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Molly McGath

Research Scientist

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  • Dr. Gladys B. West: The woman who reshaped the modern world

    • Black History
    • Collections
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Women's History

    Dr. West has had an incredibly accomplished career in mathematics over her 42 years of service! After starting her career with the Navy, Dr. West focused her work on astronomical studies in an effort to understand how Pluto and Neptune moved in relation to each other in the 1960s.

  • Be My Mariner? Share a Secret with Your Mariner Valentine

    • Conservation
    • Science
    • Technology

    See how we made secret Valentine's using invisible ink!

  • Desalination: Because rust never sleeps

    • Civil War
    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Electrochemical treatment set-ups need constant attention in the “wet lab” and outdoor tanks, and environmental conditions in dry object storage also require our steadfast attention.

  • Science in the Field – Measuring Your Soil Acidity

    • Mariners' Park
    • Science

    One of the coolest things about working at The Mariners’ Museum and Park is seeing how science has been, well, a thing, since the very beginning. The fact that we were doing soil pH measurement as early as the 1930’s is something that deserves a little more discussion.

  • Plastics in Our Collections: Ch. 1

    History is filled with ages that are tied to the innovation of materials: The Stone Age, The Bronze Age, and The Iron Age. We are currently in The Plastics Age. Plastics have changed so much in our daily lives. Plastics are around us all the time.

  • A Lion by Any Other Color. . .

    • Collections
    • Conservation
    • Environmental Conservation
    • Mariners' Park

    If you’ve visited our Lions Bridge over the last couple of weeks, you may have seen our signature Lions turning shades of red and orange. Never Fear! Nothing is wrong. Rather, the conservation team is giving our Lions a ‘grooming.’

  • World Water Day – Monitoring the Water Quality of Mariners’ Lake

    • Conservation
    • Environmental Conservation
    • Mariners' Park
    • Science
    • Technology

    On a day dedicated to the sustainable use of water, we thought we would talk about our efforts to monitor and conserve our waterway, Mariners’ Lake.

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