Summer Seminars 2008*
MBARI seminars are usually held on Wednesdays (unless indicated otherwise) at 3:00 p.m. in the Pacific Forum and are open to the public. The seminars cover a wide range of topics related to deep-ocean research and engineering. Our speakers include top scientists and engineers from all over the world, as well as from MBARI.
MBARI is located at 7700 Sandholdt Road in Moss Landing, California.
Online directions are available from various Central California areas.
- July 2- Jonathan Erez, Ph.D.
Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Biomineralization Processes in Coral and Foraminifera in View of Ocean Acidification
- July 9- Jim Barry, Ph.D.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Changing the World one Breath at a Time: Humans, Climate, and Ocean Ecosystems
- July 16- Nancy Knowlton, Ph.D.
Sant Chair for Marine Science, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History
The Smithsonian's Ocean Initiative
- July 30- George Somero, Ph.D.
Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
Global Warming and Marine Life: Who's in "Hot Water"- and Why?
- August 6- Chuck Tremper, Ph.D.
Author
As the Oceans Rise: Meeting the Challenges of Global Warming
- August 13- Franco Mariotti, Ph.D.
Science North
Hope in a Changing Landscape
- Thursday, August 21- 12th Annual Intern Symposium
8:50am-4:00pm
- August 27- Ken Smith, Ph.D., Bruce Robison, Ph.D., Alana Sherman, Ph.D., Brett Hobson, and Paul McGill
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Expeditionary Engineering
- September 3- Gabriel Elkaim, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Cruz, Autonomous Systems Lab
Sailing With Style: Autonomous Energy-Scavenging Ocean Surface Vehicles
- September 10- Alistair McIlgorm, Ph.D.
National Marine Science Center, Coffs Harbour, Australia
Controlling Marine Debris in the APEC Region: Can Understanding Costs and Benefits Motivate Economies to Control Marine Debris?
- September 17- William Sandberg, Ph.D.
Science Applications International Corporation
A Pectoral Fin-Propelled Swimming and Hovering UUV
* All seminars are at 3:00 p.m. in the Pacific Forum;
unless noted otherwise.
The seminar schedule is subject to change.
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