Hello All! My name is Brittany Kimball and I am a double major in Oceanography and Earth and Space Sciences (ESS). Originally I had intended to be soley an ocean major, but then realized how much I enjoy geology. Next year I will be a "super" senior, i.e. I will be in my 5th year of college.

I have decided to do my senior thesis on the hormone estradiol contained within certain birth control pills. Recent findings have discovered estradiol contained within the sediments of Puget Sound and the tissues of fish inhabiting that sediment. Estradiol and it's synthetic counterpart has acted as a contaminant to these fish species by preventing them from producing young. For my thesis, I will collect sediment within Puget Sound using a Van Veen Grab Sampler and a Multi-Core. I will perform chemical analyses on these samples to determine the concentrations of estradiol within the sediment.

Keep checking my website to see my progress! My paper will be completed in 2008.

Check the info on Wikipedia:

Estradiol

Ethynyl-Estradiol

And this informative link:

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Environment

My thesis is COMPLETE!!

Wanna read it? Click this link!

May 30 2008, 1:22 PM

Complete!!!

OMG, I am so excited that my thesis is finally done. I've worked so hard it and I hope that it shows in my work. If you want to read it, click the link is this page, or go to my assignments page, and click the link there!

Thank you to everyone that helped me get through this! I tremendously appreciate it.

October 8 2007, 11:21 AM

I'm Back!!!

Due to my trip to Antarctica, I took a little hiatus from working on my thesis. This was unfortunate considering how excited I was about my topic, however all was not lost. I am now attending the UW once again, and am ready to complete my undergraduate degrees (Oceanography and ESS), as well as my thesis.

Keep checking this website for updates!

March 9 2007, 1:01 PM

Final Proposal

Check out my final proposal in my assignments link!

February 27 2007, 3:11 PM

Adam Rules!

Adam showed me an easier way of attaching my files to my website. When you go to the "My Assignments" link, there are other links on that page for my rough draft proposal and other assignments. If you want to read up on it, there you go...

February 16 2007, 4:48 PM

Thesis Topic Outline

My thesis topic outline is now on my website in my "My Assginments" link. There are a few alterations that I have to make according to formatting since copy and paste made my life more difficult. But it is up and ready to be read!

February 2 2007, 10:49 AM

READ THIS!

Climate Change 2007

And check out my new links underneath my pictures.

January 29 2007, 12:52 PM

Topic Summary

I still can't really figure out how to make my word document into a PDF so I went ahead and changed my "My Assignments" link into a link that will take you to my Topic Summary. I hope that isn't cofusing to any of the professors and I will seek your guidance soon so that I can change my assignments into PDF.

Hehehe! Hope you all enjoy my summary! :)

January 28 2007, 6:53 PM

Antarctica

A few weeks ago, I was told by Chuck Nittrouer that there was an opportunity for me to go to Antarctica on a grant.

He gave me time to think about it, and I have since decided to go. This however puts of my graduation even further, so I will not be graduating until June of 2008.

This is an amazing opportunity for me and I am looking forward to it.

I will continue to post more about this as I learn more.