{"id":7,"date":"2020-09-17T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T20:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-01-01T10:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:39:37","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id7_fde8a6-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_fde8a6-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_fde8a6-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7_fde8a6-91 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7_fde8a6-91 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_e6aca2-56{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_e6aca2-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_e6aca2-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_e6aca2-56\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>We collected field observations to characterize the strength and variability in the ocean&#8217;s &#8220;biological carbon pump&#8221; across contrasting sites in the ocean, using a flotilla of sediment traps, cameras, and innovative sampling techniques. The observations are supporting development of remote sensing-driven models to predict the ocean&#8217;s biological carbon uptake. The <a href=\"http:\/\/oceanexports.org\">EXPORTS program<\/a> is a large, interdisciplinary and multi-institutional effort supported by the NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry program. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7_a8e088-5e.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7_a8e088-5e .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:256px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7_a8e088-5e.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7_a8e088-5e .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7_a8e088-5e figure{max-width:256px;}.kb-image7_a8e088-5e .image-is-svg, .kb-image7_a8e088-5e .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image7_a8e088-5e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7_a8e088-5e\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Neutrally buoyant sediment trap\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-846x846.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-951x951.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-1268x1268.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2020\/10\/NBST_square-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_dfe78d-e6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tabbffe8f-54\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7_860df3-f4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_770ec8-44{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_770ec8-44 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_770ec8-44\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The ocean naturally moves carbon produced by living organisms from the atmosphere to deep water, and this plays an important role in how Earth\u2019s climate may respond to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide.&nbsp; Additionally, some have proposed attempting to intentionally accelerate this process in an effort to reverse human carbon dioxide emissions. However, teasing apart the different biological influences that drive sinking carbon remains a major challenge. The tools that are required to measure sinking carbon are often expensive and specialized, limiting their accessibility.&nbsp; In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2220338&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\">NSF-OTIC<\/a> funded project, a camera-equipped sediment trap that catches and identifies sinking particles will be developed, tested, and refined.&nbsp; It will utilize openly shared software, and hardware designs that are based upon commercially-available components, to enable easier adoption by other researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7_e9fb1d-11 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7_e9fb1d-11 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Marine snow measured with the SnoCam+\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/SnoCamP03.20240716T031913.303-317x238.jpg 317w, 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kt-inner-tabe56c5f-6a\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_fbb08c-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_fbb08c-93\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7_54d4a9-d7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_e512f3-57{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_e512f3-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_e512f3-57\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>How might the optical signatures of ocean microbes be used to detect life beneath the ice-covered seas of Jupiter and Saturn\u2019s moons?&nbsp; The spatial distribution of life in the hidden oceans below the ice on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/resources\/resource-packages\/ocean-worlds-resources\/\">ocean worlds<\/a>&#8221; beyond Earth is not likely to be uniform, but rather clustered near sources of energy and chemical gradients such as water-ice boundaries, seafloor hydrothermal vent sites, and critically, at the surfaces of solid particles in the water. In this project, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hypothesisfund\/status\/1800567116518895967\">supported by<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hypothesisfund.org\/portfolio\">Hypothesis Fund<\/a>, we are using modeling and laboratory measurements to answer the following questions: 1) How should underwater<em>, <\/em>active optical sensors be optimized to rapidly characterize particulate biological signatures on ocean worlds beyond Earth?&nbsp; and 2) What oceanic environments on Earth are the closest analogs, in terms of their inherent optical properties, to oceans elsewhere in our solar system?<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7_f405cd-a8.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7_f405cd-a8 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:-19px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7_f405cd-a8.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7_f405cd-a8 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7_f405cd-a8 figure{max-width:-19px;}.kb-image7_f405cd-a8 .image-is-svg, .kb-image7_f405cd-a8 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image7_f405cd-a8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image7_f405cd-a8 img.kb-img, .kb-image7_f405cd-a8 .kb-img img{object-position:52% 48%;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7_f405cd-a8\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/Enceladus_NASAGSFC-edited-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/Enceladus_NASAGSFC-edited-3.png 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/Enceladus_NASAGSFC-edited-3-150x150.png 150w, 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.kadence-column7_3805f4-13{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_3805f4-13{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_3805f4-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7_3805f4-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_3805f4-13{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7_3805f4-13{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_3805f4-13{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_3805f4-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_3805f4-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7_3805f4-13{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_3805f4-13{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_3805f4-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7_3805f4-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_3805f4-13\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-5 kt-inner-tab7_f80fc2-df\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p>The physico-chemical and food web pathways that connect Maine\u2019s land-based per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sources to its marine food resources remain uncharacterized.\u00a0 We are examining geographic, temporal, chemical and biological distributions of PFAS in two Midcoast estuaries with contrasting hydrological properties.\u00a0 This work will increase our understanding of 1)<strong> abiotic controls on PFAS distributions in Maine\u2019s marine environment<\/strong>, 2) <strong>transfer of PFAS into the marine food web<\/strong>, and 3) <strong>pathways of risk to human health from PFAS in seafoods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-6 kt-inner-tabaa2e31-65\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7_9d8057-1f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_16e137-32{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_16e137-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_16e137-32\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>What happens to plastic waste after it gets into the ocean? Evidence shows that it gets broken down into smaller and smaller pieces (&#8220;micro-plastics&#8221;). &nbsp;With support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/marine.umaine.edu\/2024\/01\/12\/mikayla-clark-umaine-marine-seed-grant-recipient\/\">University of Maine MARINE Initiative<\/a>, master&#8217;s student Mikayla Clark investigated whether sinking aggregates of organic detritus might carry microplastics down into deeper water, affecting the fate of plastic waste in the ocean. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_4bdd8f-24\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7_bdff4c-46 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7_bdff4c-46 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2022\/02\/particles-1024x857.jpg\" alt=\"Sinking marine particles\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2022\/02\/particles-1024x857.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2022\/02\/particles-951x796.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2022\/02\/particles-1268x1061.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-7 kt-inner-tab866600-9c\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7_2053b3-6a alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_187295-18{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_187295-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_187295-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>In partnership with Sequoia Scientific (www.sequoiasci.com) and with funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2136735&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\">NSF Small Business Technology Transfer program<\/a>, we designed a sensor for the detection of sinking particulate carbon in the ocean, which is a key pathway in the ocean&#8217;s biological carbon cycle. &nbsp;The sensor was designed from the ground up for use with distributed, autonomous profiling floats.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7_b44c46-e6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7_b44c46-e6\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"LISST-OST sensor\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/05\/IMG_2098.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_4cc151-60{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_4cc151-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_4cc151-60\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-8 kt-inner-tab11396b-cb\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7_17e7fb-b2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_9817a4-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_9817a4-2d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Maine&#8217;s coastal waters contain a rich mix of phytoplankton, marine organic matter, suspended particles. With NASA EPSCoR support, we explored links between the light-absorbing and scattering properties of colloidal matter in our local estuaries, and the information about water quality that can be retrieved from satellite imagery such as the example shown here.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7_d8db07-74 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7_d8db07-74 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2023\/10\/crop_RGB-1024x858.jpg\" alt=\"Satellite view of midcoast Maine\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2023\/10\/crop_RGB-1024x858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2023\/10\/crop_RGB-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2023\/10\/crop_RGB-768x643.jpg 768w, 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(max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7_cb1f4f-47 > 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