2024 JOHN & BARBARA FERRERA OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES
The John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for the community to learn about MŮ Harbor Branch’s most recent discoveries directly from the scientists and engineers who make them.
Lectures are held on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the MŮ Harbor Branch Johnson Marine Education Center Auditorium. Presentations will also be livestreamed and recorded.
Lectures are free and open to the public; however advance registration is required to attend. This one-time registration will provide you with a pass for the entire season.
Please see the schedule below and for additional information contact the Ocean Discovery Visitors Center at 772-242-2293.
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Jan. 10
The Quest for a Marine Sponge Cell Line: A Retrospective of Sponge Biotechnology at MŮ Harbor Branch
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
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Jan. 17
Clam Culture in a Changing Environment
Susan Laramore, Ph.D.
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Jan. 24
Stealing Sharks and Ravaging Rays? A Scientific Delve into their Impacts on Florida Fisheries
Matt Ajemian, Ph.D.
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Jan. 31
A Bath Sponges Fable: Sponge Painting and the Lobster Season
Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D.
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Feb. 7
Coral Exploration, Conservation, and Restoration
Joshua Voss, Ph.D.
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Feb. 14
Remembering Mark Littler and His Contributions to Marine Plants and Coral Reef Ecology
Brian Lapointe, Ph.D. and M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D.
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Feb. 21
Health and Disease in Bottlenose Dolphins Inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon
Annie Page, DMV, Ph.D.
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Feb. 28
Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery at MŮ Harbor Branch
Esther Guzmán, Ph.D.
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March 6
Celebrating the Queen Conch: A Journey of Restoration with Caribbean Communities
Megan Davis, Ph.D.
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April 3
MŮ’s New Environment School, ECOS: Building Bridges to Advance Research and Teaching
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
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May 1
Fishers Know More Than You
Aaron Adams, Ph.D.
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Jan. 18
Saltwater Aquaculture Stories: From Sea Vegetables to Saving Queen Conch
Megan Davis, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Jan. 25
A Fight without Jaws: How Sponges Persist in a Changing Environment?
Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch & MŮ Wilkes Honors College
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Feb. 1
Spawning Induction of Bonefish to Improve Knowledge of Their Reproductive and Developmental Biology
Sahar Mejri, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 8
The Hidden World of Harmful Algae in the Indian River Lagoon
Malcolm McFarland, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 15
Exploring Nature's Bounty: The Wealth of Natural Products from the Sea
Amy Wright, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 22
In Search of Sea Ghosts and Unicorns – The Untold Stories of Beluga Whales and Narwhals
Gregory O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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March 1
Keeping the Sea Free of Debris: Educating our Community and Taking Action!
Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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March 8
A Brief History of NASA’s Ocean Color Satellite Program
Tim Moore, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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March 15
Coastal Acidification: An Emerging Environmental Issue in the Indian River Lagoon
M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., & Kristen Davis, MŮ Harbor Branch
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April 5
Florida’s Algae Crisis: The Impacts of Nutrient Pollution
Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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May 3
The Many Fates of Plastic Debris in the Ocean
Tracy Mincer, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 23, 2022
“The Return of Florida's Great Goliath Grouper – New Opportunities and Challenges”
Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch and Angela Collins, Ph.D., Florida Sea Grant
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Mar. 2, 2022
“19,000 Test Tubes: 37 Years of Microbial Research at Harbor Branch”
Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Mar. 9, 2022
“Zephyrus, Poseidon and Charybdis: An Ocean Tale”
Laurent Chérubin, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Mar. 16, 2022
“Getting to the (Muddy) Bottom of It: The Harmful Algal Bloom Assessment of Lake Okeechobee (HALO)”
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Mar. 23, 2022
“Looking Deeply: Deep Sea Discoveries and Adventures with the Johnson-Sea-Link ܲ”
John Reed, M.Sc., Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., Amy Wright, Ph.D. and M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Mar. 30, 2022
"From Clams to Corals: It’s a Long Story!"
Dave Vaughan, Ph.D., Plant A Million Corals Foundation
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Apr. 6, 2022
"The Past, Present, and Future of our Coral Reef Ecosystems"
Joshua Voss, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Apr. 13, 2022
"The ONR CubeSat”
Mike Twardowski, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Apr. 20, 2022
"Celebrating 50 Years of Ocean Science for a Better World!"
