket acoustic communication in the lab of Dr. Jerry Pollack.
Non-academic Interests: Outside of school, I enjoy a good lineout and maul on the rugby pitch, with the occasional skate on a frozen sheet of ice. I also enjoy a good outdoors trip, and would like to become more involved in theater and music.
My Top Link: Levees.Org
My Top Five: Sick Places to do Field Research
- California--San Andreas Fault
- Louisiana Gulf Coast
- Newfoundland, Canada-- lots of fog
- Woods Hole, MA-- lots of water
- Appalachian Mountains
My Links
- My Woods Hole Experience
A HC News article on my experience at SES in the Fall of 2007 - My Woods Hole Independent Research Paper
Effects of Nitrate Fertilization on Pyrite Oxidation in Salt Marsh Sediments - 'Ford Scientists in Southern California
Blog of my 10-week experience in Southern California doing geomicrobiology research for the summer 2008 - Welcome to the Rock
Blog of my 7-week experience in Newfoundland, Canada conducting marine sedimentology research for the summer 2007