[SEMCO] Revised: August Science Made Public Talks at WHOI

[Kathy Patterson]

On 8/2/2013 8:07 AM, Kathy Patterson wrote:
>
> 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 
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45+Water+Street,+Woods+Hole,+MA&sll=41.523094,-70.669341&sspn=0.004161,0.00928&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=15+School+St,+Woods+Hole,+Barnstable,+Massachusetts+02543&ll=41.524098,-70.669599&spn=0.008723,0.018561&z=16%27>, 
> 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 WATER *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 WATER *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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