A panel discussion moderated by journalist Anthony Westbury with Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., John Reed, M.Sc. and Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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April 14, 2021
Technologies for Monitoring and Sustaining our Oceans in the UN Ocean Decade
Donna Kocak, L3Harris Technologies
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May 5, 2021
Wonders of Greenland: Holy Giant Iceberg!
Ellen Prager, Ph.D., Marine scientist and author
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June 16, 2021
Update on Manatee Mortality Events in the Indian River Lagoon
Martine deWit, Veterinarian, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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July 14, 2021
Exploring the Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture System at MŮ Harbor Branch
Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Jan. 8, 2020
The Health of Our Oceans: Why You Should Care
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Jan. 22, 2020
The Florida Center for Coastal and Human Health: Integrated Approaches to Addressing Harmful Algal Blooms
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., & Amy Wright, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 5, 2020
Discovering New Chemicals from the Sea: Can We Address the Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis?
Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 19, 2020
Why Razing Rays Won’t Save Our Bays
Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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March 4, 2020
For the Love of Conch
Megan Davis, Ph.D., & Laura Issac-Norton, MŮ Harbor Branch
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March 4, 2020
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Feb. 26, 2020
Fishing for Science
Aaron Adams Ph.D., & Paul Wills, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
**LIVE STREAM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS LECTURE**
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Feb. 19, 2020
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Feb. 12, 2020
Mid-Series Break – No Lecture
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Feb. 5, 2020
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Jan. 29, 2020
Chasing Nutrients and Coral Reef Decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys: A Four Decade Quest
Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
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Jan. 22, 2020
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Jan. 15, 2020
– Film Screening and Expert Q&A
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Jan. 9, 2019
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
Harbor Branch: Looking Forward
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Jan. 16, 2019
Tracy Mincer, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch & Wilkes Honors College
Plastic Marine Debris and the Ocean Carbon Cycle
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Jan. 23, 2019
Amy Wright, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch
Natural Products: Double Edged Swords?
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Jan. 30, 2019
Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch
Mission Ocean Discovery: An Overview of Outreach at MŮ Harbor Branch
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Feb. 6, 2019
Nick Dickens, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch
DNAngling – Molecular Identification of Fish in the Indian River Lagoon
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Feb. 13, 2019
Megan Davis, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch
Ocean Entrées: Eat your Sea Vegetables!
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Feb. 20, 2019
M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch
The Junior Scientists Program: Research by the Next Generation to Preserve Our Natural Resources for All Generations
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Feb. 27, 2019
Jon Moore, Ph.D.,MŮ Wilkes Honors College
Investigating the Deep Pelagic Animals in the Northern Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil Spill
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March 6, 2019
Tim Moore, Ph.D.,University of New Hampshire
Using Remote Sensing Technologies to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms
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March 13, 2019
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D.,MŮ Harbor Branch
Extending Soil Conservation to the Sea: Marine Sediments as the Next Frontier!
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March 20, 2019
Bill Baxley, MŮ Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Power from the Gulf Stream - The Potential and the Challenges
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April 17, 2019
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.,MŮ Biological Sciences
Sharks Are Snowbirds, Too: Seasonal Migration of Blacktip Sharks along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard
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December 4, 2019
Ellen Prager, Ph.D.
Galápagos Wonders
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April 1, 2019
Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Vice Chancellor of Marine Science, University of California-San Diego
Oceanography in the next decade: where will new ways to study the ocean lead us?
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December 5, 2018
Aaron Adams, Ph.D., MŮ Harbor Branch
Multiple Perspectives Are Needed for Effective Conservation
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October 24, 2018
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D, Executive Director, MŮ Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
2018 Status of South Florida Harmful Algal Blooms
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October 10, 2018
Duane De Freese, Ph.D, MŮ Harbor Branch
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan – Looking Ahead to 2030
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September 19, 2018
Dr. Leesa Souto, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Indian River Lagoon Health Update
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Jan. 10, 2018
Anton Post, MŮ Harbor Branch
Translational Ocean Science at MŮ Harbor Branch
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Jan. 17, 2018
Megan Davis, MŮ Harbor Branch
Ocean Entreés: The New Food Source to Feed the World
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Jan. 24, 2018
Aaron Adams, MŮ Harbor Branch
Linking Fish, Habitats, and Conservation
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Jan. 31, 2018
Shirley Pomponi, MŮ Harbor Branch
Cuba's Forbidden Depths: Permission Granted!
