Deep-Sea Travel Posters
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During my Ph.D., I created a series of "Deep-Sea Travel Posters" depicting various environments on the ocean floor in the style of vintage travel posters. My goal for this series was to encourage people to engage with deep-sea environments in a new way, and to show that these ecosystems are just as vibrant and charismatic as those that may be more familiar. Bringing awareness to the deep ocean, and inspiring people's personal connection with it, is a cause close to my heart!
While you can see some early versions of my designs here, all of my final designs are for sale at my Etsy shop, which you can visit here.
UN Ocean Decade Launch
The United Nations declared 2021-2030 the UN Ocean Decade to support and encourage marine research and sustainable ocean development. To kick off the decade, the UN held a poster competition in early 2021 calling for artists to submit works that celebrated and encouraged ocean exploration. While the two designs I submitted did not win the competition, they were among the few chosen to be displayed outside the UNESCO World Headquarters in Paris, France in July 2021.
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NOAA Deep-Sea Dialogues
NOAA Ocean Exploration produces short videos called "Deep-Sea Dialogues" that introduce various deep-sea environments and provide overviews about how they function. These videos aim to be accessible to general audiences. In 2023, I was generously invited to be their guest expert in the video they produced on cold seeps.
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You can watch the video, and learn more about NOAA Ocean Exploration here.
NOAA Deep-Dives for Educators
In addition to their pre-produced Deep-Sea Dialogues, NOAA Ocean Exploration also hosts live, virtual 90-minute Q&A sessions on specific ocean topics. A guest expert is brought in to field questions from STEM educators (grades 6-12) who are interested in incorporating marine science into their classrooms. For two of their Q&A sessions on cold seeps, I was kindly invited to be their guest expert.
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3-Minute Thesis Competition
The 3-Minute Thesis Competition challenges graduate students to present the topics of their research in three minutes or less while making it accessible to a general audience. In 2021, I competed in the competition held at Temple University. My oral presentation won first place within the Biology Department, allowing me to advance and compete at the university level. Competing against the top graduate students across all departments, I came in second place.
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You can watch Temple's university-wide competition here.