{"id":1835,"date":"2026-06-10T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:26:08","slug":"dock-to-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1835","title":{"rendered":"Dock to Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a29bc2414361&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a29bc2414361\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" 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--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1836\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777988769226596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee.png 1672w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sydney-greenlee-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\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.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\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><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Ocean Day proved a fitting capstone to <strong>UMaine<\/strong> PhD student <strong>Sydney Greenlee<\/strong>\u2019s academic studies at <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Sydney successfully defended her dissertation in our forum, representing the culmination of six years of hard work investigating <strong>harmful algal blooms<\/strong> along the coast of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But completing her PhD program only represents one portion of her time at Bigelow Laboratory. 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We\u2019re excited to see these freshly minted docs around the docks of marine science institutions in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2024-05-29.html\">Read About their Experiences<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Ocean Day proved a fitting capstone to UMaine PhD student Sydney Greenlee\u2019s academic studies at Bigelow Laboratory. On Monday, Sydney successfully defended her dissertation in our forum, representing the culmination of six years of hard work investigating harmful algal blooms along the coast of Maine. 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