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Author: Jaclyn Torkelson

While I have never lived close to the ocean, it has always had a special place in my heart. I recently earned my PhD in environmental chemistry from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) studying reef and coastal biogeochemistry.  I focus on the lipid and trace metal composition of settling particles and surface sediment in coastal systems, primarily studying coral reefs. Currently, I am a Visiting Assistant Professor at Trinity College. When not diving or in the lab you can find me hiking with my dogs, reading, cross stitching, or just enjoying a good cup of tea!
One man’s trash is not the ocean’s treasure
Plastic Pollution

One man’s trash is not the ocean’s treasure

Marine plastics couldn’t actually get into the areas we deem as pristine. Right?
August 7, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
The mineral that could help solve climate change
Chemistry Ocean Acidification

The mineral that could help solve climate change

Could a simple mineral be part of the key to fixing ocean acidification?
July 26, 2023July 25, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Rat infestations: how rats affect the ocean
Coastal Management Invasive Species

Rat infestations: how rats affect the ocean

Rats can be found almost anywhere on Earth, but what are they doing to the ocean?
June 26, 2023July 5, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Everyone poops: How fish poop impacts coral
Coral Ecology

Everyone poops: How fish poop impacts coral

Like all animals on earth, fish poop. But how does that affect coral?
April 28, 2023April 27, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Where do diatoms hide their silver?
Chemistry Paleoceanography

Where do diatoms hide their silver?

Where would you hide your silver? Diatoms like to hide their silver in their squishy insides.
February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Growing Up in an Ever-Warming Sauna
deep sea Ocean Exploration

Growing Up in an Ever-Warming Sauna

The deep-sea is warming like the rest of the world. What does this mean for the fish that live there?
January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas
Coral deep sea

Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas

The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Are more people flocking to coral reefs?
Coral Human impacts

Are more people flocking to coral reefs?

Many want a warm place near the ocean to live or vacation. Has this changed in the last 20 years?
October 24, 2022October 21, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
What does the Amazon Rainforest and the deep ocean have in common?
Ecology

What does the Amazon Rainforest and the deep ocean have in common?

Cutting down trees in the Amazon affects more than just land animals. What does it mean for the deep ocean?
September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
How climate change is warming up your dinner plate
Climate Change

How climate change is warming up your dinner plate

Climate change isn’t just about warming. How does climate change effect the delicate balance of nutrients in the ocean?
August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Surgical masks flood the ocean: another wave of the pandemic
Pollution

Surgical masks flood the ocean: another wave of the pandemic

As covid-19 rages on the pandemic of surgical face masks in the ocean is just beginning. What will the effect…
July 26, 2022July 24, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change
Climate Change

Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change

As the ocean becomes hotter and more acidic, phytoplankton have to change their survival tactics.
June 30, 2022June 24, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson

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