#FieldworkFriday features Taylorann Smith, who studies the physical enviro of Kelp Forests. Her research focuses on how attenuated flow can affect transport & cause microplastic accumulation in these ecosystems. Her research interests were inspired by an @EVNautilus internship... 
Smith was an Ocean Science intern on the E/V Nautilus in Fall 2019. She was responsible for watching live deep sea footage, documenting discoveries, processing collected samples, and typing up reports of the 30+ hour ROV dives. Smith talks about her experience aboard... #MBGSA
"I felt a lot like the sponges we (Smith & the ROV Crew) were studying, absorbing info from some of the worlds most incredible & kind scientists!" Her time aboard lead her to contemplate what she wanted to research at @csunorthridge with her adviser @kj_nickols .... #scicomm
You can check out more of her experience in science in the article, from @NatGeo November 2019 special issue of @NatGeoMag , “Women: A Century of Change.” api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/p…
