A Summer in Nova Scotia: How International Collaboration Changed my View of Collaborative Research

As part of the ASLO LOREX exchange program, I was given the opportunity to travel for a summer to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. While at Dalhousie, I had the privilege to work with an inviting and welcoming lab under a host advisor whose research style was incredibly different from my home advisor. Additionally, I had the opportunity to explore a unique region whose culture often times felt both incredibly familiar and different to my own. The research I conducted while at Dalhousie has become an integral part of my thesis work and my professional relationship to the Marine Environmental Modelling Group at Dalhousie has expanded my interdisciplinary understanding of the broad and complex field of oceanography. Additionally, my exchange at Dalhousie provided me with unique opportunities which I would not have otherwise experienced such as the ability to participate in a field survey of the Bedford Basin or experiencing how a department other than my own conducts their search for job candidates. All in all, my exchange at Dalhousie was a memorable experience that will surely become an integral part of my graduate and professional career.

Presentation Preference: Poster

Primary Presenter: Shaun Eisner, University of Maryland at College Park (seisner1@umd.edu)

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Shaun Eisner, University of Maryland, College Park  (seisner1@umd.edu)