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The Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for Harbor Branch's scientists to share their most recent discoveries with our neighboring communities.
Lectures are held in the auditorium of the Johnson Education Center on the Harbor Branch campus, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce. Presentations are at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., followed by a meet-the-speaker reception. 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) 465-2400, ext. 506, or email at education@hboi.edu .
January 7 Shirley Pomponi - To Russia with Love
January 14 Joshua Voss - Who Slimed My Coral? Emerging Coral Diseases and Their Impact on Reef Ecosystems
January 21 John Scarpa - Oyster Reef Restoration Efforts in Florida
January 28 Brian Lapointe - Harmful Algal Blooms on Caribbean Coral Reefs
February 4 Ellie Van Os - Birds in Ditches: Marginal Wetlands Do Matter
February 11 Marilyn Mazzoil - A Synopsis of Dolphin Photo-identification Research in the Indian River Lagoon
February 18 Paul Hargraves - What's in a Name: "Red Tides" or HABs – Should We Worry?
February 25 Tammy Frank - Spines, Slime, and Camouflage: How to Avoid Becoming a Deep-sea Meal
March 4 Sara Edge - Detecting Coral Responses to Stress Using Microarray Technology
March 11 Esther Guzman - Marine Drug Discovery: Bringing Cures to the Surface
March 18 Amber Shawl & Megan Davis - Snails, Whorls, and Pearls: The Gastropod Research Program at Harbor Branch
April 1 Dennis Hanisak -
Shifting Baselines: Water Quality in the Central Indian River Lagoon
May 20, 7 p.m. - Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, Department of Biological Sciences, FAU - Sun, Sand, and Sex on the Beach: Exploring Sea Turtles, the Environment and Its Role in Sex Ratios
June 10, 7 p.m. Steve McCulloch - A Decade of Protecting Wild Dolphins and Florida Whales
July 29, 7 p.m. Andy Clark and Dennis Hanisak - An Opportunity to Develop Your Genius: 35 Years of Summer Interns at Harbor Branch
November 18, 7 p.m. - Dr. Harold Wanless, Department of Geological Sciences, University of MiamiRising Sea Level and Florida's Tenuous Future
Wednesday, December 9, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. - Students of MOAThe Marine & Oceanographic Academy: Ocean Discovery with the Next Generation
