Beth McKenna, 20, is a rising junior at Princeton University
where she is a pre-med studying ecology and evolutionary biology. She is spending the summer at BIOS working in
the Education Department with the Waterstart program. Originally from Massachusetts, Beth decided
to do an internship at BIOS because she saw it as a unique opportunity to
explore marine biology while spending time outdoors. She is on the track team
at Princeton where she does the pentathlon and heptathlon, and is also involved
with Outdoor Action—the Princeton pre-orientation for freshman.
Matt Stone, 30, is a third grade teacher in Washington, D.C.
and a Master’s student at Johns Hopkins University where he is getting his
Technology for Educators degree. Originally from Oklahoma, he came to Bermuda
last year on his honeymoon and decided it would be an ideal location to pursue
an internship that would combine his loves of science, teaching, and
diving. Matt will be spending six weeks
working in the Education Department at BIOS with the Marine Science Internship (MSI) program. When not teaching or diving, he sings in a band
in D.C. and plays a variety of sports, including American football.
Stacy Peltier, 27, will be graduating from Portland State
University this fall with a BS in Earth Science. Last year she worked Dr. Eric Hochberg in the
Coral Reef Ecology and Optics (CREO) Lab as an REU student gathering data to
determine if bio-optical methods can be used to set quantitative parameters for
coral health. Stacy enjoyed her
experience so much that she returned to BIOS and the CREO Lab this summer to
continue her work on bio-optics and assist with lab management, which she hopes
will provide her with experience for future work as a lab technician. In addition to SCUBA diving, she enjoys
painting, playing beach volleyball and is interested in anything sci-fi.
Kascia White, 20, is a rising senior at St. Mary’s
University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she is majoring in biology with a
minor in psychology. As a Bermuda Program intern she’s spending the summer with Dr. Samantha De Putron in the
Ocean Acidification Lab studying the variation in Porites astreodes larval fitness between the rim reef and patch
reef. However, this isn’t her first time
at BIOS; Kascia actually began as a Waterstart student five years ago and has
been returning every summer to continue gaining marine science research
experience. She loves animals and is
interested in pursuing a career as a marine science veterinarian.
Colin Du, 28, recently graduated from Trent University with
a M.S. in molecular biology. He joins us
this summer as part of the CABIOS program, which provides scholarships
specifically for Canadian students.
Colin is working with Dr. Andrea Bodnar in the Molecular Discovery lab
assessing the antioxidant capacity of three different species of sea urchins,
including one with an average lifespan of 200 years! He first heard about BIOS from a fellow
student at Trent and went online to learn more about Dr. Bodnar’s work. He is currently applying to dental school
and, in his spare time, likes to cook and learn about world history.
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