Mussels and Proposals

mussel pilot experiment

PhD proposal

mussel experiment planning and design

Published

January 15, 2026

Day 23. Mussel Check at 1503

Visual tank inspections looked good for airflow and water clarity. Mussels were still aggregated in their respective bags/ coolers.

Temperature
- Blue= 11° C
- Red= 20° C
Salinity
- Blue= 27 psu
- Red= 26 psu
Mortality
- Blue= 0
- Red= 0
Partial Water Change completed for Blue by emptying half of the existing water and adding fresh seawater.
- Salinity rechecked
  - Blue= 25

Returned to the PhD proposal after working on mussel experiment design. Made good progress on writing the methods sections, objectives and research questions. I feel like I matched the tone of the rest of the proposal and the MS proposal.
I messaged with Sam and emailed with Jon Whittock re: tank help and any guidance he had on using contaminants in lab experiments. I followed that up with a phone call and subsequent email to EH&S re: anything other than physical lab requirements and waste disposal of water with metals/ contaminants in it.

Same as yesterday. Continue writing proposals to get them to the committee sooner rather than later. It’s getting too close to offer a fair window of return.