Goals for 2024

(1) RESEARCH AND WRITING GOALS

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I. Manuscripts

i. Barnacle energetics project

• Finalize all tables and figures
• Draft manuscript
• Finalize and submit

ii. Alma mussel energetics project

About: L. Alma and J.Padilla-Gamiño grew mussels for two 6 month periods and measured respiration at the end of each interval. Build an energetic model that predicts cost and growth and evaluate the relationship between estimated and observed growth.

• Finalize all tables and figures, incorporate into main text, update discussion on metabolism and physiology
• Draft manuscript
• Finalize and submit
• Complete the following:
  • Finalize nonlinear fits involving temperature, pH, and mussel mass
  • Finalize energetic unit conversions and estimate cost (J) and SFG (J)
  • Write methods for the paper on how these estimates were done.

iii. Surfclam data paper

About: Summary of results of transplant project, including the effect of shell hash on carbonate chemistry

• Transcriptomics analysis
• Finalize tables and figures
• Write results section
• Write intro and discussion section

iii. Surfclam DEB model paper

About: Temporal variability of carbonate chemistry vs. mean carbonate chemistry and surfclam growth

• Update model to include all surfclam collection timepoints
• Update carbonate chemistry calculations to include hourly estimates
• Write methods and results
• Write intro and discussion section
• Communicate with past energetics model developers (D. Munroe, E. Pousse)

II. Experiment(s), Measurements, and Analyses

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i. Modeling and synthesis components

• Model updates described above

III. Overall Goals This Year..

(1) Sharpen writing and speaking skills

• Manuscript publication (Work on improving intro + discussion framing for audience)
• Seek out teaching/workshop facilitation opportunities (e.g. EDAP, ASOM)

(2) Coding and ecological modeling product creation

• Develop a pipeline for energetics modeling code so it can be easily reused. Include reference to published code in manuscript.
• Use linear mixed effects models, and mechanistic model simulations. Publish reports online with figures and code imbedded into one report.
• Reading: Atlantic surfclam population and growth models (especially models that include mortality)

(3) Bioinformatics

• Interpret TaqSeq data
• Reading: general transcriptomics / gene expression networks

(4) Applications for permanent positions and grant proposals in quantitative ecology / theoretical biology / ecophysiology

• Government agency openings integrating biological knowledge into management, climate research, and/or capacity building (NOAA, USAID)
• OAE-PRF NSF postdoc grant application, Nov, 2024 (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22628/nsf22628.htm#awd_info)
• Faculty applications (October - December 2024)