AV俱乐部

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽After two years I am saying not 鈥済oodbye鈥� but 鈥渟ee you later鈥� to the CERC.OCEAN lab and AV俱乐部. The decision to leave was not an easy one, however, it is important for myself to explore a different area of research for my masters and be a bit closer to home.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Working in the CERC.OCEAN lab was by far the best and most crucial decision I have made thus far in my academic career. For that I must thank Allison Chua, had she not stepped in for Dr. Wallace at a "meet the professor" seminar, I am not sure I would have crossed paths with the CERC.OCEAN lab. Aside from working with incredible individuals, I discovered many topics of research that I would like to pursue in the future, such as study of nitrous oxide in the Bedford Basin which I explored for my honours project.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽I am so lucky to have the experience and comfortability in lab, at sea, and with research so early on in my career. Deciding to work in a lab so early on in my academic career was helpful in many ways. Primarily, it enabled me to become comfortable at my own pace and to accurately prepare for when it was time to begin my honours. Working under Dr. Wallace has taught me many things that I will carry on with me as a navigate through the realm of research.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽In hindsight, my advice to undergraduate students, who are in the early stage of their degrees with the intention of doing research or an honours project, would be to start early! Not only will it prepare you significantly for future lab work and familiarizing the inner workings of lab environments, but also allow you to practice and become comfortable contacting professors and future supervisors.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Finally, on top of many people that I am thankful to, I would like to thank Dr. Wallace and Claire Normandeau, who were instrumental and patient throughout my growth in the past two years. Therefore, I know this is not the last time that we will be working together!