[SEMCO] Coffee House Series at the Waquoit Bay Reserve kicks off April 2nd

[Tompkins, Laurie (DCR)]

Research @ Reserve Coffee House looks at the Unseen Boundary Between Land and Sea
On Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 pm, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's Community Coffee House series, Research at the Reserve kicks off with Matt Charette, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution presenting , "The Subterranean Estuary: An Unseen and Overlooked Boundary Between the Land and the Sea."

Groundwater discharge to the coastal ocean has been shown to be an important transporter of chemicals to the sea including nitrogen. However, within coastal aquifers lies a unique mixing zone between fresh and salty groundwater, which has been termed the "subterranean estuary". This presentation will explore how the Waquoit Bay subterranean estuary has been used over the past 25 years as a natural laboratory for understanding groundwater's effects on marine chemistry and biology.

Matt Charette is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry and Director of the Coastal Ocean Institute at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He came to WHOI in 1998 after receiving his Ph.D. degree at the University of Rhode Island, and has been studying groundwater movement in Waquoit Bay since that time. His main research focus has been on submarine groundwater discharge and its role as a vector for chemical transport to the ocean. Recently, he has broadened his research scope to include studies of Greenland Ice Sheet hydrology and global ocean inputs of trace elements and isotopes through participation in the international GEOTRACES program.
This program is part of a continuing series, Research at the Reserve Community Coffee House. Each program features a scientist discussing their research at the Waquoit Bay Reserve. This series was created to expose community members to cutting edge science in a relaxed and informal way. In addition to explaining the research, scientists will include personal anecdotes on how they did the science and how they feel their research will make a difference to those sitting in the audience.  The interactive coffee house format helps people feel equally comfortable asking questions and joining in the discussion or just sitting back and listening to the scientists' stories of their work.
On April 8, Tanya Rogers, PhD student at Northeastern University Marine Science Center will present, "What's Next for Blue Crabs?". April 16's topic is "Winter Flounder and Waquoit Bay" presented by Vincent Manfredi of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Dr. Amy Costa of the Center for Coastal Studies will present "What's Happening with Contaminants of Emerging Concern in our Coastal Waters" on April 23. The coffee house series will conclude with Megan May's presentation "Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria at the Beach" on April 30.
Doors open at 6:45 pm with a chance to view the exhibits in the visitor center and sample some homemade sweets and coffee and tea. Participants are encouraged to bring their own mug.  Admission is free. For more information, call 508-457-0495 x 107 or 108. Waquoit Bay Reserve is located at 131 Waquoit Highway (Route 28), Waquoit, Massachusetts. For more information and a downloadable flyer, go to www.waquoitbayreserve.org<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org>.


Laurie Tompkins
Event Coordinator
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
P.O. Box 3092
Waquoit, MA 02536
Tel. 508-457-0495 x108
Fax 617-727-5537
www.waquoitbayreserve.org<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/>

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