2026 JOHN & BARBARA FERRERA OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES
The John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for the community to learn about the important research underway at FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, and around the world.
This free series is available to the public, both in-person and virtually. Lectures are held on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the FAU Harbor Branch Johnson Marine Education Center Auditorium followed by a meet and greet with the speaker. Presentations will also be livestreamed and recorded.
Advanced registration is required to attend in-person, please click the button below to reserve your spot; this one-time registration will provide you with a pass for the entire season. The open-access livestream and lecture archive can also be accessed below, no username or password is needed; virtual attendees may register if they’d like to receive regular updates about the series.
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2026 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 14
An Introduction to Florida's Office of Ocean Economy at FAU Jim Sullivan, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 21
Florida's Sea Turtles and our Changing Climate Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 28
Into the Blue: Exploring Ocean Submarine Springs Offshore of West Florida Jordon Beckler, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 4
Discovery of Anti-Cancer Drugs from the Sea Esther Guzman, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 11
The Science of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt Brian Lapointe, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 18
Our Story: The Queen Conch Lab Megan Davis, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 25
From Classroom to Coastline: Preparing the Next Wave of Ocean Leaders Gabby McHenry, Ph.D. |
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March 4
Plague Hunters: The Race to Find the Cause of the World’s First Pandemic Greg O' Corry-Crowe, Ph.D. |
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March 11
Ocean Optics: Shedding Light on the Ocean Around Us Wayne Slade, Ph.D. |
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March 18
Cell Imaging to Reveal the Hidden World of Plankton Stephanie Schreiber and Olivia Ruchti – Graduate Student Lecture |
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March 25
Breaking Ground with Underwater Sound Matt Ajemian, Ph.D. |
2025 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 8
FAU Harbor Branch: Celebrating Our Accomplishments and Looking Ahead Jim Sullivan, Ph.D. Watch |
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Jan. 15
An update on the FAU Harbor Branch Stranding and Population Assessment Team and their Work with Marine Mammals in Southeast Florida Steve Burton, M.S. Watch |
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Jan. 22
Algal Blooms in Southern Florida: Current Trends and Future Directions Malcolm McFarland, Ph.D. Watch |
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Jan. 29
Exploration of Deep-Water Habitats off Puerto Rico for Biotechnology Potential Esther Guzman, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 5
Striving for Sustainable Seagrasses in the Indian River Lagoon Rachel Brewton, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 12
Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change: Combating misinformation about the ocean, weather, and climate change . . . and having a little fun Ellen Prager, Ph.D. and Dave Jones (Guest Lecture) Watch |
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Feb. 19
Unveiling the Hidden Role of Parasites in Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration Mike McCoy, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 26
Seeds aren’t Only for Plants - Fish Farms Need Seedstock Too Paul Wills, Ph.D. Watch |
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Mar. 5
Coral Reef Connectivity and Conservation in a Changing Climate Ryan Eckert, M.S. and Allison Klein, M.S. (Graduate Student Lecture) Watch |
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Mar. 12
Exploring the Rich Natural Products Chemistry of Florida's Coastal Waters Amy Wright, Ph.D. Watch |
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Mar. 19
Ink-redible Investigations: What Sea Slugs, Cuttlefish, Whales, and Sharks all have in common Lauren Simonitis, Ph.D. (Guest Lecture) Watch |
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Mar. 26
Blue Energy in a Blue Economy Gabriel Alsenas, M.S. Watch |
2024 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 10
The Quest for a Marine Sponge Cell Line: A Retrospective of Sponge Biotechnology at FAU Harbor Branch Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D. Watch |
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Jan. 17
Clam Culture in a Changing Environment Susan Laramore, Ph.D. Watch |
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Jan. 24
Stealing Sharks and Ravaging Rays? A Scientific Delve into their Impacts on Florida Fisheries Matt Ajemian, Ph.D. Watch |
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Jan. 31
A Bath Sponges Fable: Sponge Painting and the Lobster Season Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 7
Coral Exploration, Conservation, and Restoration Joshua Voss, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 14
Remembering Mark Littler and His Contributions to Marine Plants and Coral Reef Ecology Brian Lapointe, Ph.D. and M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 21
Health and Disease in Bottlenose Dolphins Inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon Annie Page, DMV, Ph.D. Watch |
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Feb. 28
Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery at FAU Harbor Branch Esther Guzmán, Ph.D. Watch |
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March 6
Celebrating the Queen Conch: A Journey of Restoration with Caribbean Communities Megan Davis, Ph.D. Watch |
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April 3
FAU’s New Environment School, ECOS: Building Bridges to Advance Research and Teaching Colin Polsky, Ph.D. Watch |
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May 1
Fishers Know More Than You Aaron Adams, Ph.D. Watch |
2023 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 18
Saltwater Aquaculture Stories: From Sea Vegetables to Saving Queen Conch Megan Davis, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Jan. 25
A Fight without Jaws: How Sponges Persist in a Changing Environment? Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch & FAU Wilkes Honors College Watch |
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Feb. 1
Spawning Induction of Bonefish to Improve Knowledge of Their Reproductive and Developmental Biology Sahar Mejri, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 8
The Hidden World of Harmful Algae in the Indian River Lagoon Malcolm McFarland, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 15
Exploring Nature's Bounty: The Wealth of Natural Products from the Sea Amy Wright, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 22
In Search of Sea Ghosts and Unicorns – The Untold Stories of Beluga Whales and Narwhals Gregory O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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March 1
Keeping the Sea Free of Debris: Educating our Community and Taking Action! Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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March 8
A Brief History of NASA’s Ocean Color Satellite Program Tim Moore, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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March 15
Coastal Acidification: An Emerging Environmental Issue in the Indian River Lagoon M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., & Kristen Davis, FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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April 5
Florida’s Algae Crisis: The Impacts of Nutrient Pollution Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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May 3
The Many Fates of Plastic Debris in the Ocean Tracy Mincer, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
2022 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Feb. 23, 2022
The Return of Florida's Great Goliath Grouper – New Opportunities and Challenges Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch and Angela Collins, Ph.D., Florida Sea Grant Watch |
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Mar. 2, 2022
19,000 Test Tubes: 37 Years of Microbial Research at Harbor Branch Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Mar. 9, 2022
Zephyrus, Poseidon and Charybdis: An Ocean Tale Laurent Chérubin, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Mar. 16, 2022
Getting to the (Muddy) Bottom of It: The Harmful Algal Bloom Assessment of Lake Okeechobee (HALO) Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Mar. 23, 2022
Looking Deeply: Deep Sea Discoveries and Adventures with the Johnson-Sea-Link Submersibles John Reed, M.Sc., Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., Amy Wright, Ph.D. and M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Mar. 30, 2022
From Clams to Corals: It’s a Long Story! Dave Vaughan, Ph.D., Plant A Million Corals Foundation Watch |
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Apr. 6, 2022
The Past, Present, and Future of our Coral Reef Ecosystems Joshua Voss, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Apr. 13, 2022
The ONR CubeSat Mike Twardowski, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Apr. 20, 2022
"Celebrating 50 Years of Ocean Science for a Better World!" A panel discussion moderated by journalist Anthony Westbury with Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., John Reed, M.Sc. and Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
2021 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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April 14, 2021
Technologies for Monitoring and Sustaining our Oceans in the UN Ocean Decade Donna Kocak, L3Harris Technologies Watch |
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May 5, 2021
Wonders of Greenland: Holy Giant Iceberg! Ellen Prager, Ph.D., Marine scientist and author Watch |
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June 16, 2021
Update on Manatee Mortality Events in the Indian River Lagoon Martine deWit, Veterinarian, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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July 14, 2021
Exploring the Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture System at FAU Harbor Branch Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
2021 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Winter Series
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Jan. 13, 2021
Fish Culture Research at FAU Harbor Branch the Last 10 Years and the Future Paul Wills, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 10, 2021
A Look into East Florida’s Nearshore Hardbottom Reefs Dan McCarthy, Ph.D., Jacksonville University and Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East Coast Biologists, Inc. Watch |
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March 10, 2021
Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Observing a Changing Planet Tim Moore, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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March 24, 2021
