[SEMCO] August Science Made Public Talks at WHOI

[Kathy Patterson]

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Science Made Public Lecture Series


During July and August, the Ocean Science  Exhibit Center and 
Information Office are sponsoring a series of public talks by WHOI 
scientists and engineers. Designed for a lay audience, this series is a 
great opportunity to learn more about WHOI science. Everyone is welcome 
to attend.

All talks are held on Tuesdays at 3:00 at the WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit 
Center Auditorium, 15 School Street 
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Woods Hole. (unless otherwise noted)

Link: http://www.whoi.edu/main/smp-2013-talks

For more information, contact Kathy Patterson, 508-289-2700 or 
kpatterson at whoi.edu


August 6, 2013 AT 3:00 PM, EXHIBIT CENTER AUDITORIUM, 15 SCHOOL STREET
*Plastics at SEA: The Effect of Plastic Pollution in Our Ocean*
Emelia DeForce, Research Associate, Biology
Plastic is essential to our daily lives. Unfortunately, a portion of the 
plastic we use
makes its way from our hands and into our ocean. On a global scale, we know
little about how much plastic is in our ocean and even less about how 
this newly introduced
plastic is effecting the ocean ecosystem, from microscopic organisms
that grow on the plastic to fish that ingest the plastic mistaking it 
for food. Learn
about the research on plastic marine pollution in our ocean and the problems
associated with it's presence in the marine environment.

August 13, 2013 AT 3:00 PM, EXHIBIT CENTER AUDITORIUM, 15 SCHOOL STREET
*Ocean Currents: Tools Used to Record and Monitor Deep Ocean Currents*
Scott Worrilow, Group Operations Leader, Physical Oceanography
Oceanographers have measured ocean currents for many years trying to better
understand the motion of the ocean. Join us for an up close look at some 
of the
tools used to measure the physical properties of the oceans, or how the 
oceans
move. Learn about older instruments still in use today and new 
instrumentation
made possible by advancements in design and measuring techniques.

August 20, 2013 AT 3:00 PM, REDFIELD AUDITORIUM, 45 SCHOOL STREET
*Shark Cam: Robots chase sharks where no else can go*
Amy Kukulya, Senior Engineering Assistant,
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering
How do scientists get a close up view of great white sharks? They build 
their own
Shark Cam. Using an autonomous underwater robot outfitted with 
high-definition
cameras, engineers at WHOI are able to track, follow and image the 
elusive great
white shark off the coast of Cape Cod. Learn about how this new technology
enables researchers to better understand these mysterious apex predators.

August 27, 2013 AT 3:00 PM, REDFIELD AUDITORIUM, 45 SCHOOL STREET
*The Silver Lining in the Mushroom Cloud: Using bomb radiocarbon to 
determine shark age*
Li Ling Hamady, Joint Program Student, Biology
Sharks are charismatic, ecologically important, and difficult to study 
by observation
alone. However shark vertebrae grow in layers like tree rings and 
function like
lifetime chemical "flight data recorders." These chemical records are 
beginning to
provide us with complementary information to the data collected by tagging &
other observational studies. Learn how scientists are using the traces 
of radioactive
particles from the atomic bomb testing era to determine shark ages and 
inform
conservation and management practices.
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