News All MBL News Newsletter Recent Grants Back to main menu Overview Grant Awards 2022-23 MBL Accolades MBL Publications Media Information Social Media Information Science Communication Resources for Scientists Obituaries Home All MBL News A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola A scene from the "Day in the Life" video by University of Chicago Metcalf Intern Vinessa Fressola. By MBL Communications August 20, 2024 Share Articles Share Marine Biological Laboratory | A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola on Facebook Share Marine Biological Laboratory | A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola on Twitter Share Marine Biological Laboratory | A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola on LinkedIn Related Scientists Full Name Ketil Koop-Jakobsen Categories Education UChicago Remote video URL Vinessa Fressola is an environmental science major at the University of Chicago (class of 2026). She's spending this summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory as a Metcalf Intern. The Jeff Metcalf SURF Program is an opportunity for University of Chicago students to participate in the world-class science conducted at the MBL. Vinessa is working in the MBL Ecosystems Center with Assistant Scientist Ketil Koop-Jakobsen. She is researching the relationship between nutrient dynamics and infauna, small invertebrate organisms found living in sediments on the ocean floor. Using sediment samples, Vinessa is analyzing what infaunal populations can tell us about nutrient flux trends within the ecosystem. Watch this video to see a "day in the life" of a Metcalf intern at the MBL! Share Articles Share Marine Biological Laboratory | A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola on Facebook Share Marine Biological Laboratory | A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola on Twitter Share Marine Biological Laboratory | A Day in the Life of a Metcalf Intern: Vinessa Fressola on LinkedIn