The Burt lab sent one member (Ben Lowin) on the spring Northern Gulf of Alaska (NGA) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) cruise. The Chief Scientist for this cruise was Russell Hopcroft (zooplankton), who was joined by Suzanne Strom (phytoplankton) and Ana Aguilar-Islas (trace metals) as the leaders of the cruise. The cruise started on April 20thContinue reading “Spring 2021 NGA-LTER”
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Three Minute Thesis Results
Just about a week ago both Josie and Ben were in the finals for the UAF 3 minute thesis comptiotion. Althoguh neither of them won, it was a strong showing from the Burt Lab having two competitors make it to the finals. Will did a fantastic job both organising and running the comptition. You canContinue reading “Three Minute Thesis Results”
In the Begining
The Burt Lab began in 2020, amidst a global pandemic. The initial cruise to sample the Gulf of Alaska (GoA) was canceled. The Lab with the help of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, was able to go above and beyond the initial scope of its plans during the rest of the year. Beginning with aContinue reading “In the Begining”
