Sachithma Edirisinghe
Contact Information
Email: sachithma.edirisinghe@maine.edu
Lab website: Estapa Lab Link to Estapa Lab
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Estapa
Education
B.Sc. (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (2022)
Biography
I study sinking particles and their fluxes in the ocean, to better understand their role in the biological carbon pump. My work is especially focused on a new, trap-deployable and low cost imaging sensor (SnoCam+) to study these particles. I will be testing and validating data from the SnoCam+ to other traditionally used methods of measuring sinking particle fluxes such as sediment traps.