The John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for the community at large to learn about Harbor Branch's most recent discoveries directly from the scientists who made them. The invited speakers from other institutions are colleagues who work on topics relevant to our Harbor Branch research themes.
January 9
Harbor Branch: Looking Forward
Jim Sullivan, FAU Harbor Branch
January 16
Plastic Marine Debris and the Ocean Carbon Cycle
Tracy Mincer, FAU Harbor Branch & Wilkes Honor College
January 23
Natural Products: Double Edged Swords?
Amy Wright, FAU Harbor Branch
January 30
Mission Ocean Discovery: An Overview of Outreach at FAU Harbor Branch
Gabby Barbarite, FAU Harbor Branch
February 6
DNAngling – Molecular Identification of Fish in the Indian River Lagoon
Nick Dickens, FAU Harbor Branch
February 13
Ocean Entrées: Eat your Sea Vegetables!
Megan Davis, FAU Harbor Branch
February 20
The Junior Scientists Program: Research by the Next Generation to Preserve Our Natural Resources for All Generations
M. Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch
February 27
Investigating the Deep Pelagic Animals in the Northern Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil Spill
Jon Moore, FAU Wilkes Honor College
March 6
Using Remote Sensing Technologies to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms
Tim Moore, University of New Hampshire
March 13
Extending Soil Conservation to the Sea: Marine Sediments as the Next Frontier!
Jordon Beckler, FAU Harbor Branch
Lectures are held in the Johnson Education Center auditorium on the Harbor Branch campus, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce.
Lectures will be
will be held at weekly starting Jan. 9 through March 13 at 7 p.m., followed by a meet-the-speaker reception. There is no charge to attend. For more information on series
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In the coming year, FAU Harbor Branch seeks additional support to expand the scholarly offerings by inviting high-profile, distinguished scientists and engineers to join the 2019 lecture series. In addition to their public presentations, visiting scholars will meet with FAU Harbor Branch staff and students to discuss the technical side of their work. This will provide unique networking and learning opportunities for our staff and students during their visit.
Gifts to support these visits are being solicited with a minimal donation of $1,000. That amount will typically support all travel costs associated with the visit (i.e., air fares, car rental, hotel, food expenses) and honorariums. Donors for a lecture will be acknowledged at the beginning of the lecture and in the printed OSLS program.
To become a sponsor for the 2019 Ocean Science Lecture Series,
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