Year in SkIO photos, 2024
It was a quite a year full of research and education at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. 2024 kicked off with the R/V Savannah returning home after… Read more »
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SkIO Student Spotlight: Frank McQuarrie
New Jersey native Frank McQuarrie is a doctoral student working in faculty member Catherine Edwards‘ lab at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO). McQuarrie received his bachelor’s… Read more »
A Semester at Skidaway
The Semester at Skidaway domestic field study program brings undergraduate ocean science majors to the Georgia coast, where they take courses and build their research skills through a series of… Read more »
That’s a wrap on the November DolLAYER cruise
The November cruise is officially complete for DolLAYER. We were able to go back to the sites where we saw the large bloom of diatoms earlier in the trip. We… Read more »
DolLAYER November cruise underway
We are underway for the 7th DolLAYER cruise and the 2nd major field sampling campaign of the project (NSF Grant #2244690). On November 7, 2024, we departed Skidaway Institute of… Read more »
Cohen lab installs new, advanced flow cytometer with imaging capabilities
The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography has received and installed a new, advanced flow cytometer with imaging capabilities in the lab of faculty member Natalie Cohen. The machine… Read more »
New generation of plankton imaging systems offer flexibility
A team of researchers led by University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) scientist Adam Greer is using a new generation of modular shadowgraph imaging systems to study plankton,… Read more »
SkIO Student Spotlight: Nele Weigt
Nele Weigt, originally from Germany, is a first-year doctoral student working in faculty member Adam Greer’s lab at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO). Weigt received her… Read more »
Study reveals how eel ear bones provide insights into trace metal sources on the continental shelf
Scientists from the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) have discovered that the ear bones of moray eels provide important clues about the sources of trace metals on… Read more »
Introducing MOCNESS, SkIO’s newest plankton sampling tool
Zooplankton are among the most abundant animals in our oceans, serving as the foundation of marine food webs and playing vital roles in ocean ecosystems. These tiny creatures are essential… Read more »