Logan Science Journalism Program at the MBL
Environmental Hands-On Research Course
Tuesday, May 28: Arrivals and Dinner
Fellows arrive. MBL’s Diana Kenney will meet fellows who arrive in time for dinner in the Swope Center Dining Room at 6:00 PM.
Wednesday, May 29: Orientation
Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh on Cape Cod.
Credit: Daniel Buckey
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Welcome and Orientation
- Welcome
- Introduction of fellows, course faculty, and staff
- Overview of fellowship requirements, etc.
- Walking tour of MBL facilities and Woods Hole
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: To lab: Course goals and lab intro
6:00 PM: Dinner
Thursday, May 30
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Field work at Waquoit Bay
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Lab analysis of nutrients
6:00 PM: Dinner with Biomedical Fellows
7:30 PM: Data after Dark (lab work)
Friday, May 31
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Field work at Waquoit Bay
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Collecting trip on RV Gemma and tour of MBL Marine Resources Center
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 PM: Data after Dark (lab work)
Credit: Michael Werner
Saturday, June 1
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Coastal food webs
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Landuse GIS
6:00 PM: Dinner
Sunday, June 2
9:00 AM: Breakfast and guest talk by scientist
Rest of day off. Optional day-trip excursion (TBA).
Monday, June 3
8:00 AM: Breakfast and Meet the Scientist: Talk by guest scientist on topic related to ecosystems science
9:00 AM: Laboratory work
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Calculations and data interpretation
6:00 PM: Dinner
Tuesday, June 4
8:00 AM: Breakfast and informal Q/A with guest scientist
9:30 AM: Lab; prepare presentation for mini-symposium
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Lab; prepare presentation for mini-symposium
6:00 PM: Dinner
2018 Environmental Fellows sort samples collected during field work. Credit: Drew Costley
Wednesday, June 5
8:00 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Deep Dive (schedule TBD)
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Gemma trip if rain date needed, or afternoon off
6:00 PM: Dinner
Thursday, June 6: Symposium/Woods Hole Explorations
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: SJP fellows mini-symposium
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Visit scientists, research vessels, labs, aquaria, and special resources at MBL and other Woods Hole research institutions (schedule TBD)
6:00 PM: Cocktail hour and lobster dinner with fellows and faculty
Friday, June 7
Breakfast
10:00 AM: Check out of Swope and depart