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Virtual helper and demo for the Data Help Desk at AGU Fall Meeting

During the week of December 12-16, 2022, I’ll be serving (virtually) at the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Data Help Desk at the AGU Fall Meeting. Follow @EarthDataHelp on Twitter along with #DataHelpDesk #AGU22. Check out the Data Help Desk gallery online [here] for a variety of tips and tutorials. I contributed a demo using…

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Data science training for future leaders of Deep Ocean Observing

I am thrilled to announce that I will be serving as data science trainer for the Implementing a Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (iDOOS) project in 2022 – 2024. You can explore the FAIR Data Training Modules [here]. iDOOS is an NSF-funded AccelNet project that brings together U.S. and international networks engaged in deep-ocean observing, mapping,…

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Two decades of macrofauna data from hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise available in OBIS and GBIF

We are pleased to announce the availability of two decades of macrofauna data from colonization surfaces deployed at the East Pacific Rise 9 50 N hydrothermal vent field. Species and morphogroups were matched to equal or lowest level taxon in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). We provide 3536 machine-readable counts of taxon-resolved macrofauna…

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New project Harmful Algal Bloom Community Technology Accelerator

I am co-PI on a new research project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve our nation’s response to harmful algal blooms (HABs). I’ll be working with Heidi Sosik @ WHOI and collaborating with the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS), Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS), University…

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#hot2coldvents cruise to deep-sea vents!

The #hot2coldvents cruise to deep-sea vents with the deep-diving submarine Alvin was 17 December 2019 – 7 January 2020. Here’s a video clip showing us in Alvin working on the East Pacific Rise with full credits: https://vimeo.com/whoi/review/385092373/1aa74a7048. Here’s a website with our daily blog and all the hashtags to check in Instagram, Facebook, and more:…

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Global trait database for vent fauna now available online

Thrilled to announce the availability of the sFDvent global‐scale trait database for deep‐sea hydrothermal vent animal species. Our article is available open access in Global Ecology and Biogeography (https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12975), and our data tables are available in Dryad (https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cn2rv96). It was such a pleasure to work with the lead authors and working group chairs Abbie Chapman…

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Summer 2019 EDI Fellowship with NES-LTER for undergraduate or graduate students

Join me and the NES-LTER Team in Woods Hole in Summer 2019! I will be sponsoring a Fellowship through the Environmental Data Initiative (EDI), titled ““Contributing datasets from plankton imaging systems deployed at the NES-LTER for Essential Ocean Variables and Essential Biodiversity Variables.” The EDI Fellowship program starts with a Data publishing workshop 4 –…

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AGU Fall Meeting 2018 Posters and Data FAIR Help Desk

The 2018 AGU Fall Meeting brings over 25,000 Earth and ocean scientists to Washington, DC. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to share research from two NSF-funded projects (posters linked below) and to serve at ESIP’s Data FAIR Help Desk. The Data FAIR is a week of events for researchers to engage with informatics…

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