Ocean Blue Holes: A Biogeochemical Treasure Trove Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 24, 2021
The Marine Biotechnology Reference Collection: A New Web-based Resource for Research Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Followed by a panel discussion with John Reed, M.Sc., Amy Wright, Ph.D., and Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Jan. 27, 2021
The Deep Sea’s Treasure Trove—Marine Natural Products as Potential Cancer Therapeutics Esther Guzmán, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
2020 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Fall Series
2020 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 8, 2020
The Health of Our Oceans: Why You Should Care Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Jan. 22, 2020
The Florida Center for Coastal and Human Health: Integrated Approaches to Addressing Harmful Algal Blooms Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., & Amy Wright, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 5, 2020
Discovering New Chemicals from the Sea: Can We Address the Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis? Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 19, 2020
Why Razing Rays Won’t Save Our Bays Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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March 4, 2020
For the Love of Conch Megan Davis, Ph.D., & Laura Issac-Norton, FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Feb. 26, 2020
Fishing for Science Aaron Adams Ph.D., & Paul Wills, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch **LIVE STREAM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS LECTURE** |
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Feb. 12, 2020
Mid-Series Break – No Lecture |
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Jan. 29, 2020
Chasing Nutrients and Coral Reef Decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys: A Four Decade Quest Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Watch |
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Jan. 15, 2020
South Florida PBS Changing Seas: Toxic Waters – Film Screening and Expert Q&A |
2019 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 9, 2019
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Harbor Branch: Looking Forward VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Jan. 16, 2019
Tracy Mincer, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch & Wilkes Honors College Plastic Marine Debris and the Ocean Carbon Cycle VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Jan. 23, 2019
Amy Wright, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Natural Products: Double Edged Swords? View Lecture |
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Jan. 30, 2019
Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Mission Ocean Discovery: An Overview of Outreach at FAU Harbor Branch View Lecture |
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Feb. 6, 2019
Nick Dickens, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch DNAngling – Molecular Identification of Fish in the Indian River Lagoon VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 13, 2019
Megan Davis, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Ocean Entrées: Eat your Sea Vegetables! VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 20, 2019
M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch The Junior Scientists Program: Research by the Next Generation to Preserve Our Natural Resources for All Generations VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 27, 2019
Jon Moore, Ph.D., FAU Wilkes Honors College Investigating the Deep Pelagic Animals in the Northern Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil Spill VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 6, 2019
Tim Moore, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire Using Remote Sensing Technologies to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 13, 2019
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Extending Soil Conservation to the Sea: Marine Sediments as the Next Frontier! VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 20, 2019
Bill Baxley, FAU Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center Power from the Gulf Stream - The Potential and the Challenges VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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April 17, 2019
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., FAU Biological Sciences Sharks Are Snowbirds, Too: Seasonal Migration of Blacktip Sharks along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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December 4, 2019
Ellen Prager, Ph.D. Galápagos Wonders View Lecture |
2019 FAU HBOI Distinguished Speakers
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April 1, 2019
Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Vice Chancellor of Marine Science, University of California-San Diego Oceanography in the next decade: where will new ways to study the ocean lead us? View Lecture |
2018 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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December 5, 2018
Aaron Adams, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch Multiple Perspectives Are Needed for Effective Conservation VIEW LECTURE |
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October 24, 2018
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D, Executive Director, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute 2018 Status of South Florida Harmful Algal Blooms VIEW LECTURE |
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October 10, 2018
Duane De Freese, Ph.D, FAU Harbor Branch Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan – Looking Ahead to 2030 VIEW LECTURE |
