Daphne Kuta
GSA Convention
#GSA2019 Here we are! We made it. Got the poster finished and printed out. Shared the flight with the research group and many more Davis...
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Daphne Kuta
Aug 26, 20191 min read
Birthday Lab Time
#Birthday #MicroMill
Daphne Kuta
Aug 22, 20191 min read
GIS Cave Mapping
#GIS #Map #Cave I've been working on our research poster for GSA and took the time to digitize the cave map from California Caverns--just...
Daphne Kuta
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Column Chemistry
#ColumnChemistry #LabWork Here is the set up for running column chemistry to extract Sr ions from our samples. Babs trained me on running...
Daphne Kuta
Jul 15, 20191 min read
Preparation of Samples
Here are previous samples from Liz's work. I was given these samples to finish out the column chemistry that Liz had started. From...
Daphne Kuta
Jul 8, 20191 min read
South African Project
One of the first days of sample collection for the South African project. Babs and Isabel trained me on the micromill machine and how to...
Daphne Kuta
Jul 3, 20193 min read
Lilburn Caves with a Twist
#LilburnCave #KingsCanyon #NationalPark Babs had been collecting monthly samples from Lilburn Cave and this time was able to invite me...
Daphne Kuta
May 18, 20191 min read
Return to California Caverns
#CaliforniaCaverns #sampling Well, we finally got to go back into California Caverns safely. However a large part of the cave was still...
Daphne Kuta
Apr 26, 20191 min read
Translating Your Science Panel
#TYScience2019 As part of her outreach and collaboration within her Ph.D., Babs created and led a panel of renown scientists in various...
Daphne Kuta
Apr 25, 20191 min read
Undergraduate Research Conference 2019
#UCDavis #URC My abstract was accepted and I got to present my part of the research at the Undergraduate Research Conference! My...
Daphne Kuta
Feb 5, 20191 min read
Single Rope Technique
As we're prepping to collect samples from Lilburn, Babs is preparing Ellie and I for the rock climbing aspect of climbing down into the...
Daphne Kuta
Feb 2, 20191 min read
ICPMS Lab Time
Babs, Ellie, and I were able to get some lab time in with the ICMPS laser ablation machine thanks to Cait/Howie. We ran the new thin...
Daphne Kuta
Jan 25, 20191 min read
Surprise Visitor!
This week we had a surprise visitor in our research group meeting. Isabel's pupper made an appearance!
Daphne Kuta
Nov 18, 20181 min read
Access Restricted to California Caverns
Babs got word that California Caverns was experiencing interior flooding due to the excessive rain from the past couple weeks. The owners...
Daphne Kuta
Oct 12, 20181 min read
California Caverns Sampling Event
Kim was able to come this time for the monthly sampling event at California Caverns. We had a little trouble collecting one of the...
Daphne Kuta
Sep 14, 20181 min read
First Trip to California Caverns
Went with Babs to California Caverns for the first time! Collected drip water samples and timed the speed of the drips, along with...
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