Fort Johnson Marine Science Seminar Series
Place: MRRI Auditorium at Fort Johnson
Time: 3 p.m. on Friday afternoons, unless otherwise posted
Refreshments: before each seminar and at a TGIF with
the seminar speaker, which occurs at the White House or the Outdoor Classroom
after the seminar
Spring 2008 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Seminar Title | Committee Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | Josh Eagle USC School of Law |
Institutional Frameworks for Ecosystem-based Management | Rachael King (SC DNR) |
| Jan 18 | David Burdick Marine Program University of New Hampshire |
Evaluation of Tidal Marsh Restoration in New England | Bethney Ward (CSC) |
| Jan 25 | Sonya Dyhrman Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Microbial Oceanography: From Genomes to Geochemical Cycles | Mike Janech (MUSC) |
| Feb 1 | Derk Bergquist SC DNR |
Topic: Beach renourishment impacts | Rachael King (SC DNR) |
| Feb 8 Special Time 4 p.m. |
James T. Carlton Professor of Marine Sciences Williams College |
Marine Bioinvasions: History, Science, and Policy Issues | Colloquium Committee |
| Feb 15 | Dave Rotstein NOAA Cooperative Center for Marine Animal Health University of Tennessee |
Marine Mammal Pathology & Population Health | Jill Stewart (CCEHBR) |
| Feb 22 | No Seminar | ||
| Feb 29 | No Seminar | CofC Spring Break | |
| Mar 7 | No Seminar | CofC Spring Break | |
| Mar 14 Special Time 4 p.m. |
Mike Orbach Duke Marine Lab |
The Human Dimension of Ecosystem-Based Management | Bethney Ward (CSC) |
| Mar 21 | Sean Norman University of South Carolina |
Bacterial Communication in Microbial Mats:A Metagenomic Approach to Understanding Quorum Sensing Gene Diversity | Mike Janech (MUSC) |
| Mar 28 | Darwin Jorgensen Roanoke College |
Walking Around Underwater and Fighting Infection: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Lobsters and Blue Crabs | Lou Burnett (CofC) |
| Apr 4 | Larry Smarr Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering University of California San Diego |
Cyberinfrastructure for Ocean Observing | Mike Janech (MUSC) |
| Apr 11 | Erik Smith Baruch Marine Field Laboratory University of South Carolina |
Microbial Heterotrophy in Tidal Creeks of a Southeastern U.S. Salt Marsh Estuary | Lou Burnett (CofC) |
| Apr 18 | S. A. Borgianini & J. L. Staton Dept. of Biological Sciences University of South Carolina Beaufort |
The Effects of Limitations on Larval Dispersal in the Red-Jointed Fiddler Crab Populations in a River Dominated Estuary | Lou Burnett (CofC) |
Directions
Instructions & Information for Speakers for downloading:
Links to the Fort Johnson Partners
- Center for Coastal Environmental Health & Biomolecular Research, National Ocean Service, NOAA
- Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston
- Marine Biomedical & Environmental Sciences Program, Medical Univ. of South Carolina
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Members of the Fort Johnson Seminar Committee
- Lou Burnett - Grice Marine Lab, CofC
- John Dwyer - SC Sea Grant
- Bethney Ward - CSC, NOAA
- Jennifer Keller - NIST
- Rachael King (Chair) - SCDNR
- Bobbie Lyon - MUSC Student
- Mike Janech - MUSC
- Jill Stewart - CCEHBR, NOAA
- Jackie Wilkie - CofC Student