WAIMEA — Thelma Parker Memorial Public & School Library will host two NASA@My Library virtual presentations in November and December. Both events are free and open to the public.
WAIMEA — Thelma Parker Memorial Public & School Library will host two NASA@My Library virtual presentations in November and December. Both events are free and open to the public.
Dr. Ignacio “Nacho” de la Higuera, a researcher at the Center for Life in Extreme Environments in Portland, Oregon, will present “Viruses in Extreme Environments” from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 28. Dr. Nacho is interested in understanding how viruses are constantly changing and what impact they have on the evolution of life on Earth.
Bryce Pena, a microbiology doctoral student at Oregon State University, will present “Phytoplankton Populations from Satellite Data” from 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 8. Learn how NASA is helping scientists uncover important information about the health of our oceans using satellites in space. Pena studies the microscopic plants of the ocean, known as photoplankton, which form the base of the marine food web. He pairs lab studies and research cruises with satellite-collected data to understand the growth of phytoplankton on global scales.
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