Its been a long time since I have written, its been a very busy few months. This spring (spring 2010) I taught a marine algal course for the University of Washington, which overlapped with my field work studying natural algal blooms that are part of a long term study I have started in Washington state (picture is taken while sampling water from depth with a niskin bottle). We have much to learn about algal community dynamics by observing natural blooms and field work is so much fun! This was followed by a trip to DC for a NSF panel on Sustainable Energy, and then a few months writing grant proposals and catching up with data analysis. This spring, the algal biofuels scene was pretty quiet so I didn't miss much, but lately there has been some news so stay posted for much commentary to come - from the gulf oil spill to genetically engineered algae.