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Beneath the Broken Ice: Megumi Shimizu on the 2012 LARISSA Campaign to the Antarctic Peninsula

Posted on March 12, 2012 By Guest Writer 1 Comment on Beneath the Broken Ice: Megumi Shimizu on the 2012 LARISSA Campaign to the Antarctic Peninsula
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Megumi Shimizu is a graduate student studying microorganisms in marine sediment. She is currently on board the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer exploring seafloor communities in a once ice-covered region beneath the Larsen Ice Shelf. Over the next month, she will be updating us from the field. I’m a PhD student interested in microorganisms and biogeochemistry … Read More “Beneath the Broken Ice: Megumi Shimizu on the 2012 LARISSA Campaign to the Antarctic Peninsula” »

Science as Story – two-day event exploring science, media, & the environment

Posted on November 12, 2012 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on Science as Story – two-day event exploring science, media, & the environment

Communique from Southern Fried Science contributor Megumi Shimizu. Scientists with Stories is a collaborative project by PhD students affiliated with the Duke University Marine Laboratory (DUML) and the UNCʼs Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) to help young scientists develop the skills needed to communicate mediums of communication: digital photography, web videography, podcasts, and blogging. We … Read More “Science as Story – two-day event exploring science, media, & the environment” »

Beneath the Broken Ice: Playing with Mud

Posted on April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 By Guest Writer
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Megumi Shimizu is a graduate student aboard the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer to collect sediment samples near Antarctic Peninsula as a part of the LARISSA project. She is interested in microorganisms and biogeochemistry of marine sediments; how the metabolism of microorganisms interact with the surrounding environment and the chemical components in sediments. See her first … Read More “Beneath the Broken Ice: Playing with Mud” »

New Scaly-Foot Gastropod found in Indian Ocean

Posted on July 1, 2011July 4, 2011 By Guest Writer 1 Comment on New Scaly-Foot Gastropod found in Indian Ocean
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Megumi Shimizu is a second year PhD student at the Duke University Marine Lab. Since the news has so far only been reported in Japanese, we asked her to provide a short write-up of the discovery. The first scaly-foot gastropod, Crysomallon squamiferum, was found in the Indian Ocean ten years ago (Van Dover et al 2001), … Read More “New Scaly-Foot Gastropod found in Indian Ocean” »

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