Kassandra Costa

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  • the "lab" at the Azores University
    Final Thoughts
    Brown International Scholars Program 2011
     | June 2nd, 2011
    With the help of Professor Joao Carlos Nunes and Marta Bettencourt we were able to sample Sao Jorge a week faster than planned. With the extra time, I decided to go to Sao Miguel island and to start processing the samples at the University there. I...
  • Faja das Cubres
    Sao Jorge
    Brown International Scholars Program 2011
     | May 21st, 2011
    The faja landscape is unique to the Azores, especially to the north side of Sao Jorge island. A small spit of land jutting out of steep coastal cliffs, only a few people if any can live down there. Some of them are so steep that they do not have...
  • First Few Days
    Brown International Scholars Program 2011
     | May 15th, 2011
    Hello!   My first few days of Field Work in the Azores have gone very well. I arrived last Wednesday along with my research advisor to Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel. There, we met with a professor from the University of the Azores, Joao Carlos...