Virtual Evening @ Skidaway, Tues., Feb. 9
ZOOM Savannah, GA, United StatesThe University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will kick off its 2021 Evening @ Skidaway speaker series on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with a program on using satellites to explore the ocean. Due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the talk, titled "Oceanography from Space," by UGA Skidaway Institute scientist Sara Rivero-Calle will be presented virtually.... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway program to explore hydrothermal vents
Until they were first discovered in the 1970s, scientists had no idea of the existence of hydrothermal vents in the ocean floor and the unique biological communities that surround them. UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Natalie Cohen will explore hydrothermal vents in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program titled “What’s so hot about hydrothermal vents?” on... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway March 23 – Four months in the ice: Arctic science during a pandemic
YouTubeWhat would it be like to spend the winter on an icebreaker frozen into the Arctic ice cap? UGA Skidaway Institute researcher Chris Marsay will discuss what he experienced while conducting climate change research in the winter of 2020 in a special Evening @ Skidaway presentation. The program, titled "Four months in the ice: Arctic... Read more »
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 – Climate Change, June 8
YouTubeThe science behind our changing climate is complex. However, since the 19th century scientists have known that byproducts of the Industrial Age have physical properties that influence global temperature. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Clifton Buck will examine the science and the controversies behind climate change in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway July 13, 2021
YouTubeMarine robots can be used to map and track marine life that are important to fisheries managers in areas like Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Catherine Edwards will discuss the use of robots and artificial intelligence in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “Alexa, Map Fish Habitats!... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway – Shrimp Black Gill – Sept. 14
YouTubeIf you have been shrimping or purchased local head-on shrimp, you have probably encountered shrimp black gill, which many area shrimpers blame for declining shrimp harvests. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Marc Frischer will explore the causes and consequences of black gill in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “Climate Change and Shrimp Black... 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 »