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"Explore the Deep Ocean" Family Science Night<br>
Thu, Jan 16, 5:30-7:30 <br>
Ocean Explorium, 174 Union St., New Bedford<br>
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Come to the Ocean Explorium
in New Bedford for the first of two complimentary Family Science
Nights. We'll have hands-on activities, special Science on a
Sphere® presentations, and you can meet some underwater explorers
first-hand. Among our explorers, we'll have Ocean Engineer, Dr.
James Kinsey, from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Dr. Kinsey
is an engineer who specializes in underwater navigation and
surveying the deep sea with robotic vehicles. The Ocean Explorium's
own Explorer in Residence, Rhonda Moniz, will also be on hand.
Rhonda is founder and director of operations for Benthic
Exploration, a company that specializes in marine technology
including ROV, AUV, side scan, and sub-bottom profiling technology.
AND we'll have a<i> live phone call</i> to the research vessel <i>Atlantis</i>
which will be on site over<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><big><small><small>
the East Pacific Rise, part of the mid-ocean ridge about 600
miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico. We'll link up</small></small></big></font>
with scientists and engineers who are using the remotely-operated
vehicle, <i>Jason II</i>, to explore and study deep-sea
hydrothermal vents. Dr. Stefan Sievert, Chief Scientist on the
expedition, will answer your questions about life in the dark of the
deep sea.<br>
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For more information about Dr. Sievert's research expedition, go to<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://divediscover.whoi.edu/">http://divediscover.whoi.edu/</a><br>
For more information about the project that is making this event
possible, go to <a href="http://divediscover.whoi.edu/sos">http://divediscover.whoi.edu/sos</a><br>
And for more information about the Ocean Explorium, go to <a
href="www.oceanexplorium.org">www.oceanexplorium.org</a><br>
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This event is made possible by funding from the National Science
Foundation.<br>
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Annette L. Brickley
Ocean Explorium
508-994-5400 x.23
207-951-6273 cell
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oceanexplorium.org">www.oceanexplorium.org</a></pre>
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