I use robots deployed from ships in the Southern Ocean on multi-year missions to follow the annual cycles of plankton and carbon export. The robots hang out in the dark cord waters at 2 km depth and are programmed to surface every week or so. As they rise through the ocean, they make measurements such as temperature, oxygen, nutrients, plankton and particle stocks. These observations are transmitted by satellite to my office in IMAS.
Research keyword: Carbon Futurist
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.