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Feb. 7, 2018
Jim Sullivan, MŮ Harbor Branch
Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Southeast Florida and the Indian River Lagoon
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Feb. 14, 2018
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Saga of the Steller Sea Lion in The Aleutian Islands
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Feb. 21, 2018
Julie Huber, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Microbes, Fluids, and Rocks: Life Beneath the Seafloor
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Feb. 28, 2018
Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Listening to Noisy Coral Reefs and What They Can Tell Us
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March 7, 2018
M. Dennis Hanisak, MŮ Harbor Branch
Seagrass: The "Lungs" of the Indian River Lagoon
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March 14, 2018
Esther Guzmán, MŮ Harbor Branch
Treasures from the Deep Sea - Marine Natural Products as Potential Cancer Therapeutics
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March 21, 2018
Joshua Voss, MŮ Harbor Branch
Southeast Florida's Coral Reefs: The Fine Line Between Survival and Devastation
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March 28, 2018
Don Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
New Applications of Autonomous Biosensors in Harmful Algal Bloom (Red Tide) Research and Monitoring
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Jan. 11, 2017
Anton Post, MŮ Harbor Branch
Climate Change Adaptation, from Marine Microbes to Coastal Communities -
Jan. 18, 2017
Shirley Pomponi, MŮ Harbor Branch
Deep Discoveries: Exploring the Mariana Trench -
Jan. 25, 2017
Matt Ajemian, MŮ Harbor Branch
Sharks with Spectators -
Feb. 1, 2017
Steve Burton, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Importance of Marine Mammal Stranding Response -
Feb. 8, 2017
R. Grant Gilmore, Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc.
The Indian River Lagoon: Back to the Future
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Feb. 15, 2017
Adam Schaefer, MŮ Harbor Branch
Wildlife Epidemiology and Public Health: What Marine Species Can Tell Us about Our Shared Environment -
Feb. 22, 2017
HeidiPagán, MŮ Harbor Branch
The CetOMICS Initiative: Using Molecular Biology to Study the Health of Florida’s Dolphins and Whales -
March 1, 2017
Megan Davis, MŮ Harbor Branch
Ocean Entreés: Cooking with a Caribbean Flair
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March 8, 2017
Peter McCarthy, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Unexplored World of Microbial Diversity in the IRL Watershed -
March 15, 2017
Jim Sullivan, MŮ Harbor Branch
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon
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March 22, 2017
J.M. Adovasio, MŮ Harbor Branch
Early Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Perspective -
March 29, 2017
Annie Page-Karjian, MŮ Harbor Branch
Marine Wildlife Rehabilitation: Principles, Benefits, and Goals
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April 5, 2017
M. Dennis Hanisak, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Indian River Lagoon: “You Can Observe a Lot by Just Watching”
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May 10, 2017
Aaron Adams, MŮ Harbor Branch
Conservation of a Prehistoric Fish through Field Research and Aquaculture *Only 7 p.m.*
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June 28, 2017
Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Restoration of Aquatic Habitats along Florida's East Coast: the Projects, Partners, and Prosperity *Only 7 p.m.* -
July 19, 2017
Maribeth Abrams & Panel Discussion
Lionfish: The Reef Assassin *Only 7 p.m.* -
July 19, 2017
Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University's Center of Ocean Observing Leadership
Dawn in the Age of Robotic Oceanography on a Changing Ocean Planet *Only 4 p.m.*
