Movement and impacts of #microplastics in coastal ecosystems.
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Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
Please share! We鈥檙e recruiting a PhD student to study microplastic presence, distribution & impacts in Rhode Island, USA. Join a large, collaborative, statewide capacity-building project funded by #NSF. 馃寠馃敩 shorturl.at/KmBlC
#PhDposition #Microplastics #plastictreaty
This weekend I graduated with my PhD from the University of Rhode Island! Very grateful for the mentorship of my advisors, Coleen Suckling and Andy Davies, and looking forward to continuing to research emerging environmental contaminants as an ORISE postdoc fellow at the US EPA
Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
Congratulations to @sdavisplastics for passing the Doctoral Defense! So proud of all that you鈥檝e achieved on understanding microplastic pollution presence & impacts! #Echinonerdlab @universityofri @uricels @rhodeislandsg
Excited to be representing @universityofri this Friday at the Northeastern Association of Graduate School's 3-Minute Thesis regional competition! If you like #microplastics and/or #crabs...tune in!
me when I can't get a good spectral library match on a blue fiber #ramanspectroscopy #microplastics #ftir
Our amazing Coastal and Environmental Fellow Lindsey built a model rack of humpback baleen and tested to see what shapes/sizes of #microplastics might be retained during filter feeding. Go Lindsey!! #oceanplastic #womeninscience
Our awesome summer fellow Lindsey imaging some humpback whale baleen for an exploratory project on #microplastics and mysticete filter feeding!
Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
A big month for RI EPSCoR! First, NSF Director @DrPanch reviewed our #research & broader #impacts, and last week, investigators presented at the 2023 Global Plastics Forum @universityofri. More on their efforts tackling the #plastics problem: ow.ly/WKb850OtCQS @URIPlastics
ALT URI's Dr. Coleen Suckling, a forum attendee, speaks with two students across the table. Photo by Shaun Kirby
ALT Roger Williams University's Dr. Koty Sharp (left), one of the panelists at the forum, speaks with a colleague. Photo by Shaun Kirby
ALT URI's Dr. Vinka Craver, one of the organizers for the forum, leads a breakout session. Photo by Shaun Kirby
ALT URI graduate student Sarah Davis stands in front of her poster presentation. Photo by Shaun Kirby
Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
This experimental study's goal is to better understand the vulnerability or resiliency of Jonah crab to the impacts of microfiber ingestion after consuming filter-feeding bivalves, like oysters or mussels. @rhodeislandsg @RIEPSCoR @uricels
ALT The Jonah crabs in the mesocosm tanks.
Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
#JonahCrab is a quickly growing commercial species, with RI landings accounting for about 25% of the total US harvest. However, the influence of anthropogenic pollutants on Jonah crabs, especially #microplastics & #microfibers, may present a threat to population productivity.
ALT Three Jonah Crabs about to be placed into the mesocosm tanks.
Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
Sarah Davis (@sdavisplastics), PhD student in @echinonerd & #URIGSO's @anddavies labs, recently put 60 Jonah crabs in the mesocosm tanks at the @universityofri Bay Campus to better understand the movement of #plastics through coastal food webs. #microplastics
ALT The mescocosm tanks at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus.
Aaaaand we're off! 60 Jonah crabs in the @URIGSO mesocosm tanks to assess their interactions with #polyester #microfibers through predation of bivalves. #microplastics #marinescience #phdlife
Kicked off an experiment yesterday to investigate short-term digestive behavior of Jonah crabs fed oysters inoculated with polyester microfibers!! Long couple days in the lab. Send snacks... #crabirrigationsystem #microplastics #plasticpollution #phdlife
For our upcoming mesocosm experiments, we're working on creating a more naturalistic food stock (in this case, whole oysters) containing controlled doses of spike plastics for crab exposure trials! #microplastics #plasticpollution #trophictransfer #jonahcrabs
Thank YOU for joining us and giving such an engaging and informative talk! Looking forward to hearing more about your fascinating research as it progresses!!
Thanks so much to @sdavisplastics and @echinonerd for hosting me today at the URI BES seminar. It was fantastic to return to my alma mater and talk about PFAS.
Sarah Davis, PhD retweeted
I'm very excited to present at next week's @universityofri 's BES Colloquium on Friday, 3/3. Please join me for a talk on my gradschool experience, government research careers, and my current work pertaining to historic releases of PFAS in RI.
