The Wandering Researcher

Researcher mom on the move!

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Getting my first Fulbright in 2011
Just arrived in Santa Barbara
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!
The whole gang minus dad!
My then three kiddos in California
  • Funding,  Projects,  Research,  Research Council of Norway (RCN)

    4 project awarded for Christmas

    December 20, 2020 /

    What a wonderful Christmas this will be! With good colleagues from around the country and at SINTEF Ocean, I had the honor of being part of four projects that were funded by the Research Council of Norway! I am the project coordinator of one of them – and lead work packages in the three others. Congratulations to all of us and have a wonderful Christmas! RCN 2021-2024: CompareIt!: Opportunities and challenges with innovations in aquaculture production systems. Project Coordinator. KSPSAMARBEID20 – Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project. RCN 2021-2024: Plasticene: Development of tools for increased resource utilisation, circularity and regulatory support of plastic use in Norway. WP leader for WP4: Multi-Actor Integration…

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    The Once and Future Treaty – newest published article

    November 10, 2018

    Blog post in the Washington Post

    September 19, 2018

    Bergen – January 2020

    January 5, 2020
  • Annual Meeting,  fisheries,  H2020,  Research,  Smartfish

    Aberdeen – 2nd annual meeting for Smartfish

    February 8, 2020 /

    Smartfish is another Horizon 2020 project I am involved in – this one I am Project Leader for and work closely with the SINTEF Ocean team on coordinating the project – and this trip was the second annual meeting – we are halfway through the project, and it was time for us to discuss how to continue with the testing part of the project. SMARTFISH H2020 is an international research project which aims to develop, test and promote a suite of high-tech systems for the EU fishing sector. The goal is to optimize resource efficiency, improve automatic data collection for fish stock assessment, provide evidence of compliance with fishery regulations…

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    New this round – spouse needs approval to work as well

    May 22, 2018

    Fulbright grantee Award Seremony

    June 14, 2011

    Another article on the BBNJ treaty published

    August 7, 2019
  • Brussels,  COASTAL project,  H2020,  Research,  Review meeting

    Brussels and the 18 month review

    January 27, 2020 /

    One of the research projects I have a work package leader role in is called COASTAL – and it is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. In this project, we take advantage of a unique multi-actor collaboration of coastal and rural business entrepreneurs, administrations, stakeholders, and natural and social science experts in our networks, and we developed a proposal where one of the aims was to formulate and evaluate business solutions and policy recommendations that had as its aim to improve coastal-rural synergies that could in turn foster rural and coastal development while still preserving the environment. My role in this project is to lead…

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    The Once and Future Treaty – newest published article

    November 10, 2018

    Svalbard, Arctic shipping routes and port development – newest article

    May 28, 2019

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

    May 28, 2019
  • 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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    YES – I am going to the UN meeting!

    July 17, 2018

    An Arctic conference in Hawaii – yes please!

    August 19, 2019

    Another article on the BBNJ treaty published

    August 7, 2019
  • Article published,  Fulbright,  publication,  Regimes,  Research,  Svalbard,  TAMUG

    Svalbard, Arctic shipping routes and port development – newest article

    May 28, 2019 /

    The newest article co-written by myself and my colleagues at Texas A&M University at Galveston just got published in Maritime Studies – https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-019-00143-4 Svalbard, which I have written about several times since I started my PhD studies in 2005, is and island group that is located in the Arctic Ocean, and is administered by Norway through the 1920 Svalbard Treaty. Due to its strategic location, the increasing activities of oil/gas exploration development and the possibilities of new routes to and from Europe and Asia using the Arctic passage, Svalbard represent a new potential development area within a new efficient transport route. The aim of this paper was to investigate Svalbard’s…

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    Countdown to TX is on!

    June 16, 2018

    The Once and Future Treaty – newest published article

    November 10, 2018

    Texas plastic pollution symposium

    October 30, 2018
  • fisheries,  fishermen,  Plastic pollution,  Research

    SHARE this questionnaire! You could win an iPad!