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December 13, 2017
Dennis Hanisak, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Exploring Pulley Ridge: The Deepest Mesophotic Coral Reef on the U.S. Continental Shelf *Only 4 p.m.*
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Jan. 6, 2016
Megan Davis, MŮ Harbor Branch
Ocean Entrees with a Twist: Shrimp Culture and Culinary Showcase
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Jan. 13, 2016
Paul Wills, Susan Laramore, and Dennis Hanisak, MŮ Harbor Branch
IMTA and the Future of Aquaculture in the United States
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Jan. 20, 2016
Laurent Cherbuin, MŮ Harbor Branch
Frontal, Wake Eddy, Topography Control and Ecological Constraints of Fish Spawning Habitat
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Jan. 27, 2016
Jan Rines, University of Rhode Island
Exploring the Dazzling Diversity of Microscopic Life in the Sea -
Feb. 3, 2016
Amy Wright, MŮ Harbor Branch
Cures for Malaria, Tuberculosis, Alzheimer's? An Update on Natural Products Discovery at HBOI
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Feb. 10, 2016
Marty Riche, MŮ Harbor Branch, and Angela Caporelli, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Aquaculture in Africa: Empowerment through Food Security and Economic Development
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Feb. 17, 2016
James McClintock, University of Alabama at Birmingham
From Penguins to Plankton - The Impacts of Climate Change on Antarctic Marine Communities
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Feb. 24, 2016
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, MŮ Harbor Branch
Resilience in Polar Ecosystems: Adaptation to a Changing World
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March 2, 2016
Jim Sullivan, MŮ Harbor Branch
Phytoplankton Form and Function in the Turbulent Ocean
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March 9, 2016
Mike Twardowski, MŮ Harbor Branch
Remarkable Technologies Used to Explore the Ocean
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March 16, 2016
Joshua Voss, MŮ Harbor Branch
Linking Exploration to Conservation in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico
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April 13, 2016
Jason Hallstrom, MŮ
River, Rooms, and Wrists: The Future of Sensing at Scale*Only 7 p.m.*
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May 11, 2016
John Trefry, Florida Institute of Technology
Running Amuck: Our Six-Decade Legacy to the Indian River Lagoon*Only 7 p.m.*
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June 2016
NO LECTURE -
July 2016
NO LECTURE -
August 2016
NO LECTURE -
November 2, 2016
Specialty License Plate Talks Part 1(15 minutes each)
1.Imaging Clouds in the Water Column - Preliminary Results from Controlled Environment- Anni Vuorenkoski Dalgleish
2.Cost-effective and Non-intrusive Larval Fish Growth Monitoring- Bing Ouyang
3.Reproductive Patterns of Cultured and Wild Sunray Venus Clams in Florida West Coast Waters- Susan Laramore -
November 30, 2016
Specialty License Plate Talks Part 2
1. Ventilation Rates of the Indian River Lagoon through its Inlets-Laurent Chérubin
2.Ecology and Biochemistry of Harmful Algal Blooms- Brian Lapointe
3. Analysis of Sediments in the IRL for Herbicides- Amy Wright
4.Photo-identification - Dolphin Census and Spatiotemporal Trends- Elizabeth Titcomb
5.Project CLOUD- Joshua Voss -
December 7, 2016
Jon Waterhouse, Oregon Health and Science University
Indigenous Knowledge and Modern science - Should We Connect? Can We Connect?
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Jan. 7, 2015
Dr. Megan Davis, MŮ Harbor Branch
Discover: From Estuaries to the Deep Blue Ocean
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Jan. 14, 2015
Dr. Shirley Pomponi, MŮ Harbor Branch
Telepresence and Robotics: New Paradigms for "Virtual" Ocean Exploration?
