Public Event
Evening @ Skidaway — “A Look at Climate Mitigation Solutions: Ideas for the Century Ahead”
YouTubeAre there any strategies available to manage or mitigate climate change? That question will be the focus of the next virtual Evening @ Skidaway program. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Dan Ohnemus will present a talk, “A Look at Climate Mitigation Solutions: Ideas for the Century Ahead,” via YouTube on Tuesday, April... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway – “The Secret Life of Ocean Critters” May 18
YouTubeStudying marine animals can be incredibly difficult, and the smaller the creature, the more difficult it can be. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Adam Greer will examine the challenges and some new, high-tech solutions in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “The Secret Life of Ocean Critters,” via YouTube on Tuesday, May... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway – I’m all shook up — earthquakes & tsunamis
YouTubeEarthquakes are everyday occurrences around the world but represent a fundamental force that is reconfiguring the shape of the land and oceans. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Clark Alexander will explore the science of earthquakes in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “I’m all shook up – earthquakes and tsunamis,” presented via YouTube on... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Nov. 9
YouTubePlastic pollution has become a defining characteristic of mankind’s imprint on the environment in this century. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Jay Brandes will explore the issue of plastic pollution in the coastal environment in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “The Ocean’s Plastic Problem – A Very 21st Century Pollutant,” presented via YouTube... Read more »
Skidaway Marine Science Day
UGA Aquarium 30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesAfter a three-year hiatus, Skidaway Marine Science Day is back! Join us for this free event for all ages, on Saturday, Oct. 15, from noon to 4 p.m. on the UGA Skidaway Marine Science campus, located on the north end of the island. The campus-wide open house will be presented by UGA Marine Extension and... Read more »
International Workshop on Western Boundary Current – Subtropical Continental Shelf Interactions
Savannah, Ga. Savannah, GA, United StatesSavannah, Ga. In the major ocean basins, energetic western boundary currents (WBC) adjacent to subtropical continental shelves (STCS) interact strongly with bathymetry, resulting in first order consequences to shelf biochemistry and ecosystem response. Comparative analysis of the physical forcing and biochemical/ecological ramifications between the different ocean/shelf settings has the potential to reveal common and contrasting... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, June 13
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesSince 2010, scientists from 35 countries have been working together as part of the GEOTRACES program to map ocean chemistry in unprecedented detail. The program has taken them from the Arctic to the Antarctic and around the world. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Daniel Ohnemus will discuss GEOTRACES and his part in it in... Read more »
Open Lab Night, Tues., July 11
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe University of Georgia UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will present an “Open Lab Night” as part of its Evening @ Skidaway series on Tuesday, July 11. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit informally with scientists in their laboratories. The program will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by lab visits until... Read more »
“Bonus” Evening @ Skidaway Aug. 22
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesArt and science come together for a “bonus” Evening @ Skidaway program Athens-based artist Barbara Mann has been working with metal and jewelry for more than 45 years. Her fascination with marine processes like the carbon cycle, and the role of marine life within these processes, is serving as the inspiration for her latest collection... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway Dec. 12
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe problem of plastic pollution in our environment has caught the public’s attention in recent years. Rapidly increasing production of plastics for bottles, containers, clothing and other materials has led to a rapid input of plastic waste into our air, land, rivers and oceans. UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Jay Brandes will discuss the magnitude of... Read more »