Well, it's about to come to an end, but then again, it doesn't look like it's going to be much of a storm for a while.
Karen and I got our synopsis for the next year on monday, and it looks great. PCR, gels, respiration rates, and on and on. Despite the enormous amount of material that was covered in the 2.5 hour period, i think i can keep with it. Everything made sense, and since I've done most of the techniques covered at least once before....
What's really exciting is the results of all this work that's going to be done. I know it sounds a bit stereotypical, but i wasn't sure what new things were out there in the realm of microbiolgy. However...evidently something like this has never been done before.
Cool stuff! Now that the group knows where the ball is gonna be rolling, all we have to do now is start it up!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Aha~ Blogging
Hum. So, I'll start from square one. My name is Jay Hennen, I just turned 17, and I live on the outskirts of Sequim, about 5 minutes from the Dungeness River. I've lived in a few places throughout my life, including 8 years in Mill Valley, CA, 1 year in Singapore, 1 year in Jakarta, Indonesia, and 7 years here on the Peninsula. My family and I also spend a lot of time on vacations, because up until I started college last year both my brother and I were homeschooled.
So far we've been to every state west of the mississippi, about 4 or 5 states east of it, and Alaska. We'd spend weeks at a time driving around different areas of the country, taking 1-2 hikes every day. So yeah....name any major geological feature, especially in the southwest, and I've most likely seen it, or at least been nearby. Since my mom's family are centered around Singapore and Indonesia, we visit there frequently too, and have taken time off to go touring in China, India, New Zealand, and Burma. So, i've seen my share of different kinds of ecosystems...and ecological disasters.
Just like Jenn, I discovered my interest in biology after the first quarter of school, with Environmental Science and the Biology series. For me, REU is a chance to receive some hands-on science work, experience which I wouldn't be able to gain until graduate school normally. Over this last summer I worked with the wildlife crew, and this school year I've signed up for the microbiology crew, so I can get some experience in lab work as well as field biology.
So far we've been to every state west of the mississippi, about 4 or 5 states east of it, and Alaska. We'd spend weeks at a time driving around different areas of the country, taking 1-2 hikes every day. So yeah....name any major geological feature, especially in the southwest, and I've most likely seen it, or at least been nearby. Since my mom's family are centered around Singapore and Indonesia, we visit there frequently too, and have taken time off to go touring in China, India, New Zealand, and Burma. So, i've seen my share of different kinds of ecosystems...and ecological disasters.
Just like Jenn, I discovered my interest in biology after the first quarter of school, with Environmental Science and the Biology series. For me, REU is a chance to receive some hands-on science work, experience which I wouldn't be able to gain until graduate school normally. Over this last summer I worked with the wildlife crew, and this school year I've signed up for the microbiology crew, so I can get some experience in lab work as well as field biology.
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