The Biology Bus

It's official - we've finished our fieldwork for the season. Fourteen intertidal communities, 2100 km (1300 miles), four months, countless boxes of mac and cheese, and way fewer showers than I would like to think about, we are back at UC Irvine. 

There's nothing quite l...

Tomorrow, I start my last water sampling on this trip… By the time we leave Oregon I will have collected 600 lbs of water over the last month!  Why so much water? Well, I’ll tell you.

My research broadly focuses on the interaction between climate change and the natural...

Check out this awesome article by Uproxx about our research road trip! 

http://uproxx.com/life/biology-bus-women/

Fieldwork wouldn't be complete without a home, lab, and sweet ride all in one. Meet Becky - our epic camper van for the summer.

As a 2002 VW Eurovan, Becky may not be as young as she once was, but she's feisty and young at heart thank to a beautiful renovation by GoWest...

On our research road trip we are really excited to #GetIntoYourSanctuary at 3 different National Marine Sanctuaries along the US west coast. National Marine Sanctuaries are similar to national parks, but for special places in our ocean waters and Great Lakes. Our first...

The intertidal is a unique ecosystem - it's where the land meets the sea and because of that experiences both terrestrial and marine conditions. These harsh conditions are what make it so interesting to study!

Intertidal ecosystems are exposed to the air during low tide...

  In addition to being good scientists, we need to be really awesome at tetris to get 10 days worth of science gear and 3 people into our university jeep.  We can't wait for our camper van from GoWesty. Next stop, Monterey Bay, California! 

It's hard to believe we're leaving in less than a week! Our first trip is to Monterey, CA and back and is going to be a dress rehearsal for our larger trip starting at the end of July. We're all so excited and hope that you'll follow us on our adventures this summer on...