Undergraduates the Next Generation of Polar Scientists

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 …

Honored as Accomplished Scientist 2018 AAAS Fellow – Dr. Maria Vernet

A huge congratulations to Dr. Maria Vernet for being elected as AAAS Accomplished Scientist Fellow for 2018 Biological Sciences. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the largest general science organization in the United States, and publisher of the journal Science. AAAS has bestowed upon 416 of its members (since 1874) the lifetime honor of being an elected Fellow …

FjordPhyto presented to Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Allison Lee presents FjordPhyto as her Capstone for the Master of Advanced Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A huge shout out to her committee members Dr. Maria Vernet (Chair), Dr. George Watters, and the CMBC department for their guidance in developing the scientific goals. And thanks to everyone in the Antarctic tourism industry who …