The Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for the community at large to learn about Harbor Branch's most recent discoveries directly from the scientists who made them.
Lectures are held in the auditorium of the Johnson Education Center on the Harbor Branch campus, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce. "In-Season" weekly lectures (January through March) are at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., followed by a meet-the-speaker reception. "Off-season" lectures (April through December) are at 7:00 p.m. only unless otherwise noted. There is no charge to attend.
If you are interested in sponsoring a lecture, or if you have any questions about the Ocean Science Lecture Series, please contact Jill Sunderland at 772-242-2506, or email at education@hboi.edu.
Click on the lecture titles to see more information about specific lecture topics.
January 18: Sue Skemp, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center, FAU - Ocean Renewable Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sea
January 25: John Delaney, University of Washington - Understanding the Planetary Life Support System: Next-Generation Science in the Ocean Basins
February 1: Larry Taylor, HBOI-FAU - Saving the Gentle Giants – Manatee Protection Sensors for Flood Control Gates and Navigation Locks
February 8: Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District - Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon – No Such Thing as Status Quo
February 15: Fraser Dalgleish, HBOI-FAU - Undersea Gliding in the Gulf: Harbor Branch’s Latest Winged Robots’ Recent Mission to Explore Gulf of Mexico Waters
February 29: Greg O’Corry-Crowe, HBOI-FAU - Challenges Facing Marine Mammals in a Changing Arctic
March 7: Joshua Voss, HBOI-FAU - Everything’s Coming Up Corals! Research and Exploration in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
March 14: Kenneth Ford, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition - Human-Centered Computing
March 21: Sara Edge and Clay Cook, HBOI-FAU - Oil, Dispersants, and Ecosystem Health
March 28: Esther Guzmán, HBOI-FAU - Sunken Treasure: Marine Drug Discovery for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
April 11 (7:00 p.m. only): Karen Osborne, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - A Glimpse into the Pelagic Abyss: Discovery, Observation, and Evolution of Midwater Invertebrates
May 23 (7:00 p.m. only): Jon Moore, FAU Wilkes Honors College - The Other Side of Harbor Branch: Conservation on the Scrub Ridge
To view last year's (2011) Ocean Science Lecture Series topics, CLICK HERE.
