Affiliation: University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography

Dr. Patricia Thibodeau is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, specializing in plankton ecology. Her research specializes in plankton time series analysis, and she is currently analyzing a long-term plankton time-series in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. This 60-year dataset provides her a unique opportunity to experiment with data visualization techniques as a science communication and data analysis tool.