The Wandering Researcher

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Getting my first Fulbright in 2011
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Yay, here I am with my cool new perfect bike! I love California!
Daddy comes to Santa Barbara
Bella and Mom, fun in the sun!
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My then three kiddos in California
  • GoJelly,  H2020,  Jellyfish,  On the move,  Research

    Annual Meeting – GoJelly! in Piran, Slovenia

    November 24, 2019 /

    What an amazing week in Slovenia! I sometimes pinch myself at how lucky I am to get to work on such exciting projects with a fantastic group of people from not only all over Europe – but also from within my own organization and my town! I had never been to Slovenia before – and did not know much about the country – but it has a very small coast line but a big personality! It is on the Adriatic sea, north of Croatia, south of Austria, and across the pond from Italy – and it was so quaint and sweet a place. We got there the day before, and…

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    When school shootings become real

    November 14, 2018

    Fulbright grantee Award Seremony

    June 14, 2011

    Countdown to TX is on!

    June 16, 2018
  • Conference,  Dissemination,  fisheries,  GoJelly,  H2020,  Jellyfish

    South Africa, jellyfish and infiltrating a natural science conference

    November 6, 2019 /

    The GoJelly! project has taken me to South Africa now – Cape Town specifically! I was one of the convenors of the session on the Human-Jellyfish Nexus where the aim of the session was to place jellyfish within a larger system – namely the socio-ecological system – and bring attention to its effect – and possibility as use as a resource. I had the honor of kicking off the session with discussing GoJelly results from WP7 (Socio-Ecological System and Games), specifically the results from the questionnaire that was sent out throughout Europe in autumn of 2018. This questionnaire, which was distributed in 8 different languages and sent out via Facebook…

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    TEDx style talk – how to prepare

    November 5, 2018

    Aberdeen – 2nd annual meeting for Smartfish

    February 8, 2020

    What kind of home do we want?

    February 7, 2018
  • BBNJ,  GoJelly,  H2020,  Plastic pollution

    A Quick Trip to Brussels – 18 months of GoJelly to report on!

    August 25, 2019 /

    It is incredible that the crazy fun project GoJelly – a gelatinous solution to plastic pollution – is already done with its first 18 months – and that we are reporting on it too! The report went very well – and I am proud to be part of this team that is looking at how to exploit jellyfish blooms to develop new products – like cosmetics and food – as well as the innovations we are spearheading in also using the mucus from the jellyfish to develop a filter that can capture microplastics from waste water treatment plants. My job in this project is to lead the work on “Socioecological…

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    So – what’s up with Brexit – and the ocean?

    September 12, 2019

    Countdown is ON!

    July 22, 2018

    Fulbright award ceremony

    June 6, 2018
  • Article published,  BBNJ,  Dissemination,  GoJelly,  publication,  UN

    As the third round of BBNJ negotiations start in NYC…

    August 20, 2019 /

    The second article that Elizabeth Mendenhall, Elizabeth Nyman and Elizabeth De Santo and I have written about the BBNJ negotiations in Marine Policy is published – and my fourth article about the negotiations in total so far (two more are under review – and we have at least three more on the writing block). This article that we published today – as the third substantive session of negotiations started yesterday in NYC – is a review and our perspectives on the second round of negotiations that took place in March and April of this year – published in Marine Policy. Abstract to “A soft treaty, hard to reach: The second…

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    Countdown to TX is on!

    June 16, 2018

    Time is coming to an end for my Fulbright year in Texas

    May 28, 2019

    School har started!

    August 30, 2018
  • Arctic,  BBNJ,  Conference,  GoJelly,  Plastic pollution,  Traveling

    An Arctic conference in Hawaii – yes please!

    August 19, 2019 /

    August 14th-16th 2019, I went to the North Pacific Arctic Conference (NPAC), co-organized by the East-West Center and the Korea Maritime Institute, helt at the international Conference Center in Honolulu – to present on the BBNJ treaty negotiations, as part of my GoJelly project. What a place to hold a conference. Granted – its on the other side of the world – so I am still tired from this trip actually (Hawaii is 12 hours behind us in Norway). I got there a day before it started so that I could adjust – but alas – it was tough since I had only gotten back to Norway from Houston two weeks…

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    Phuh – finally see the light at the end of the tunnel

    May 16, 2018

    Countdown to TX is on!

    June 16, 2018

    So – what’s up with Brexit – and the ocean?

    September 12, 2019
  • Article published,  Dissemination,  GoJelly,  Plastic pollution,  publication,  Rachel

    Article on the Plasticene

    May 8, 2019 /

    My newest article – Who cares about ocean acidification in the Plasticene? – was recently published Open Access in Ocean &. Coastal Management. I wrote it in collaboration with a number of fantastic researchers from all over Europe: Francisco Arenas – Aquatic Ecology & Evolution Group, CIIMAR-UP, Porto, Portugal Charles Galdies – Environmental and Management Planning Division, Institute of Earth Systems, University of Malta, Msida, Malta Francisco Leitão – Center of Marine Science (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal Alenka Malej – National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Slovenia Beatriz Martinez Romera – Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Cosimo Solidoro – Instituto Nazionale Di Oceanografia e Di…

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    A skip, a hop and a dash to Belgium and Greece for a week

    January 15, 2019

    HELFO… with an emphasis on HEL…

    July 23, 2018

    Partner might not need extra permission to work from home!

