Doctoral Dissertation Research:"The Great Pacific Garbage Patch as Matter of Concern"

博士论文研究：“令人关注的大太平洋垃圾带”这个项目调查太平洋塑料污染的生产和知识共享。它追溯了科学、激进主义和教育的物质实践如何构成大太平洋垃圾带-加州和日本之间漂浮的大量垃圾-作为一个环境问题和公众关注。将使用参与者观察、访谈和文本分析的方法来跟踪塑料样品的变化，以及随着塑料样品从海上探险到太平洋各地的实验室、办公室、演示文稿和出版物的过程中有关塑料污染的知识。特别关注2011年3月海啸对塑料污染研究和教育的影响，因为这一事件的碎片继续检验现有的科学模型，转移公众的关切，并造成海上已经存在的废物。这项研究将展示研究结果，以促进科学家、活动家和政策制定者之间的合作。

Doctoral Dissertation Research: "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch as Matter of Concern"This project investigates the production and sharing of knowledge about plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean. It traces how the material practices of science, activism, and education constitute the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--the massive accumulation of waste floating between California and Japan--as an environmental problem and public concern. The methods of participant observation, interviews, and textual analysis will be used to follow the transformation of plastic samples, and with them knowledge about plastic pollution, as they move from expeditions at sea through laboratories, offices, presentations and publications around the Pacific. Particular attention is given to the impact of the March 2011 tsunami on plastic pollution research and education, as debris from the event continues to test existing scientific models, shift public concerns and contribute physically to waste already at sea. The research will present findings so as to foster cooperation between sceintists, activists and policy makers.