Recently, I was interviewed by the local news about the gray whale exhibit I am working on for Imagine Children's Museum. You can read the full article here. It was wonderful being able to work with volunteers again and teaching them about whales and bones. This is going to be a great exhibit and I can't wait to keep this project going!
My Master's thesis has been published on the new UW Museology Graduate Program's platform, MuseumsForward.
As part of my science communication class, I was published on Engage Science. This short, easy-to-read article describes what my work has been the past few years.
When the Imagine Children's Museum got permission from the federal government to obtain and display a 42' gray whale, they weren't sure what to do with it. An articulation wasn't possible due to the space, but they wanted the bones to be on display somehow. This is partially articulated whale tunnel uses less space than a fully articulated whale skeleton while still highlighting almost all of the major teaching points used on traditional skeletons
I was contacted by Imagine Children's Museum (ICM) in Everett, Washington. I am building them a 600 gallon coldwater aquarium for their new marine ecosystems exhibit.
The latest tanks to be replaced at the MaST center are what was known as 2 and 3. Since the center has decided to switch to front access for easier cleaning, the space behind the old tanks originally used for access was turned into aquarium space! I designed the new 2 measures 5' W x 3' H x 4' D and almost 450 gallons! Thats a big bump from the old 2 which was only 180 gallons.
PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE *Ahem* I mean PACIFIC SPINY LUMPSUCKER MUG. Show your love for the PSL by drinking PSLs out of the PSL mug! Also available as a sticker.Just in time for fall (which is PSL AND PSL season!)
On January 5th, 2019, I gave a lecture for the MaST's Science on the Sound series describing the process of creating scientific and educational specimens from deceased animals. It is not very often I get to share the detail of my work with the public, and it was awesome to see such an interest from the community.
The neonate orca skull is out of the beetles, degreased, bleached and reassembled! This was a very interesting build. After the process, the skull was in about 16 pieces and required a lot of puzzle work to get back to a skull like shape.
Our red octopus (Octopus rubescens) laid eggs in late August 2018.
