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…]
The life of a graduate student involves a lot of writing, thinking about writing and then doubting what you have written. I spend a lot of time questioning how often I should write, is what I am writing good enough, and can I publish what I am writing. Sometimes the question is, why am I … [Read more…]
Tamarack (Larix laricina) cones. Nothing to do with developing teaching skills but I am currently analyzing how seed production varies across altitudinal gradients. Since seeds have been perpetually on my mind, I figured it was fitting they be represented in this post. Hi All! I am going to start off with being boastful, so … [Read more…]
Hey everyone! I hope you’ve all had a good Winter semester and that these last few weeks of classes and good ol’ paper writing season hasn’t got you too stressed out. As always, a lot has happened to me both (research-wise and personally) since my last post went up. By now, the bulk of … [Read more…]