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Jan. 21, 2015
Bill Bellville, Nature Writer and Documentary Filmmaker
The Peace of Blue: Water Journeys
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Jan. 28, 2015
Dr. Esther Guzmán, MŮ Harbor Branch
Drugs from the Sea: Marine Natural Products as Potential Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer
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Feb. 4, 2015
John Englander, Oceanographer and Author
Melting Ice, Rising Seas, Shifting Shorelines: The New Reality
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Feb. 11, 2015
Dr. Brian Lapointe & Laura Herren, MŮ Harbor Branch
Determining Sources and History of Eutrophication on Coral Reefs at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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Feb. 18, 2015
Dr. Jon Moore and Dr. Sue Richardson, MŮ Honors College
The Manatee Project at Harbor Branch: Insights into Manatee Behavior and Student Involvement in the Project
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Feb. 25, 2015
Dr. Mark Hay, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ecosystem Tipping Points, Chemical Ecology and the Death Spiral of Coral Reefs
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March 4, 2015
SPRING BREAK - NO LECTURE -
March 11, 2015
Dr. Dennis Hanisak, Kristen Davis and Ben Metzger, MŮ Harbor Branch
Indian River Lagoon Observatory: Phase 2 - Expanding Real-time Observations for Everyone
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April 22, 2015
Rear AdmiralJonathan W. White, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy and Director of Space and Maritime Domain Awareness
The U.S. Navy and an Ever Changing Earth
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May 27, 2015
Bill Baxley, Chief Engineer for the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Power from the Gulf Stream for South Florida? The Environment and the Engineering
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October 21, 2015
Dr. Daniel C. Flynn, MŮ Vice President for Research
Cancer, Personalized Medicine and Ocean-derived Drugs
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November 18, 2015
Dr. Valerie Paul, Dr. Chris Freeman and Dr. Eve Galimany, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
Studying the IRL: How Little Animals Can Help the Health of the Lagoon
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December 9, 2015
Dr. Jon Bell, Director of the Hallstrom Planetarium at Indian River State College
The Celestial Sea
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Jan. 15, 2014
Dr. Megan Davis, MŮ Harbor Branch
Our Global Estuary: Lessons Learned for the Indian River Lagoon
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Jan. 22, 2014
Dr. Dennis Hanisak, MŮ Harbor Branch
Indian River Lagoon Observatory: Real-time Observations for Everyone
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Jan. 29, 2014
Dr. Candy Feller & Dr. Donna Devlin, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and MŮ Harbor Branch
Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Flux: What We See with Changing Climate -
Feb. 5, 2014
Dr. Joshua Voss & Jeff Beal, MŮ Harbor Branch and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Black and Blue: What Happens When You Mix Freshwater Discharge and a Coastal Coral Reef?
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Feb. 12, 2014
Dr. Brian Lapointe & Marie Tarnowski, MŮ Harbor Branch
The Indian River Lagoon as a Bioreactor: New Perspectives on Sewage Pollution
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Feb. 19, 2014
Dr. Grant Gilmore, Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc.
Global Centers of Biodiversity
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Feb. 26, 2014
Dr. Peter McCarthy, MŮ Harbor Branch
Bacteria in the Indian River Lagoon: Indicators of Health
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Feb. 27, 2014
A special lecture presented by the Friends of Harbor Branch.
Dr. Andy Hemmings, Mercyhurst University
Understanding Old Vero Man,withAn Overview of HBOI's Ancient DNA Lab by Greg O'Corry-Crowe
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March 5, 2014
Dr. Mingshun Jiang, MŮ Harbor Branch
Modeling Iron Cycle and Primary Productivity in the Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage and Scotia Sea
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April 16, 2014
Greg Braun, Sustainable Ecosystems International
Bird Diversity in the Indian River Lagoon – From Anhingas and Avocets to Warblers and Willets
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May 7, 2014
Dr. Charles Yarish, University of Connecticut
Cultivation of Seaweeds in Northeast America for Food, Feeds, and Fertilizer
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June 11, 2014
Dr. Zack Jud, Florida International University
Lionfish in Florida: The New Normal? What We've Learned Since Lionfish Arrived on Florida's Shores
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June 18, 2014
Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, MŮ
The Science of Tracking Little Loggerhead Turtles on the High Seas
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October 22, 2014
Marc Virgilio, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Managing Spoil Islands of the Indian River Lagoon
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November 19, 2014
Julie Albert, Marine Resources Council
North Atlantic Right Whales: How You Can Help Save Them
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December 10, 2014
Dr. Ellen Prager, Marine Scientist and Author
Dive Into the Story: Ocean Science Fun For All Ages
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Jan. 16, 2013
Shirley Pomponi, MŮ HBOI
The History of Undersea Exploration in the U.S.: Heroes & Highlights
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Jan. 23, 2013
Paul Wills, MŮ HBOI
Developing Sustainable Land-Based Aquaculture: Harbor Branch's Prototype IMTA System
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Jan. 30, 2013
Rita Colwell, University of Maryland College Park & Johns Hopkins University
Climate, Oceans and Infectious Diseases: The Cholera Paradigm
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Feb. 6, 2013
Sir Peter Crane, Yale University
The Interconnectedness of Natural and Human Systems: From Global Change to the Indian River
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Feb. 13, 2013
John Scarpa, MŮ HBOI
Clam Culture and Climate Change in Florida
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Feb. 20, 2013
Clay Cook, MŮ HBOI
Ocean Acidification - The Other CO2 Problem
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Feb. 27, 2013
Amy Wright, MŮ HBOI
Natural Products: Aren't They Great?