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September 19, 2018
Dr. Leesa Souto, FAU Harbor Branch The Indian River Lagoon Health Update View Lecture |
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Jan. 10, 2018
Anton Post, FAU Harbor Branch Translational Ocean Science at FAU Harbor Branch View Lecture |
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Jan. 17, 2018
Megan Davis, FAU Harbor Branch Ocean Entreés: The New Food Source to Feed the World VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Jan. 24, 2018
Aaron Adams, FAU Harbor Branch Linking Fish, Habitats, and Conservation VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Jan. 31, 2018
Shirley Pomponi, FAU Harbor Branch Cuba's Forbidden Depths: Permission Granted! VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 7, 2018
Jim Sullivan, FAU Harbor Branch Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Southeast Florida and the Indian River Lagoon View Lecture |
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Feb. 14, 2018
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, FAU Harbor Branch The Saga of the Steller Sea Lion in The Aleutian Islands VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 21, 2018
Julie Huber, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Microbes, Fluids, and Rocks: Life Beneath the Seafloor VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 28, 2018
Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Listening to Noisy Coral Reefs and What They Can Tell Us VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 7, 2018
M. Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch Seagrass: The "Lungs" of the Indian River Lagoon VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 14, 2018
Esther Guzmán, FAU Harbor Branch Treasures from the Deep Sea - Marine Natural Products as Potential Cancer Therapeutics VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 21, 2018
Joshua Voss, FAU Harbor Branch Southeast Florida's Coral Reefs: The Fine Line Between Survival and Devastation VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 28, 2018
Don Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution New Applications of Autonomous Biosensors in Harmful Algal Bloom (Red Tide) Research and Monitoring VIEW LECTURE VIEW EDITED VERSION |
2017 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 11, 2017
Anton Post, FAU Harbor Branch Climate Change Adaptation, from Marine Microbes to Coastal Communities |
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Jan. 18, 2017
Shirley Pomponi, FAU Harbor Branch Deep Discoveries: Exploring the Mariana Trench |
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Jan. 25, 2017
Matt Ajemian, FAU Harbor Branch Sharks with Spectators |
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Feb. 1, 2017
Steve Burton, FAU Harbor Branch The Importance of Marine Mammal Stranding Response |
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Feb. 8, 2017
R. Grant Gilmore, Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc. The Indian River Lagoon: Back to the Future VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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Feb. 15, 2017
Adam Schaefer, FAU Harbor Branch Wildlife Epidemiology and Public Health: What Marine Species Can Tell Us about Our Shared Environment |
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Feb. 22, 2017
Heidi Pagán, FAU Harbor Branch The CetOMICS Initiative: Using Molecular Biology to Study the Health of Florida’s Dolphins and Whales |
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March 1, 2017
Megan Davis, FAU Harbor Branch Ocean Entreés: Cooking with a Caribbean Flair VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 8, 2017
Peter McCarthy, FAU Harbor Branch The Unexplored World of Microbial Diversity in the IRL Watershed |
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March 15, 2017
Jim Sullivan, FAU Harbor Branch Harmful Algal Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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March 22, 2017
J.M. Adovasio, FAU Harbor Branch Early Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Perspective |
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March 29, 2017
Annie Page, FAU Harbor Branch Marine Wildlife Rehabilitation: Principles, Benefits, and Goals VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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April 5, 2017
M. Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch The Indian River Lagoon: You Can Observe a Lot by Just Watching VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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May 10, 2017
Aaron Adams, FAU Harbor Branch Conservation of a Prehistoric Fish through Field Research and Aquaculture VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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June 28, 2017
Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Restoration of Aquatic Habitats along Florida's East Coast: the Projects, Partners, and Prosperity |
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July 19, 2017
Maribeth Abrams & Panel Discussion Lionfish: The Reef Assassin |
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July 19, 2017
Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University's Center of Ocean Observing Leadership Dawn in the Age of Robotic Oceanography on a Changing Ocean Planet VIEW EDITED VERSION |
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December 13, 2017
Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch The Exploring Pulley Ridge: The Deepest Mesophotic Coral Reef on the U.S. Continental Shelf VIEW EDITED VERSION |
2016 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 6, 2016
