Although I had been working with Antarctic phytoplankton since 2015, I had never had the chance to travel to the white continent. After six years of learning about the entire Antarctic continent only through photos, place names, stories, Google-searches and scientific articles, my anticipation of setting foot in Antarctica was growing. In addition, during the pandemic years, the complication of …
Who are you? What are you doing in school? Hello! My name’s Anesse Pinpokintr. I was born in Southern California, but I travel to Thailand often to visit my extended family. I go to the University of Rochester and I’m majoring in environmental science and minoring in epidemiology. I’m currently doing independent research on methane production in the water column …
Meet the next generation of polar scientists working in the Vernet Lab with FjordPhyto at Scripps Institution of Oceanography! For the 2021 summer (10-weeks), Anesse Pinpokintr and Christian Johnson, two incredibly bright and passionate undergraduate students, worked in the Vernet Lab as part of the Scripps SURF program (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)! It has been awesome to finally interact in …
Scientists from around the world come together to write giant reports on everything we scientifically know about how the climate on Earth is changing. The current state of the climate, possible climate futures, climate information for risk assessment and adaptation, and limiting future change. This report is called the IPCC report. The IPCC is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. …
We are so excited to announce that FjordPhyto is now funded by NASA!! We are excited to become a part of this NASA community of citizen science practitioners to continue to bring FjordPhyto citizen science to Travelers heading to see the wonders of Antarctica! In 2021, Eight citizen science projects out of 67 submitted proposals were awarded NASA funding in …
Everything you see is a work of art created by an actual person (or team of people). This short video about the efforts of the Antarctic citizen science project – FjordPhyto – was produced and directed by Gabriela Lamanna using video footage taken by Allison Cusick’s journeys to the Antarctic. We wanted to introduce you to Gaby and share her …
Thank you for visiting the FjordPhyto site! This is a post to share some quick updates with you all and provide links to all the great work being done. The sampling season in Antarctica is still under way with our IAATO tour ship partners hard at work (and having fun) collecting phytoplankton until late March! Huge thank you to all …
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HOT OFF THE PRESS. Our first official publication is out! Read the publication here and check out the awesome microscope images of the species we found: Mascioni, M., Almandoz, G. O., Cefarelli, A. O., Cusick, A., Ferrario, M. E., & Vernet, M. (2019). Phytoplankton composition and bloom formation in unexplored nearshore waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biology, 1-14. Our …
Congratulations to Martina Mascioni who is one of the recipients of the first IAATO Antarctic Fellowship! Martina is currently a graduate student (PhD) from the University of La Plata, Argentina, and with this fellowship she will be able to will come to Scripps Institution of Oceanography to visit Dr. Maria Vernet and Allison Cusick in the Vernet lab to continue …