This is part 3 of my experience on board R/V Atlantis as a Cascadia Trench Apply-to-Sail participant

This is part 2 of my experience on board R/V Atlantis as a Cascadia Trench Apply-to-Sail participant

This is part 1 of my experience on board R/V Atlantis as a Cascadia Trench Apply-to-Sail participant.

Some much needed updates

In this post, I will walk you through the process of post-fieldwork data arranging and how to turn the rock samples into thin sections.

As someone who loves food and who also does a fair bit of fieldwork for her project, camp cooking is my best of both worlds. Coming fresh out of field, let me introduce you to my camp menu a la Angel Island.

In this post, I talk about the different components that make up the rocks of Angel Island and how we use microscopic techniques to study the rock structures in the laboratory.

In this post, I talk about the different types of rocks on Angel Island and how we found the ages of these rocks using a laser, some plasma, and zircons.

In this post, I talk about my field area in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. The absolutely awesome Angel Island State Park and how the rocks of the island is helping me answer my research questions.

As an earthquake geologist in progress, I look at signs for earthquakes in the rock. But what exactly is my project about and how do I go about hunting for earthquake signatures in the rock record? Here is part 1 of what my research project is about.

What is a Spice Box and what makes it a standard feature in Indian kitchens?

Here is the story about why I got my first tattoo and why it holds a special place in my heart

Growing up as a picky eater who could pick the vegetables out of their fried rice in under 2 minutes, I really had a limited food palate. I was not a huge fan of meat based dishes, fish dishes scared me and my reaction to vegetarian dishes was, EW! But there was one thing that I really liked and that was, being around food and listening to my family talk about food and food history.

An introduction to the inner thoughts of my brain. Fair warning, It will be all about FOOD.