Levi Lewis, a Ph.D. student in the Smith lab, talks about what inspires him to continually fight to protect coral reefs around theworld.
Making Plans, “Bahia” Style
Clinton Edwards, a Master’s student in Dr. Jennifer Smith’s Lab, describes his experience, and patience, of planning a research trip to Bahia, Brazil.
Notes From the Field: Palmyra Atoll
Maggie Johnson, the newest Ph.D. student in the Smith Lab, talks about her experience looking at the various effects of elevated CO2 on the coral reefs of the Palmyra Atoll.
Learning more about Ocean Acidification
Several members of the Smith Lab attended a week long workshop at UCSB focused on Ocean Acidification.
Notes From the Field: Brazil
This blog is written by Jill Harris, a PhD student in the Smith Lab, who embarked on an exploratory research expedition in Brazil.
In the News! Lahaina, Hawaii News
Two of our very own PhD students, Levi Lewis and Emily Kelly, celebrate the 2nd annual birthday of the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) and made the front page of the Lahaina News!
Notes from the Field: Hawaii
This post is from Emily Kelly, a PhD student in our lab, following her current project in Hawaii.
A Great Introduction to Reef Ecology
My name is Kevin Moses. I attend Howard University in Washington, DC, but I am working in the Smith lab this summer through an NSF funded REU program. This summer I got the opportunity to assist Emily Kelly with her field work in Maui. The experience was awesome. I don’t have much background in snorkeling or coral reefs, so it … Read More
Earth Day at Qualcomm
Members from the Smith and Sandin lab joined together to celebrate Earth Day at Qualcomm Headquarters. This was a great opportunity for our group to share some of the work we are doing to help understand and protect coral reef ecosystems with the public. Clint Edwards, a M.Sc. student with the Smith Lab who was at the event said “It … Read More
Featured Research: Ocean Acidification
Read more about some of our current research on Ocean Acidification in this recently published piece from Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry News. See pg. 9 for some images and data from our last trip to the Line Islands. Check out the full article here: Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry News, Winter 2011