Megan Davis, FAU Harbor Branch Ocean Entrees with a Twist: Shrimp Culture and Culinary Showcase View Lecture |
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Jan. 13, 2016
Paul Wills, Susan Laramore, and Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch IMTA and the Future of Aquaculture in the United States View Lecture |
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Jan. 20, 2016
Laurent Cherbuin, FAU Harbor Branch Frontal, Wake Eddy, Topography Control and Ecological Constraints of Fish Spawning Habitat View Lecture |
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Jan. 27, 2016
Jan Rines, University of Rhode Island Exploring the Dazzling Diversity of Microscopic Life in the Sea |
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Feb. 3, 2016
Amy Wright, FAU Harbor Branch Cures for Malaria, Tuberculosis, Alzheimer's? An Update on Natural Products Discovery at HBOI View Lecture |
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Feb. 10, 2016
Marty Riche, FAU Harbor Branch, and Angela Caporelli, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Aquaculture in Africa: Empowerment through Food Security and Economic Development View Lecture |
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Feb. 17, 2016
James McClintock, University of Alabama at Birmingham From Penguins to Plankton - The Impacts of Climate Change on Antarctic Marine Communities View Lecture |
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Feb. 24, 2016
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, FAU Harbor Branch Resilience in Polar Ecosystems: Adaptation to a Changing World |
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March 2, 2016
Jim Sullivan, FAU Harbor Branch Phytoplankton Form and Function in the Turbulent Ocean View Lecture |
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March 9, 2016
Mike Twardowski, FAU Harbor Branch Remarkable Technologies Used to Explore the Ocean View Lecture |
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March 16, 2016
Joshua Voss, FAU Harbor Branch Linking Exploration to Conservation in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico View Lecture |
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April 13, 2016
Jason Hallstrom, Florida Atlantic University River, Rooms, and Wrists: The Future of Sensing at Scale |
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May 11, 2016
John Trefry, Florida Institute of Technolog y Running Amuck: Our Six-Decade Legacy to the Indian River Lagoon View Lecture |
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June 2016
NO LECTURE |
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July 2016
NO LECTURE |
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August 2016
NO LECTURE |
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November 2, 2016
Specialty License Plate Talks Part 1 (15 minutes each) 1. Imaging Clouds in the Water Column - Preliminary Results from Controlled Environment- Anni Vuorenkoski Dalgleish 2. Cost-effective and Non-intrusive Larval Fish Growth Monitoring- Bing Ouyang 3. Reproductive Patterns of Cultured and Wild Sunray Venus Clams in Florida West Coast Waters- Susan Laramore |
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November 30, 2016
Specialty License Plate Talks Part 2 1. Ventilation Rates of the Indian River Lagoon through its Inlets- Laurent Chérubin 2. Ecology and Biochemistry of Harmful Algal Blooms- Brian Lapointe 3. Analysis of Sediments in the IRL for Herbicides- Amy Wright 4. Photo-identification - Dolphin Census and Spatiotemporal Trends- Elizabeth Titcomb 5. Project CLOUD- Joshua Voss |
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December 7, 2016
Jon Waterhouse, Oregon Health and Science University Indigenous Knowledge and Modern science - Should We Connect? Can We Connect? |
2015 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 7, 2015
Dr. Megan Davis, FAU Harbor Branch Discover: From Estuaries to the Deep Blue Ocean View Lecture |
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Jan. 14, 2015
Dr. Shirley Pomponi, FAU Harbor Branch Telepresence and Robotics: New Paradigms for "Virtual" Ocean Exploration? View Lecture |
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Jan. 21, 2015
Bill Bellville, Nature Writer and Documentary Filmmaker The Peace of Blue: Water Journeys View Lecture |
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Jan. 28, 2015
Dr. Esther Guzmán, FAU Harbor Branch Drugs from the Sea: Marine Natural Products as Potential Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer View Lecture |
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Feb. 4, 2015
John Englander, Oceanographer and Author Melting Ice, Rising Seas, Shifting Shorelines: The New Reality View Lecture |
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Feb. 11, 2015
Dr. Brian Lapointe & Laura Herren, FAU Harbor Branch Determining Sources and History of Eutrophication on Coral Reefs at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba View Lecture |
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Feb. 18, 2015
Dr. Jon Moore and Dr. Sue Richardson, FAU Honors College The Manatee Project at Harbor Branch: Insights into Manatee Behavior and Student Involvement in the Project View Lecture |
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Feb. 25, 2015
Dr. Mark Hay, Georgia Institute of Technology Ecosystem Tipping Points, Chemical Ecology and the Death Spiral of Coral Reefs View Lecture |
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March 4, 2015
SPRING BREAK - NO LECTURE |
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March 11, 2015
Dr. Dennis Hanisak, Kristen Davis and Ben Metzger, FAU Harbor Branch Indian River Lagoon Observatory: Phase 2 - Expanding Real-time Observations for Everyone View Lecture |
