Images of our international collaborations:
Visitors and Overseas Activities
Visitors to MERS
Visitors from Brazil: Cintia Badaró-Pedroso, doing produced water research for her Ph.D., at MERS
(November 1996 - May 1997); Dr. Tatiana Furley, owner of Aplysia, Vitória, ES, during visit to MERS (2000).
Visitors from Brazil: Dr. Abílio S. Gomes, from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ,
analyzing a macroalga zoospore test (2001); Gustavo Gobato (center), undergraduate student
from Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP, working with Dr. Carr (right) and Jim Biedenbach
during a 3-month volunteer internship at MERS (2008).
Visitors from Korea: You Jong Sung, with Dr. Carr and Russell Hooten during visit
to MERS for training in pore water testing (1997); Drs. Gyung Soo Park and Wonduk
Yoon, from the West Sea Regional Fisheries Research Institute (2002).
Visitor from New Zealand: Dr. Bruce Williamson, aquatic chemist from the
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, with MERS team (1997).
Visitors from Europe: M.Sc. Alessandra Arizzi Novelli, a doctoral candidate from
University of Venice, Italy, inducing echinoid spawning with Russell Hooten during
visit to MERS (2000); Jose Ignacio Lorenzo, a doctoral candidate from University of Vigo,
Spain, preparing samples for HPLC analysis during visit to MERS (2002).
Dr. Julio V. Lombardi, from Instituto de Pesca, São Paulo, Brazil, visiting MERS (February 2006):
Analyzing sea urchin embryos under the microscope (left), with Jim Biedenbach and graduate
student Thomas Wauhob in the background, and observing sea urchin culture maintenance (right).
Overseas activities
Teaching and sampling in Brazil: Marine Sediment Ecotoxicology - graduate course taught by Drs. Nipper and Carr in
collaboration with Dr. Sousa, from the Oceanographic Institute from the University of São Paulo - at the Marine Biology Center
from the University of São Paulo, São Sebastião, SP (left, 1996); and at the North Base from the Oceanographic Institute from the
University of São Paulo, Ubatuba, SP (center, 1998); Dr. Nipper (center in photo) with Dr. Sousa (right) and Ph.D. candidate
Tatiana Furley, during sampling trip in the vicinity of a pulp mill's outfall in the State of Espírito Santo, (2002).
Working in Vitória, ES, Brazil (2004): Dr. Nipper (2nd from right) in a field trip with
PhD candidate Tatiana Furley (center) and her collaborators; Dr. Nipper (center)
sorting amphipods in the laboratory after field sampling.
Visit to two Italian universities (1999): Dr. Carr discussing projects about the Venice Lagoon with Dr. Annamaria
Volpi Ghirardini, at University of Venice (left); Dr. Carr discussing projects with Dr. Francesca Bona (center photo),
and with Dr. Gabriella Sella (right) and collaborators (University of Turin).
Visits to laboratories in Spain and France (June 1999): Drs. Carr and Nipper discussing
projects with Drs. Ricardo Beiras, Elsa Vazquez and collaborators, at University of Vigo,
Spain (left); Dr. Carr with Dr. Edouard His, from IFREMER, Arcachon, France, observing
oyster embryos used in a porewater toxicity test.
Interacting with local community (NGO representatives, politicians and the Monsignor),
and sampling at Marinduque Island, Philippines, for assessment of potential environmental
impacts caused by mining activities (2000).
Visit to Australian organizations: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS, Townsville, Queensland), with host, Dr. Kathy
Burns (left); Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA, Townsville, Queensland) with Dr. Jon Brodie (center);
University of Tasmania in Launceston, with Dr. Julie Mondon (2001).
Visit to RIZA (Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment),
Lelystad, The Netherlands: Dr. Jos Vink welcoming Dr. Carr as MERS station leader;
Drs. Vink and Carr discussing the potential uses of the Sediment Or Fauna Incubation
Experiment (SOFIE) in marine environments (2005).
Visits to the Max Planck Institute, Bremen, Germany (left) and to the Marine Biological
Laboratory of the University of Copenhagen in Helsingor, Denmark (right): Dr. Frank
Wenzhofer discussing the uses of sensors and planar optodes in association with
sediment profile imaging systems; Dr. Ronnie Glud showing Dr. Carr planar optodes
for two-dimensional measurements of oxygen in sediments.
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