The Wandering Researcher

Researcher mom on the move!

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  • Visiting Scholar – On the road again!
    • TIPS – point by point
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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
  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Article published,  fisheries,  Popular Science,  publication

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

    September 12, 2019 /

    Most of you have heard of Brexit, but do you know what the implications may be for the ocean, and the resources that are harvested once the UK goes through with its withdrawal? Together with my colleague Michael Harte at Oregon State University, we have a couple of publications to point you in…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Article published,  BBNJ

    Another article on the BBNJ treaty published

    August 7, 2019 /

    Recently, another article on the treaty negotiations for biodiversity protection in areas beyond national jurisdiction was published – this time I was part of a multi-author group from the Environmental Studies Section of the ISA (International Studies Association). The article is published in the Earth System Governance journal, where one of our authors…

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  • Houston,  On the move,  Preparation

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

    May 28, 2019 /

    Incredibly enough, ten months of our time here in Texas is almost upon us, and after 11 months, we go on a 1 month roadtrip before we fly back to Norway to restart our “normal” life. Has the year been what i expected? Yes – just more! I expected to get a lot…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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Another #easter in the city - with beautiful weath Another #easter in the city - with beautiful weather no less!  #visittrondheim @brattora
So - what is a Nordic #saltmarsh and why do we car So - what is a Nordic #saltmarsh and why do we care? #Nordsalt is a #biodiversa project where I lead the co-production of knowledge about this with #stakeholders from the #nordic countries! See link in bio!
Another month of COVID-19 and having all meetings Another month of COVID-19 and having all meetings online. This time, its the third annual meeting of #smartfishh2020 - as we are entering its fourth and scheduled last year of this #horizon2020 project!
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
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