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April 22, 2015
Rear Admiral Jonathan W. White, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy and Director of Space and Maritime Domain Awareness The U.S. Navy and an Ever Changing Earth View Lecture |
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May 27, 2015
Bill Baxley, Chief Engineer for the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center Power from the Gulf Stream for South Florida? The Environment and the Engineering View Lecture |
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October 21, 2015
Dr. Daniel C. Flynn, FAU Vice President for Research Cancer, Personalized Medicine and Ocean-derived Drugs View Lecture |
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November 18, 2015
Dr. Valerie Paul, Dr. Chris Freeman and Dr. Eve Galimany, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce Studying the IRL: How Little Animals Can Help the Health of the Lagoon View Lecture |
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December 9, 2015
Dr. Jon Bell, Director of the Hallstrom Planetarium at Indian River State College The Celestial Sea View Lecture |
2014 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 15, 2014
Dr. Megan Davis, FAU Harbor Branch Our Global Estuary: Lessons Learned for the Indian River Lagoon View Lecture |
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Jan. 22, 2014
Dr. Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch Indian River Lagoon Observatory: Real-time Observations for Everyone View Lecture |
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Jan. 29, 2014
Dr. Candy Feller & Dr. Donna Devlin, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and FAU Harbor Branch Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Flux: What We See with Changing Climate |
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Feb. 5, 2014
Dr. Joshua Voss & Jeff Beal, FAU Harbor Branch and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Black and Blue: What Happens When You Mix Freshwater Discharge and a Coastal Coral Reef? View Lecture |
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Feb. 12, 2014
Dr. Brian Lapointe & Marie Tarnowski, FAU Harbor Branch The Indian River Lagoon as a Bioreactor: New Perspectives on Sewage Pollution View Lecture |
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Feb. 19, 2014
Dr. Grant Gilmore, Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc. Global Centers of Biodiversity View Lecture |
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Feb. 26, 2014
Dr. Peter McCarthy, FAU Harbor Branch Bacteria in the Indian River Lagoon: Indicators of Health View Lecture |
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Feb. 27, 2014
A special lecture presented by the Friends of Harbor Branch. Dr. Andy Hemmings, Mercyhurst University Understanding Old Vero Man, with An Overview of HBOI's Ancient DNA Lab by Greg O'Corry-Crowe View Lecture |
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March 5, 2014
Dr. Mingshun Jiang, FAU Harbor Branch Modeling Iron Cycle and Primary Productivity in the Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage and Scotia Sea View Lecture |
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April 16, 2014
Greg Braun, Sustainable Ecosystems International Bird Diversity in the Indian River Lagoon – From Anhingas and Avocets to Warblers and Willets View Lecture |
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May 7, 2014
Dr. Charles Yarish, University of Connecticut Cultivation of Seaweeds in Northeast America for Food, Feeds, and Fertilizer View Lecture |
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June 11, 2014
Dr. Zack Jud, Florida International University Lionfish in Florida: The New Normal? What We've Learned Since Lionfish Arrived on Florida's Shores View Lecture |
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June 18, 2014
Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University The Science of Tracking Little Loggerhead Turtles on the High Seas View Lecture |
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October 22, 2014
Marc Virgilio, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Managing Spoil Islands of the Indian River Lagoon View Lecture |
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November 19, 2014
Julie Albert, Marine Resources Council North Atlantic Right Whales: How You Can Help Save Them View Lecture |
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December 10, 2014
Dr. Ellen Prager, Marine Scientist and Author Dive Into the Story: Ocean Science Fun For All Ages View Lecture |
2013 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 16, 2013
Shirley Pomponi, FAU HBOI The History of Undersea Exploration in the U.S.: Heroes & Highlights View Lecture |
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Jan. 23, 2013
Paul Wills, FAU HBOI Developing Sustainable Land-Based Aquaculture: Harbor Branch's Prototype IMTA System View Lecture |
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Jan. 30, 2013
Rita Colwell, University of Maryland College Park & Johns Hopkins University Climate, Oceans and Infectious Diseases: The Cholera Paradigm View Lecture |
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Feb. 6, 2013
Sir Peter Crane, Yale University The Interconnectedness of Natural and Human Systems: From Global Change to the Indian River View Lecture |
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Feb. 13, 2013
John Scarpa, FAU HBOI Clam Culture and Climate Change in Florida View Lecture |
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Feb. 20, 2013
Clay Cook, FAU HBOI Ocean Acidification - The Other CO2 Problem View Lecture |
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Feb. 27, 2013
