Blue Box Seminar Series
PRESENTS
a fascinating talk by Riley Cotter entitled: I hate bad numbers: Stories about microplastic research.
Riley Cotter is a recent graduate of 糖心视频 University鈥檚 Department of Geography whose Master's thesis investigated plastics in Arctic surface waters using place-based analytics. Currently a Research Specialist at , in this talk Riley will reflect on his early career as a marine microplastic researcher, highlighting opportunities he's found to produce 鈥渂etter numbers鈥 in microplastics research through a critical interrogation of methods and analytics. The talk will conclude with a preview of Riley鈥檚 upcoming PhD work, which will aim to harmonize community-based approaches for marine microplastic monitoring in pursuit of more locally meaningful, comparable, and actionable research.
When: Friday April 10th, 2026 | 12-1pm
Where: Arts 2071