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March 6, 2013
Andy Clark, Link Foundation/Dennis Hanisak, MŮ HBOI
"An Opportunity to Develop Your Genius": A Homecoming Celebrating 60 Years of the Link Foundation and 40 Years of the Summer Interns at Harbor Branch -
March 13, 2013
Marilyn Mazzoil, MŮ HBOI
Days of Our Lives: Dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon -
March 20, 2013
Bob Howarth, Cornell University
Can We Save the Coasts from Nutrient Pollution? -
March 27, 2013
Megan Davis, MŮ HBOI
Ocean Entrees: Seafood and Sea Vegetables
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April 3, 2013
Susan Laramore & Amber Garr, MŮ HBOI
After the Spill...The Impact of Deep Water Horizon on Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
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April 22, 2013
SPECIAL EARTH DAY LECTURE!
Dr. Joe MacInnis
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May 1, 2013
Deirdre R. Meldrum, Arizona State University
Oceanomics and Sensorbots -
June 5, 2013
Jeff Beal,Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Emily Dark, Antioch University
Lionfish Are Invading the Indian River Lagoon
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August 28, 2013
Niclas Engene,Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce
What's My Name Again? How Better Taxonomy Can Aid In Understanding Harmful Algal Bloom
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September 18, 2013
Jennifer Sneed,Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce
Unsung Heroes of the Sea: The Importance of Marine Bacteria in Ecological Interactions
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Jan. 18, 2012
Sue Skemp, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center, MŮ
Ocean Renewable Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sea
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Jan. 25, 2012
John R. Delaney, University of Washington
Understanding the Planetary LifeSupport System: Next-Generation Science in the Ocean Basins
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Feb. 1, 2012
Larry Taylor, HBOI-MŮ
Saving the Gentle Giants – Manatee Protection Sensors for Flood Control Gates and Navigation Locks
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Feb. 8, 2012
Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District
Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon – No Such Thing as Status Quo
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Feb. 15, 2012
Fraser Dalgleish, HBOI-MŮ
Undersea Gliding in the Gulf: Harbor Branch’s Latest Winged Robots’ Recent Mission to Explore Gulf of Mexico Waters
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Feb. 29, 2012
Greg O’Corry-Crowe, HBOI-MŮ
Challenges Facing Marine Mammals in a Changing Arctic -
March 7, 2012
Joshua Voss, HBOI-MŮ
Everything’s Coming Up Corals! Research and Exploration in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary -
March 14, 2012
Kenneth Ford, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
Human-Centered Computing -
March 21, 2012
Sara Edge and Clay Cook, HBOI-MŮ
Oil, Dispersants, and Ecosystem Health -
March 28, 2012
Esther Guzmán, HBOI-MŮ
Sunken Treasure: Marine Drug Discovery for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
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April 11, 2012
Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
A Glimpse into the Pelagic Abyss: Discovery, Observation, and Evolution of Midwater Invertebrates -
May 23, 2012
Jon Moore, MŮ Wilkes Honors College
The Other Side of Harbor Branch: Conservation on the Scrub Ridge -
June 13, 2012
Edmund Gerstein, MŮ
Of Manatees and Men -
July 25, 2012
Marc Virgilio, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Managing Lagoon Spoil Islands for Public Use and the Coastal Ecosystem -
August 8, 2012
Steve Traxler, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Climate Change: Evidence It Is Happening in Florida and How Does This Effect Local Conservation -
September 19, 2012
Troy Rice, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
The Indian River Lagoon: An Estuary of National Significance -
October 10, 2012
Richard Aronson, Florida Institute of Technology
Climate Change and the Future of the Antarctic Marine Fauna -
November 7, 2012
M. Dennis Hanisak, HBOI-MŮ
Seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon: It’s Not Easy Being Green! (Kermit’s Lament)
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Jan. 12, 2011
Fraser Dalgleish
