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Come hear about the expeditions of grad students Kelsey Bisson and Eleanor Arrington who set sail on a research expedition in the Santa Barbara Channel in December 2017, just three weeks after the Thomas Fire ignited. Their research team – which also included a musician, videographer, and illustrator – will discuss the unique opportunity they had to investigate the ​real-time impact of ash deposition on the coastal ocean.

Thursday, April 5th, 2018 - 12:43pm


Come hear about the expeditions of grad students Kelsey Bisson (Geography) and Eleanor Arrington (Earth Science), who set sail on a research expedition in the Santa Barbara Channel in December 2017, just three weeks after the Thomas Fire ignited. Their research team - which also included a musician, videographer, and illustrator - will discuss the unique opportunity they had to investigate the ​real-time impact of ash deposition on the coastal ocean, including a showcase of some of the artistic products from their voyage and next steps for the daily cycle and ash components of the expedition.

For more ​details, visit the Library website.