Amy Wright, FAU HBOI Natural Products: Aren't They Great? View Lecture |
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March 6, 2013
Andy Clark, Link Foundation/Dennis Hanisak, FAU HBOI "An Opportunity to Develop Your Genius": A Homecoming Celebrating 60 Years of the Link Foundation and 40 Years of the Summer Interns at Harbor Branch |
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March 13, 2013
Marilyn Mazzoil, FAU HBOI Days of Our Lives: Dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon |
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March 20, 2013
Bob Howarth, Cornell University Can We Save the Coasts from Nutrient Pollution? |
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March 27, 2013
Megan Davis, FAU HBOI Ocean Entrees: Seafood and Sea Vegetables View Lecture |
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April 3, 2013
Susan Laramore & Amber Garr, FAU HBOI After the Spill...The Impact of Deep Water Horizon on Gulf of Mexico Fisheries View Lecture |
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April 22, 2013
SPECIAL EARTH DAY LECTURE! Dr. Joe MacInnis |
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May 1, 2013
Deirdre R. Meldrum, Arizona State University Oceanomics and Sensorbots |
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June 5, 2013
Jeff Beal, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Emily Dark, Antioch University Lionfish Are Invading the Indian River Lagoon View Lecture |
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August 28, 2013
Niclas Engene, Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce What's My Name Again? How Better Taxonomy Can Aid In Understanding Harmful Algal Bloom View Lecture |
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September 18, 2013
Jennifer Sneed, Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce Unsung Heroes of the Sea: The Importance of Marine Bacteria in Ecological Interactions View Lecture |
2012 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 18, 2012
Sue Skemp, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center, FAU Ocean Renewable Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sea View Lecture |
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Jan. 25, 2012
John R. Delaney, University of Washington Understanding the Planetary Life Support System: Next-Generation Science in the Ocean Basins View Lecture |
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Feb. 1, 2012
Larry Taylor, HBOI-FAU Saving the Gentle Giants – Manatee Protection Sensors for Flood Control Gates and Navigation Locks View Lecture |
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Feb. 8, 2012
Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon – No Such Thing as Status Quo View Lecture |
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Feb. 15, 2012
Fraser Dalgleish, HBOI-FAU Undersea Gliding in the Gulf: Harbor Branch’s Latest Winged Robots’ Recent Mission to Explore Gulf of Mexico Waters View Lecture |
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Feb. 29, 2012
Greg O’Corry-Crowe, HBOI-FAU Challenges Facing Marine Mammals in a Changing Arctic |
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March 7, 2012
Joshua Voss, HBOI-FAU Everything’s Coming Up Corals! Research and Exploration in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary |
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March 14, 2012
Kenneth Ford, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition Human-Centered Computing |
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March 21, 2012
Sara Edge and Clay Cook, HBOI-FAU Oil, Dispersants, and Ecosystem Health |
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March 28, 2012
Esther Guzmán, HBOI-FAU Sunken Treasure: Marine Drug Discovery for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment View Lecture |
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April 11, 2012
Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History A Glimpse into the Pelagic Abyss: Discovery, Observation, and Evolution of Midwater Invertebrates |
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May 23, 2012
Jon Moore, FAU Wilkes Honors College The Other Side of Harbor Branch: Conservation on the Scrub Ridge |
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June 13, 2012
Edmund Gerstein, FAU Of Manatees and Men |
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July 25, 2012
Marc Virgilio, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Managing Lagoon Spoil Islands for Public Use and the Coastal Ecosystem View Lecture |
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August 8, 2012
Steve Traxler, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Climate Change: Evidence It Is Happening in Florida and How Does This Effect Local Conservation |
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September 19, 2012
Troy Rice, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program The Indian River Lagoon: An Estuary of National Significance |
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October 10, 2012
Richard Aronson, Florida Institute of Technology Climate Change and the Future of the Antarctic Marine Fauna |
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November 7, 2012
M. Dennis Hanisak, HBOI-FAU Seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon: It’s Not Easy Being Green! (Kermit’s Lament) View Lecture |
2011 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 12, 2011
Fraser Dalgleish Sensing the Future for Ocean Exploration: The Latest in Advanced Optical Sensors and Persistent Presence Platforms |
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Jan. 19, 2011
Jim Masterson Friends in Low Places: Galapagos 2010 Adventure with the Friends of Harbor Branch View Lecture |
