Student Researcher - Ecology
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Competitive full-time 6-week summer research project, where I developed a novel high throughput method for estimating invertebrate biomass. I tested different methods and determined which was most effective. Once I had developed the method, I calculated the biomass of 10,000 invertebrates using photography and graphical relationships, thus allowing for efficient and accurate biomass estimation without damaging specimens of a collection.After the 6-week project, I was hired for another… Show more Competitive full-time 6-week summer research project, where I developed a novel high throughput method for estimating invertebrate biomass. I tested different methods and determined which was most effective. Once I had developed the method, I calculated the biomass of 10,000 invertebrates using photography and graphical relationships, thus allowing for efficient and accurate biomass estimation without damaging specimens of a collection.After the 6-week project, I was hired for another FTE week and then on a casual basis when the course resumed to complete the research. Show less