Glacier and volcano hunting over Chilean Patagonia with youngalgae on our way to our first deployment to Palmer Station, Antarctica! #uwoceanography #torresdelpaine #polarscience… instagram.com/p/BpIKCv_Fyh3/…

Yesterday the water was super calm, but tonight winds are picking up a bit and we’re starting to feel the unique Gould roll! Fingers crossed that sea sick meds have kicked in by 08:30… instagram.com/p/BpLlzWsFkfA/…

Views and impressions of the first bits of Antarctica! If you can’t hear over the wind, we were quite ecstatic! Smith Island, Antarctica. Young Algae #polarscience #uwoceanography… instagram.com/p/BpVkVcVlmS0/…

View from the Gould this morning rolling into Palmer. Completely astounded by this otherworldly environment! Young Algae #uwoceanography #polarscience #neumayerchannel #antarcticalgalgals… instagram.com/p/BpYF7cTleTx/…

In case you ever wondered what a 70m icebreaker sounds like pushing ice out of its path...surprisingly gentle and asmr-like! When the ice was intact a few weeks ago, I doubt this was the… instagram.com/p/BpYMQIulH2k/…

Nothing like seeing your location as simply “Antarctica”! Also check out that sunrise time, austral spring is rolling! #antarcticalgalgals #palmerstation #antarctica #uwoceanography #cold… instagram.com/p/BplXq3bln_9/…

Nothing like seeing your location as simply “Antarctica”! Also check out that sunrise time, austral spring is rolling! #antarcticalgalgals #palmerstation #antarctica #uwoceanography #cold… instagram.com/p/BplXzILluNr/…

Happy Halloween from Antarctica! Wouldn’t be right if I wasn’t wearing holiday socks, even if they’re 10x too thin for this weather! And if you’re wondering: people do wear costumes and… instagram.com/p/BpnPJJ3BR5Z/…

In case you’re in the mood for some Gentoo penguin cuteness (or clumsiness)! With an added Sheathbill for good measure, the rarest bird in Antarctica! #antarcticalgalgals… instagram.com/p/BppwTeUH1fa/…

When a waddle of gentoo penguins gum up the works by blocking the boat ramp, but are too cute to stay mad at. #antarcticalgalgals #polarscience #gentoopenguin #palmerstation #penguinprints instagram.com/p/Bp3cB_VnpKC/…

Just another average day at work...sampling sea ice in Antarctica with a Wedell seal. This place is crazy and continues to astound! #antarcticalgalgals #womeninscience #polarscience… instagram.com/p/BqBaAiinaEV/…

When checking ice conditions in the inlet next to station, watch where you step! Sea ice is quickly disappearing this time of year as things warm up! #antarcticalgalgals #icehunt… instagram.com/p/BqBdYMLn25O/…

An awesome benefit of being closer to the poles during summer (austral now) is incredible sunsets that last for hours! #antarcticalgalgals #palmerstation #polarscience #sunset #bergybits… instagram.com/p/BqLuQWunhw3/…

Is it just me, or do bead beating tubes on a vortex (used to shake filters with cells from the environment and extraction reagents to encourage the release of DNA for sequencing) look… instagram.com/p/BwnK5UoH5vh/…

Having fun sampling seawater from the #scrippspier the old-fashioned way. Before extracting DNA from my precious Antarctic samples, I first practiced the methods on the local phytoplankton… instagram.com/p/BwnNGp8HCwU/…

How many graduate degrees does it take to open a bottle of champagne....so many more than you’d think. Thank you to everyone who came out to my master’s defense earlier this week (and to all the amazing people who… instagram.com/p/Bx08YXqnpyF/…

First conference talk complete! Presented at #abscicon2019 yesterday on ice algal adaptations to extremes. Thanks to those who helped generate this data and make the project possible, angie_colorado krheal and many… instagram.com/p/BzMQCqCHjVW/…

Excited to share my first publication in the Young Algae lab @UWOcean on how sea-ice diatoms respond to environmental change and why that matters! Written with @katherine_heal, @AngieBoysen, Anitra Ingalls and more! elementascience.org/article/10.152…

My new paper with Young Algae @katherine_heal Anitra Ingalls and more is out! Check it out for a look into species-specific metabolite profiles in polar vs. temperate diatoms. academic.oup.com/icb/advance-ar… [email protected] @UWOcean UW Astrobiology