by Brian Preziosi | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Using our newly acquired fully automated Olympus BX63 Microscope, OSIMAP team members are able to quickly image microplastics in great detail. Many microplastic particles are small, and can be difficult to distinguish from other naturally occurring particles such as...
by Andy | Jul 11, 2020 | News
Written by OSIMAP Coastal Fellows – Cara Megill and Jacqui Roush, undergraduate students at The University of Rhode Island The pump-filter system set up at the University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Campus for testing As Coastal Fellows assigned to the OSIMAP...
by Andy | Jun 2, 2020 | News
Face masks and cloth coverings are recommended to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19. The coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, as it has dominated our decision-making process for day-to-day activities during the last few months; participating in scientific field...
by Andy | Jun 2, 2020 | News
The OSIMAP team welcome two URI Coastal and Environmental Fellows to our program from the Summer 2020 cohort. Cara Megill and Jacqui Roush, who provide a little insight into why they are interested in microplastic research below. The Coastal and Environmental...
by Rory Maynard-Dean | May 27, 2020 | News
Written by OSIMAP Intern – Rory Maynard-Dean, former undergraduate student at The University of Rhode Island (2020). COVID-19 OSIMAP Face mask design As we all know, face masks have become one of the many vital precautionary measures used to help prevent the...
by Andy | May 6, 2020 | News
An opinion piece written by OSIMAP Intern – Mikhala Bornstein, undergraduate student at The University of Rhode Island (2020). Recent plastic grocery bags from a local store News outlets are reporting people littering masks, gloves, and other now essential...
