When he retired from his work as an Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner, he decided to emulate English Botanist and Diatomist Dr.C.L.Odam and collect diatoms from tributaries.

• 斯特林格曾是一家医院眼科护师，退休后，他决定效仿英国植物学家、硅藻研究专家奥达姆博士的做法，从河流采集硅藻。