Sensing the Future for Ocean Exploration: The Latest in Advanced Optical Sensors and Persistent Presence Platforms -
Jan. 19, 2011
Jim Masterson
Friends in Low Places: Galapagos 2010 Adventurewith the Friends of Harbor Branch
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Jan. 26, 2011
John Scarpa & Shirley Pomponi
From the Indian River Lagoon tothe Red Sea -
Feb. 2, 2011
Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District
Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon – No Such Thing as Status Quo -
Feb. 9, 2011
Megan Davis & Marty Riche
Know Your Seafood: Aquaculture Myth Busters -
Feb. 16, 2011
Brian Lapointe
Secrets of the Sargasso Sea
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Feb. 23, 2011
Dennis Hanisak-Shifting Baselines
Water Quality In the Central Indian River Lagoon
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March 2, 2011
John Reed
Deep Water Coral Reefs: Oases of the Ocean: RecentDiscoveries and Conservation
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March 9, 2011
Lee Frey
Exploring the Peru-Chile Trench -
March 16, 2011
Shirley Pomponi
Exploring Inner Space -
April 13, 2011
Margaret Leinen, HBOI Executive Director
Our Changing Oceans
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May 25, 2011
Al & Patricia Dove, Georgia Aquarium
Motions in the Ocean -
June 8, 2011
Bob Hickerson, Maria Andreu and Pamela Schofield
Lionfish, A Perfect Invader? -
July 20, 2011
Vincent Encomio, Florida Oceanographic Society
Oyster Restoration Efforts on the Treasure Coast -
August 24, 2011
George Burgess, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
We Hardly Knew Ye: The Decline of Atlantic Sawfishes -
September 7, 2011
David Pawson, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
A Distant Mirror: Deep-Sea Research Onboard the Albatross 100 Years Ago -
October 12, 2011
Ellen Prager, Earth2Ocean, Inc.
Sex, Drugs, and Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter -
November 16, 2011
Harbor Branch Turns 40: Our History and Future Coming Together -
December 7, 2011
Sarah Frias-Torres, Ocean Research & Conservation Association
The Secret Life of Goliath Groupers
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Jan. 13, 2010
Dr. Amy Wrigh t
Florida Biotech: HBOI's Role in the New "Life Sciences Cluster"
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Jan. 20, 2010
Dr. Shirley Pomponi
Drugs from the Sea: Sponges as Chemical Factories
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Jan. 27, 2010
Dr. Susan Laramore
Oysters Got the Blues: Emerging Bivalve Disease and Climate Variability
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Feb. 3, 2010
Steve McCulloch
The Status of Marine Mammals in the IRL and a Stranding Center Reborn
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Feb. 10, 2010
Dr. Brian Lapointe
Reefs, Wreckers, and Shipwreckers in the Florida Keys
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Feb. 17, 2010
Dr. Joshua Voss
A Decade of Demise? Charting the Past, and Future, of Florida's Coral Reefs
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March 3, 2010
Dr. Tammy Frank
Ocean Exploration and Deep-sea Research: Trials, Tribulations and Discoveries
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March 10, 2010
Dr. Paul Hargraves
The Life that Lives on Us
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March 17, 2010
Dr. Dennis Hanisak
Algae? This Is a Color?
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March 24, 2010
Dr. Sara Edge - Using Ecological Genomics to Measure the Impacts of Global Climate Change on Reef Building Corals
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April 7, 2010
Dr. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D.
Global Earth Observation and Climate Change
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May 5, 2010
Various Presenters
Semester By The Sea: Training the Next Generation
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June 23, 2010
Mark and Diane Littler, Smithsonian Institution
Trials and Tribulations of Collecting Algae in Panama -
July 21, 2010
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences
Seeing the World through a Shark's Eyes, and Other Sensory Systems of Elasmobranchs -
September 22, 2010
Tammy Frank, Dennis Hanisak, John Reed, and Amy Wright
A Quick Look beneath the Surface: The Florida Shelf Edge Exploration (FLoSEE) -
November 17, 2010
John Trefry, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology
Arctic Meltdown -
December 15, 2010
Students of MOA
The Marine & Oceanographic Academy: Ocean Discovery with the Next Generation