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MSI Public Lecture Series
All lectures are free and especially prepared for the public. They
will be held at the The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Visitors'
Center Auditorium, Port Aransas, Texas. All Lectures start at 7:00 p.m. (doors
open at 6:30 p.m.)For more information contact Linda Fuiman
(fuiman@utmsi.utexas.edu,
361-749-6805). To be notified by email of all public
lectures, send your request to
Jamey L. Pelfrey (jamey.pelfrey@mail.utexas.edu)
For information on Laura Randall
Schweppe Endowed Lecture Series (click
here).
2008
- Thursday, March 6, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Hedy Edmonds, UTMSI (summary)
"The Search for Hydrothermal Vents in the Arctic Ocean"
Thursday, February 28, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Joan Holt, Scott Holt, Ken
Webb, Dr. Elin Kjørsvik & Dr. Mark Fisher (summary)
"Ask a Scientist - Panel Discussion. Sustainable Fisheries: Can We
Get There from Here?"
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Donna Shaver, Padre Island
National Seashore (summary)
"Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Increasing on the Texas Coast"
Thursday, February 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Lee A. Fuiman, UTMSI (summary)
"Keep Your Eye on the Birdie! Results of Three Decades of Coastal Bird
Surveys on Mustang Island"
Thursday, February 7, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Tracy A. Villareal, UTMSI (summary)
"Toxic Fish in the Northern Gulf: What Should I Eat???"
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
- Tony Amos, UTMSI (summary)
"Injured Sea Turtles and Other Marine Animals: We Try to FInd Out Why"
2007
- Thursday, March 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Lee Fuiman, UTMSI (summary)
"Underwater Behavior of Antarctica Seals"
Thursday, March 8, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Tony Amos, UTMSI (summary)
"More Than You May Ever Want To Know About 'Stuff' Washing Up On The
Beach"
Thursday, February 22, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Ken Dunton, Dr. Wayne Gardner, Dr. Tamara
Pease, Dr. Dong-Ha Min, and Dr. Jim McClelland, UTMSI (summary)
"Special Panel: Ask a Scientist - Climate Change"
Thursday, February 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Kiersten Madden, UTMSI (summary)
"Christmas with Seals on Bird Island, South Georgia Island"
Thursday, February 8, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Jim McClelland, UTMSI (summary)
"Changes in the Arctic Freshwater System: Responses and Feedbacks to
Global Climate"
Thursday, February 1, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Lee Fuiman, Dr. Ed Buskey, Dr. Rick Tinnin,
& Sally Morehead, UTMSI (summary)
"A Federal Reserve Has Come to Texas"
Thursday, January 25, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Liz Smith, Research
Scientist, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi (summary)
"Why is That Bird There?: An Alternate Approach in Studying Bird
Behavior and Habitat Use"
Thursday, January 18, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Ken Webb, UTMSI (summary)
"Fish: The OTHER, Other White Meat"
Thursday, January 11, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Bud Morris, Department of
Communication, California State University, San Marcos (summary)
Nobel winning author John Steinbeck as ethnographer: An Appreciative Analysis of
"The Log from the Sea of Cortez"
2006
- Thursday, March 30, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Ed Buskey, UTMSI (summary)
"Swarming Behavior, Bioluminescence and Copepods on Strings:
These are a Few of my Favorite Things"
Thursday, March 16, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Rick Tinnin, UTMSI (summary)
"K thru Gray: An informal approach to Marine Science"
Thursday, March 9, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
- Dr. Tracy Villareal, UTMSI (summary)
"Itching Lips and Tingling Fingertips: Ciguatera Along
the Texas Coast"
Thursday, March 2, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
- Amy Townsend-Small,
UTMSI
(summary)
"Adventures in Biogeochemistry: Graduate Travels in the Name
of Science"
Thursday, February 16, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Scott Nunez,
UTMSI
(summary)
"The Mystery of the Medina Lake Sharks"
Thursday, February 2, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Tony Amos,
UTMSI (summary)
"They Were the Right Whales in the Wrong Place: Marine
Mammals Who Lost Their Way in South Texas"
Thursday, January 26, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Ken Dunton,
UTMSI
(summary)
"From Penguins to Polar Bears: A View of Marine Life Under
Polar Ice"
Thursday, January 12, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Richard L. Watson, UTMSI Graduate (summary)
"Protect the Natural Dune Seawall: Our First Line of
Defense Against Hurricanes"
2005
Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Marc Russell, UTMSI (summary)
"Freshwater is Critical to Estuaries, Especially in South Texas"
Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Tony Amos, UTMSI (summary)
"A Tale of Two Harleys: The ARK and its Animals at UTMSI"
Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Scott Holt, UTMSI (summary)
"Coral Reefs of the Cayman Islands: The Beauty and the Omens"
Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Lee Fuiman, UTMSI (summary)
“Diving with Seals Under Antarctica's Frozen Ocean"
Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 9:30 a.m
Dr. Paul Montagna and Dr. Rick Tinnin, UTMSI (summary)
“Wetlandology"
Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 7:00 p.m
Dr. Paul Montagna, UTMSI (summary)
“The
National Estuarine Research Reserve: A Living Laboratory”
Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Joan Holt, UTMSI (summary)
“Can We Have Our Fish and Eat it Too? The Role of Fish Culture in Conserving Marine Resources"
2004
Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Tamara Pease, UTMSI (summary)
"The Search for Primitive Life in Antarctica"
Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Tracy Villareal, UTMSI (summary)
"Natural Toxins from the Sea: What’s in Your Seafood?"
Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Matt Palmtag, UTMSI (summary)
"Fire Shrimp: Marine Ornamental Invertebrates, Can We Raise Them in
Captivity Instead of Taking them from the Wild?"
Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Scott Holt, UTMSI (summary)
"Songs of the Fishes: How Scientists Use Sounds Produced by Fish to Study
their Biology"
Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Tony Amos, UTMSI (summary)
"Antarctica: The Saga of Deep Freeze ‘81"
- Thursday, January 22, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
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Dr. Ken Dunton, UTMSI (summary)
"Meltdown in the Alaskan Arctic: Ecological Consequences of Climate Change"
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2001
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- Wednesday, March 7, 2001, 7:00 pm
- Tony Amos, UTMSI
"North and South, or what I've been doing in the polar oceans for the past
38 years"
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