Hello everyone! It feels like it has been ages since I last wrote a blog post. Since my last post, I’ve still been very busy with all my research, which has been going well so far. Just to remind you all, my research involves synthesizing polyurethanes using environmentally friendly methods and waste-derived fish oil as … [Read more…]
When I last left you I was starting spring semester, anticipating pleasant weather, and starting to prepare for comps. I write today, pretty much in the same boat. While the weather has gotten marginally better, I am still waiting for it to warm up a bit! I have been outside enjoying running and biking, now … [Read more…]
Hello All! Over the past few months I feel like I’ve been extremely busy! Busy attending conferences, doing guest lectures, giving a presentation in front of my department, applying for grants, and continuing to collect contextual information from both primary and secondary sources for my thesis. I’ve been doing whatever I can to help the … [Read more…]
Hi Folks, This winter, my sister and her partner invited me on a trip to Peru. Growing up stories about the Peruvian Andes were common, as our mother had spent a lot of time travelling throughout the country and her travels helped shape our grandmother’s PhD research that took place in the Central highlands of … [Read more…]
I recently finished my comprehensive exam in the Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology (CABE) program at MUN. I had a fairly positive experience and I feel like I learned a lot of valuable information about some things I either already knew a little bit about as well as some things I knew nothing about. Shortly after … [Read more…]
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing well and getting a chance to enjoy the fine St. John’s weather we are experiencing this spring. Note: at time of writing, it was absolutely beautiful around campus – but that can all change very quickly at any given moment. As they say, if you don’t like the … [Read more…]
Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well and enjoying the beautiful weather! I forgot how enjoyable it is to leave the house without creating formulas and making calculations involving degrees Celsius and number of coats. Green grass, birds, trees… Spring is in the air! While I looked down to avoid stepping on ice when … [Read more…]
Hey everyone! Can you believe that this is already my third blog post? It feels like yesterday that I submitted my last post. I do not know where the time went. This semester really flew by. As you may remember from my previous blog posts, I had a lot of ups and downs during the … [Read more…]
My most recent comprehensive exam was twenty-six years ago. In 1992, I successfully completed the Dalhousie University graduate student Admission to Candidacy Exam then forged ahead with my research on salmon respiratory development. My present goal is parallel to this, prepare and complete the Memorial University graduate studies Comprehensive Exam, then commence research towards a … [Read more…]
Hello wonderful readers, It seems like only yesterday I was writing my previous blog post for the Graduate Student Blog, where I spoke about getting more comfortable in the lab environment. Since then, I’ve ran some more reactions and now I’m trying to optimize the time for my fish oil reaction. I spent a lot … [Read more…]