Intern Presentations 0920-0930Introduction 0930-0945Haylee BregoffEnhancing the PISCO (Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans) Kelp Forest Surveys Through Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding.0945-1000Jay SiskindAn Inertial Current Meter System for Coastline Avoidance Aboard a Profiling Float.1000-1015Mille ElsborgThe Life of a Polyp: Reproduction in the Deep-sea Coral Isidella.1015-1030Fiona RyanDevoured or Dissolved: Using Time-Series Imagery to Explore the Outcome of Deep-Sea Detrital Aggregates. 1030-1045Kayleigh JonesBGC-Argo float recordings of the upper ocean response to El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phases.1045-1100BREAK 1100-1115Suzanne StathatosFrom sound to sight: A self-supervised approach to finding marine mammals in Monterey Bay.1115-1130Bernardo RussomanoUpper Ocean Response to Southwestern Atlantic Atmospheric Cyclones.1130-1145Steven PatrickAutomating the Automated: Adding Plankton Classification to Planktivore.1145-1200Elaine SteinbergSinking Marine Particles: The Eukaryotic Groups Shaping Compositional Variability and Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) Flux Dynamics.1200-1300LUNCH 1300-1315Ilia BorromeoInvestigating the Impacts of Different Diets on Adult Bolinopsis microptera Fecundity and Spawning.1315-1330 Saloni DangrePiecing Together the Biodiversity Puzzle: Evaluating the Biodiversity of Zooplankton in Southern California. 1330-1345 Forrest MilnerBidirectional Communications via Argos Satellite Radio. 1345-1400Lila LuthyMBARI SciComm: A deep dive into tech.1400-1415BREAK 1415-1430 Kat vanLingenUtilizing Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Technology to Detect Sedimentary Flows in Monterey Canyon Using the MARS Cable.1430-1445 Ishani NarwankarEvaluating Point Cloud Registration Methods using Synthetic and Field Multibeam Sonar Data of the Monterey Bay for Precision Navigation and Mapping. 1445-1500 Gavin LeboClassification of Deep-Sea Benthos Using Semi-Supervised Learning and the Low Altitude Survey System (LASS). 1500-1515 Emma RileyLEGO Goes to Sea: increasing accessibility in ocean science and engineering via kinesthetic modeling. Date August 14, 2024 Time 0900-1500 hrs PST Location MBARI7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss Landing, CA 95039 Zoom Webinar Registration In-person attendance is limited but you may attend virtually by registering here.