    November 13, 2018 /

    Please help me – fill out this questionnaire for the GoJelly project on perceptions of jellyfish and microplastics – Bonus – you could win one of five ipads! QUESTIONNAIRE LINK It should not take you more than 6-10 minutes to fill it out and I really want as many answers as possible so please share the survey as well – especially if you know any commercial fishers, or people from the tourism industry or similar. You can find more information about the GoJelly project here – our aim is to develop a solution to plastic pollution that exploits the jellyfish blooms experienced globally and using this as a resource for…

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

    May 28, 2019

    YES – I am going to the UN meeting!

    July 17, 2018

    Another article on the BBNJ treaty published

    August 7, 2019
  • Article published,  BBNJ,  fisheries,  Research

    The Once and Future Treaty – newest published article

    November 10, 2018 /

    This is an article that is written by myself and my now three most favorite co-authors from my BBNJ adventures in New York City earlier this school year and it was available online today November 10th 2018. My coauthors are: Elizabeth De Santo Elizabeth Mendenhall Elizabeth Nyman You can download it for free until the end of the year – so hurry up and get your copy before it is no longer open access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X18307048?dgcid=coauthor The articles abstract is as follows: The current regime governing Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) as a global commons has resulted in overutilization of fisheries resources and patchwork attempts to regulate resource extraction. States are looking to…

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    Fulbright grantee Award Seremony

    June 14, 2011

    Skatteetaten – updated tips from the origin

    May 30, 2018

    Fulbright award ceremony

    June 6, 2018
  • Conference,  Fulbright,  On the move,  Plastic pollution,  Research,  TED talk

    TEDx style talk – how to prepare

    November 5, 2018 /

    I was recently invited to be one of the plenary speakers of the Fulbright annual conference in Puebla, Mexico, having a TEDx style talk – which immediately got me nervous since – well – I love TED talks *imposter-syndrom-kick-in* So first thing first – get a book on TED talks! I figure – I can watch as many TED talks possible but it probably helps to read (reading helps everything – I am a book-a-holic and read probably way too much fantasy and future dystopia and young adult novels for my own good, but it is a good escape from the realities of climate change and microplastic pollution and ocean…

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    Fulbright award ceremony

    June 6, 2018

    Headshots taken at the ISA conference

    April 4, 2018

    NAV and voluntary membership in the Norwegian Social Security System

    July 22, 2018
  • Dissemination,  Popular Science,  publication,  Research

    Blog post in the Washington Post

    September 19, 2018 /

    So my friends and I who went to New York City for the negotiations for the Biodiversity treaty approached the blog Monkey Cage in the Washington Post after the fact and asked if they would be interested in an article about precisely what you could learn from the negotiations. They were interested and seldom have we worked so fast and so well in order to reach a very tight deadline for this article to get out in a timely fashion, as soon after the negotiations as possible. I mentioned the article in my post about the negotiations themselves but I feel it deserves a post in itself to highlight the…

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    As the third round of BBNJ negotiations start in NYC…

    August 20, 2019

    Welcome to Houston

    August 17, 2018

    Annual Meeting – Smartfish

    February 16, 2021
  • BBNJ,  On the move,  Rachel,  Research,  Traveling,  UN

    Off to New York City, the UN and international negotiations

    September 15, 2018 /

    Part of my job while here in the US is to follow the negotiations of the upcoming treaty on biodiversity protection in areas beyond national jurisdiction, with a special focus (for me) on plastics and the Arctic, with the Arctic ocean being an emerging ocean as the ice is melting and more of it is becoming navigable. The negotiations are taking place for two years in New York City, twice per year, and there was an organizational meeting in April that my friend and colleague Elizabeth Nyman from Texas A&M University at Galveston – where I am affiliated – works, in the Maritime Studies program. The first meeting proper was…

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    SHARE this questionnaire! You could win an iPad!

    November 13, 2018

    What kind of home do we want?

    February 7, 2018

    Headshots taken at the ISA conference

    April 4, 2018
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So.cold.in.Norway ❄️🥶 thats steam from the So.cold.in.Norway ❄️🥶 thats steam from the fjord. Steam. The fjord is cold! It’s steaming because compared to the air, it’s bubbly warm! I’ll just keep on home-officing inside!
New day - New interview! - this time with Hong Kon New day - New interview! - this time with Hong Kong International Business Channel about #smartfishh2020 @sintefhq
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 🤩
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