Time for another research update! We have made it to December and it looks like we are setting ourselves up for a busy New Year!
From the start of December, I have been focusing once again on writing. I was able to submit two drafts of my manuscripts, which was a big milestone for me. One of the drafts was a revised copy of my impact melt temperature paper and the other was a first draft of my surface roughness research in Iceland. The Iceland paper definitely took the longest to put together as there was a lot of data to talk about and there were some points where I was not sure how to discuss. It was a challenge but I managed to put a draft together and already I have edits and comments from my supervisor Dr Catherine Neish! The comments are not as bad as I thought because I was very nervous when sending this draft off. I have already started tackling some of the comments and I do plan to have a second draft ready before the end of January. Catherine also sent me edits for my revised impact melt paper, which are going to be harder to address since it does require some more critical thinking and paper reading. I also found out that I am very blunt when I write responses to reviewers. I was not intending to be blunt in any way, but the way that I write makes it sound like I am being very brutal and forward. If you met me, you would know that is the complete opposite of my personality. I haven't started edits for that draft yet because I am still waiting on edits from my other supervisor Dr Gordon Osinski. I am planning to have a second revised draft written and submitted before the end of January so I have already piled on the work for January :/
Yesterday, I presented my Iceland research at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) virtual conference. I presented an interactive poster at the Planetary Analogue session at 7 EST and I got some very useful feedback on how to statistically test my surface roughness data. I was thinking of adding a link to the poster but I believe you need to be registered to the conference to view it. I also got to experience Gather Town for the first time! For those who are not familiar with gather town, it is an interactive video-calling space where people can log in and control an avatar. You can move around a virtually made space and talk with people via audio and/or video when you are close to them. It reminded me a lot of arcade games that were popular in the 80s (was born in the 90s but I got to play some 80s arcade games as a kid). I found it very successful and I think the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) should implement this program since they are going to be completely virtual.
I don't have much else to talk about in this mid-December update and I probably won't be posting an end of December update since it will be the winter holidays. I will talk about any work I complete from the 16th of December up to the holidays in my mid-January research update post. Until then, I hope everyone has a safe winter holiday and keeps following social distancing rules and regulations!
Stay healthy and happy holidays!
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