{"id":1234,"date":"2026-01-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:17:24","slug":"math4science-meet-the-scientist-feature-karen-stamieszkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1234","title":{"rendered":"Math4Science &#8216;Meet the Scientist&#8217; Feature: Karen Stamieszkin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a094200d6ac5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a094200d6ac5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bigelow-laboratory-ms2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1235\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bigelow-laboratory-ms2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bigelow-laboratory-ms2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bigelow-laboratory-ms2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bigelow-laboratory-ms2-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bigelow-laboratory-ms2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Math4Science, Inc. and Sweet Treat Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Research Scientist <strong>Karen Stamieszkin <\/strong>was recently featured in a Math4Science \u2018<strong>Meet the Scientist<\/strong>\u2019 profile. Students from <strong>Sweet Treat Arts <\/strong>school (<em>pictured<\/em>) read the profile before meeting Karen last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Math4Science: A Year in Review Newsletter: <em>&#8220;In April, students from Sweet Tree Arts (STA) school visited Bigelow Laboratory, in East Boothbay, Maine. They prepared for this field trip by reading the Math4Science profile of biological oceanographer Karen Stamieszkin, talking about their favorite kinds of animals, and preparing questions for Stamieszkin.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Before meeting with Stamieszkin, students toured the labs, noting information that affects Maine\u2019s fisheries and the health of its ocean communities. Then they had the opportunity to meet Stamieszkin in person and ask her their questions, which focused on the eating habits of plankton and right whales and details about the nets scientists use to catch plankton. They also asked in-depth questions about phytoplankton (which do photosynthesis) and zooplankton.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/math4science.org\/karen-stamieszkin\/\">Check Out Karen&#8217;s &#8216;Meet the Scientist&#8217; Profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Research Scientist Karen Stamieszkin was recently featured in a Math4Science \u2018Meet the Scientist\u2019 profile. Students from Sweet Treat Arts school (pictured) read the profile before meeting Karen last year. 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