    July 13, 2018
  • BBNJ,  Fulbright,  GoJelly,  H2020,  On the move,  Traveling

    BBNJ treaty negotiations

    April 6, 2019 /

    The second Intergovernmental Conferene (IGCII) started on March 25th and lasted until April 5th 2019 in New York City. I once again was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the negotiations as an observer, and along with my colleagues Elizabeth Nyman, Elizabeth Mendenhall and Elizabeth De Santo, we spent two weeks gathering data, interviewing participants, developing a database of delegate and NGO/IGO interventions, and writing on articles together. It was  exhaustive – as per usual – but also every rewarding in terms of not only data gathering but also in terms of experience with following negotiations, and learning more about the informal rules of the game – as…

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    A skip, a hop and a dash to Belgium and Greece for a week

    January 15, 2019

    Getting ready for the 2nd round of BBNJ negotiations in NYC

    February 13, 2019

    Book chapter in volume on Ocean Governance

    February 8, 2019
  • Conference,  Dissemination,  GoJelly,  H2020,  On the move,  Traveling

    ISA conference in Toronto, Canada

    March 31, 2019 /

    The International Studies Association held its annual meeting in Toronto, Canada this year – from the 26th – 30th of March 2019. It was a fun experience as always – and I presented two papers together with my colleague here at Texas A&M University at Galveston, Assistant Professor Elizabeth Nyman. I have gone to this conference for 12 years though, since 2007 – and only missed it twice in these years. It is therefore by .far my favorite conference and I love going there – and I have so many great memories of going there and presenting with the Oceans and Fish people that always .go there as well. This…

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    YES – I am going to the UN meeting!

    July 17, 2018

    We are on the move again!

    January 3, 2018

    Aberdeen – 2nd annual meeting for Smartfish

    February 8, 2020

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Another month of #covid_19 and another project mee Another month of #covid_19 and another project meeting that is online and not in person - this time it’s the @gojelly_eu project that is impacted! I miss seeing my awesome #microplastics and #jellyfish colleagues in person!
Screenshots from our @cnninternational interview f Screenshots from our @cnninternational interview for #businessevolved that aired today! @sintefhq #smartfishh2020
On a rare trip to one of our other @sintefhq offic On a rare trip to one of our other @sintefhq offices - this one in #ålesund on the Norwegian West coast! My colleague showed me around the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center, the #Sustainability think tank @unitedfuturelabnorway and #Newton Møre #sdg
Ready for an election all-nighter - rough day for Ready for an election all-nighter - rough day for my 7th grader tomorrow 😬 #2valg #bidenharris2020
Yesterday, my colleagues and I were given the oppo Yesterday, my colleagues and I were given the opportunity to talk with @cnninternational for the #businessevolved series about the #smartfishh2020 project and @sintefhq role is development of innovative technological solutions for a #sustainable and efficient #fishing industry - filmed by @mhandlykken @synk_media
During these near 8 months of the #covid_19 pandem During these near 8 months of the #covid_19 pandemic travel hiatus, I have learned to really appreciate my diverse neighborhood in all its shades and varieties! #buran #lademoen #trondheim @visittrondheim
“Its not enough to clean the ocean of plastics - “Its not enough to clean the ocean of plastics - we need to stop the flow!” #ethavavmuligheter #lager11  @sintefhq @ntnuoceans @wwfnorge
The annual meeting for the @summerh2020 project ha The annual meeting for the @summerh2020 project has finished - we were in #bilbao last year and on #teams this year. Miss the spontaneous discussions, fun dinners, wine for lunch and artsy historical city by night! Fingers crossed we can have in-person meeting next year!
I may not travel as much anymore but that’s ok w I may not travel as much anymore but that’s ok when my town is as fantastic as this one 🥰
What a great day for work with #stakeholders on th What a great day for work with #stakeholders on the #Microfibre project funded by @forskningsradet at @sintefhq  #marineplastic #plasticpollution
I am at an actual honest to God airport - my first I am at an actual honest to God airport - my first time since the end of February! Day trip to Oslo for a real-life workshop!
Taking my @siphoncoffeetx on a hike in #estenstadm Taking my @siphoncoffeetx on a hike in #estenstadmarka in Norway - we’re a long way from #texas and @houstoncity now!
Celebrating 5 submitted proposals for research gra Celebrating 5 submitted proposals for research grants by opening one of my last bottles of wine from California- @fessparkerwinery #chardonnay
Explorer my owm city of #trondeim and some awesome Explorer my owm city of #trondeim and some awesome #murals #muralstreetart and finished with a falafel burger at #superheroburger - pretty awesome Saturday @visittrondheim
Wandering in Norway is not complete without #kvikk Wandering in Norway is not complete without #kvikklunsj and mountains! #godsommernorge  #sommer2020 #ekkertind #hikersofinstagram
Hiking with my friends, wandering the Norwegian wi Hiking with my friends, wandering the Norwegian wilderness ❤️
My Saturday office at @starbucks downtown- crunch My Saturday office at @starbucks downtown- crunch time when project proposal deadlines are coming up for both @forskningsradet and #horizon2020 at the beginning of September 😅
And so it begins - my oldest child starts his BA i And so it begins - my oldest child starts his BA in International Studies at @unioslo - and I am a parent on campus, taking the tour and  bursting with pride 🤩
Catching up on reviewing articles at a cafe on a S Catching up on reviewing articles at a cafe on a Saturday makes it more fun than work 😎
Working from the cutest coffee shop in town and me Working from the cutest coffee shop in town and meeting with my colleagues from @ntnuoceans for #horizon2020 proposal work! A good vacation day 😎
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