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Jan. 26, 2011
John Scarpa & Shirley Pomponi From the Indian River Lagoon to the Red Sea |
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Feb. 2, 2011
Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon – No Such Thing as Status Quo |
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Feb. 9, 2011
Megan Davis & Marty Riche Know Your Seafood: Aquaculture Myth Busters |
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Feb. 16, 2011
Brian Lapointe Secrets of the Sargasso Sea View Lecture |
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Feb. 23, 2011
Dennis Hanisak - Shifting Baselines Water Quality In the Central Indian River Lagoon View Lecture |
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March 2, 2011
John Reed Deep Water Coral Reefs: Oases of the Ocean: Recent Discoveries and Conservation View Lecture |
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March 9, 2011
Lee Frey Exploring the Peru-Chile Trench |
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March 16, 2011
Shirley Pomponi Exploring Inner Space |
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April 13, 2011
Margaret Leinen, HBOI Executive Director Our Changing Oceans View Lecture |
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May 25, 2011
Al & Patricia Dove, Georgia Aquarium Motions in the Ocean |
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June 8, 2011
Bob Hickerson, Maria Andreu and Pamela Schofield Lionfish, A Perfect Invader? |
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July 20, 2011
Vincent Encomio, Florida Oceanographic Society Oyster Restoration Efforts on the Treasure Coast |
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August 24, 2011
George Burgess, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida We Hardly Knew Ye: The Decline of Atlantic Sawfishes |
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September 7, 2011
David Pawson, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution A Distant Mirror: Deep-Sea Research Onboard the Albatross 100 Years Ago |
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October 12, 2011
Ellen Prager, Earth2Ocean, Inc. Sex, Drugs, and Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter |
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November 16, 2011
Harbor Branch Turns 40: Our History and Future Coming Together |
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December 7, 2011
Sarah Frias-Torres, Ocean Research & Conservation Association The Secret Life of Goliath Groupers |
2010 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 13, 2010
Dr. Amy Wright Florida Biotech: HBOI's Role in the New "Life Sciences Cluster" View Lecture |
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Jan. 20, 2010
Dr. Shirley Pomponi Drugs from the Sea: Sponges as Chemical Factories View Lecture |
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Jan. 27, 2010
Dr. Susan Laramore Oysters Got the Blues: Emerging Bivalve Disease and Climate Variability View Lecture |
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Feb. 3, 2010
Steve McCulloch The Status of Marine Mammals in the IRL and a Stranding Center Reborn View Lecture |
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Feb. 10, 2010
Dr. Brian Lapointe Reefs, Wreckers, and Shipwreckers in the Florida Keys View Lecture |
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Feb. 17, 2010
Dr. Joshua Voss A Decade of Demise? Charting the Past, and Future, of Florida's Coral Reefs View Lecture |
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March 3, 2010
Dr. Tammy Frank Ocean Exploration and Deep-sea Research: Trials, Tribulations and Discoveries View Lecture |
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March 10, 2010
Dr. Paul Hargraves The Life that Lives on Us View Lecture |
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March 17, 2010
Dr. Dennis Hanisak Algae? This Is a Color? View Lecture |
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March 24, 2010
Dr. Sara Edge |
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April 7, 2010
Dr. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D. Global Earth Observation and Climate Change View Lecture |
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May 5, 2010
Various Presenters Semester By The Sea: Training the Next Generation View Lecture |
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June 23, 2010
Mark and Diane Littler, Smithsonian Institution Trials and Tribulations of Collecting Algae in Panama |
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July 21, 2010
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences Seeing the World through a Shark's Eyes, and Other Sensory Systems of Elasmobranchs |
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September 22, 2010
Tammy Frank, Dennis Hanisak, John Reed, and Amy Wright A Quick Look beneath the Surface: The Florida Shelf Edge Exploration (FLoSEE) |
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November 17, 2010
John Trefry, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology Arctic Meltdown |
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December 15, 2010
Students of MOA The Marine & Oceanographic Academy: Ocean Discovery with the Next Generation |
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Florida Atlantic's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute engages with the community through the Ocean Discovery Visitors Center and the Ocean Science Lecture Series. Harbor Branch’s research and outreach programs translate marine science in order to provide solutions that improve economies and quality of life for coastal communities.
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