2020 John & Barbara Ferrara Ocean Science Lecture Series - CANCELLED
Wednesday, Feb 26, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Johnson Education Center
Category: Lectures
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 and engineers who make them. The invited speakers from other institutions are colleagues who work on topics relevant to our Harbor Branch research themes. Lectures are held in the auditorium of the Johnson Education Center on the Harbor Branch campus, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce, 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. There is no charge to attend. For more information, or to watch the weekly Ocean Science Lectures online, visit fau.edu/hboi/community/osls.php
020 John & Barbara Ferrara Ocean Science Lecture Series Season Schedule:
Jan. 8 “NEEMO 23: Simulating Space Exploration in a Real-life Undersea Environment”
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch
Jan. 15 South Florida PBS Changing Seas: “Toxic Waters”
Film Screening and Expert Q&A
Jan. 22 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
Jan. 29 “Chasing Nutrients and Coral Reef Decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys: A Four Decade Quest”
Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch
Feb. 5 “Discovering New Chemicals from the Sea: Can We Address the Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis?”
Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch
Feb. 12 Mid-Series Break – No Lecture
Feb. 19 “Will Razing Rays Save Our Bays?”
Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch
Feb. 26 “Fishing for Science”
Aaron Adams Ph.D., & Paul Wills, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch
March 4 “For the Love of Conch”
Megan Davis, Ph.D., & Laura Issac-Norton, FAU Harbor Branch
March 11 “We Are the Problem and the Solution”
Emilie Johnsen, 4Ocean & Tracy Mincer, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch & Wilkes Honors College
March 18 “Is the South-Central Indian River Lagoon the IRL’s Ark?”
M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., FAU Harbor Branch
Phone: 772-242-2293
More Info: fau.edu/hboi/community/osls.php
Location Details
Johnson Education Center
5600 U.S. 1 North
Fort Pierce, FL 34946
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