The ASLO LOREX program fosters international research collaborations through professional development training open to all ASLO student members. It provides competitive paid research exchanges opportunities for graduate students. This program is supported by NSF grant #1831075, 2019-2021. Professional development training occurs through webinars, web resources, and conference workshops. The research exchanges allow US-based graduate students to travel to one of seven international host institutions to conduct collaborative research in aquatic science. LOREX participants regularly blog about their experiences and lessons learned.
Catchments Galore!
| LOREX | Umea
Read the LOREX Blog By Adrianna Gorsky I am officially more than halfway done with my LOREX exchange in Abisko, Sweden. It has exceeded my expectations all around. I am still in awe of the beauty of this arctic environment and have tried to experience as much of the landscape as possible. Immediately after arriving I got to work on ...
Melting the Ice: Uncovering the Benefits of International Collaboration
| LOREX | GRIL
Read the LOREX Blog By Emily Martin Stepping out of the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) on April 3rd, I wished I had packed another warm coat. Accustomed to southern California weather, I had forgotten what "cold" and "winter" actually felt like- uncomfortable and disagreeable. Two days after my arrival, Montreal was hit with a freezing rain and ice ...
Summer in the city
| LOREX | GRIL
Read the LOREX Blog By Danny Szydlowski The Northwoods of Wisconsin. I was in for quite the change when I switched to summer city life for the first time in the last seven years. For the past seven years, from my undergrad to my master's to my PhD, my summers have followed the same ritual. Come May, I pack up ...
Antrelle’s sky trip to the Middle East!
| Announcements, LOREX | University of Haifa
Read the LOREX Blog By Antrelle D. Clark Hello fellow water lovers, my name is Antrelle D. Clark and I am entering my third year as a PhD student in Marine Biology and Geographic Information Systems Science at Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama). I am interested in studying marine symbiotic relationships using predictions associated with climate change to identify and alter ...
A Summer of Sun
| LOREX | Umea
Read the LOREX Blog by Adrianna Gorsky My journey to the LOREX orientation in Palma de Mallorca began with a sunrise over Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin and ended with a sunset over the bay of Palma. In a way, a symbolic farewell leading into my summer as I will be heading to Abisko, Sweden, which lies about 200 km ...
Marina’s Summer Abroad: Hiccups and Silver Linings
| LOREX | Dalhousie
Read the LOREX Blog By Marina Fennell Hi, my name is Marina and I am a member of cohort 3 of ASLO's LOREX program. My host institution is Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada and I will be coming from the University of California at Irvine (about an hour south of Los Angeles), where I am a fourth year Ph.D. ...
Memorable Moments in Montreal
| LOREX | GRIL
Read the LOREX Blog By Emily Martin Living in Montreal for the ASLO LOREX Program has been a whirlwind experience, with every day bringing something new to learn/explore. Below I have described some of the most memorable moments of my trip: exploring the city as a tourist, navigating language differences, and beginning my research project at UQAM. Being a Tourist ...
Prepared to be Unprepared
| LOREX | GRIL
Read the LOREX Blog By Emily Martin With a packed suitcase, my passport, a checklist of top things to do in Montreal, and an Uber ride scheduled for 4:45 am to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), I had set my alarm to wake up early for my rapidly-approaching adventure, an extra cushion of time in case something didn't go ...
Congratulations to the new LOREX students!
| Announcements, LOREX
Read the LOREX Blog ASLO is pleased to announce the third cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program! This NSF-funded graduate student program (Award #1831075) was initiated to further connect our members through international research collaboration and provide graduate students with experience leading an international collaboration. The 11 students in the third cohort will conduct research exchanges in 7 ...
Road Trip
| LOREX | GRIL
By Carrie Ann Sheritt Since I knew I would be travelling to my LOREX site by car, I had my car serviced in preparation for my trip. New tires ✓New battery ✓New windshield wipers ✓Air filter ✓Alignment ✓Brake ✓ On Friday, July 8th, I finished running tons of last-minute errands to ensure that I had everything I would need during ...
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