Settling in at CSIRO
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Blogger: Abigail Lynch, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and a CSIS member, blogs from Down Under -- she's in Australia to build a framework for her dissertation research. She's interested in developing a decision-support tool to regulate harvest management strategies for lake whitefish in a changing climate.
It’s amazing how 10 days can seem like a significant time on paper, but in reality, 10 days is quite brief. At the suggestion of Alistair, I’ve developed a short work plan to maximize my brief time here. I think it is particularly fortuitous that I am here at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) for the tail end of my trip because my thought process and conception of my dissertation research is just starting to come together and the folks that I am (and will be meeting) here are most closely aligned with my research interests (i.e., fisheries, climate change, decision support). Alistair has a very structured, conceptual way of thinking that is particularly helpful for synthesizing my disparate thoughts on my project, making it something that sounds almost cohesive. In addition to adding to the annotated bibliography that I started to generate in Brisbane, I’ll be working on developing a draft flow diagram of how my potential dissertation chapters can fit together, creating a more consistent vision for the project as a whole.
Lynch's studies are supported by a William W. and Evelyn M. Taylor Endowed Fellowship for International Engagement in Coupled Human and Natural Systems, an International Studies and Programs Predissertation Award, an Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Summer Fellowship, a Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, and a travel award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
