BOOTHBAY — Sixteen Maine high school juniors completed a week of living and learning at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on May 26.
Amon them were Madison Bangs of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris and Mason Lagasse of Edward Little High School in Auburn. They worked side-by-side with Bigelow Laboratory scientists, went on a research cruise, conducted experiments, and learned how to analyze their results as part of the 28th annual Keller BLOOM (Bigelow Laboratory Orders Of Magnitude) Program.
The five-day summer workshop provided students with a hands-on experience to learn about the biological, chemical, and geological characteristics of the local marine environment and to get an idea of what a career as a scientist might be like. Bigelow Laboratory researchers Drs. Nicole Poulton and David Fields led the program. Students applied, and 16 were selected from across Maine.
All costs for participation are covered by private donations to the Keller BLOOM Program, named in honor of the late Maureen Keller, a Bigelow Laboratory scientist, to make it open and accessible to all.
Maine high school students engage with research techniques as part of the Keller BLOOM program at Bigelow Laboratory. Each year, the Laboratory selects 16 students from around the state to participate in this weeklong opportunity to get hands on with ocean science.
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