On Saturday, February 11, from 11:00am-12:45 EST, the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science will be hosting our third annual Diversity in Science online event. It will be a day of interactive science learning for historically underrepresented students. On the day of the event, students will virtually visit marine science laboratories, see ongoing research projects and interact with scientists from a variety of fields and backgrounds. The schedule of speakers and their topics is below. |
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Schedule of Talks:
11:00a – Welcome from hosts Aliyah True & Cecilia Lopez-Gamundi and Assistant Dean Andrew Geniesse Elmore 11:10a – Inventing NASA Technologies to Map the Ocean with Prof. Ved Chirayath & Dr. Ana Tarano 11:25a – Marine Mammal Science with Dr. Maria Cartolano, Dr. Jill Richardson, & students Natalyn Jones, Sarah Johnson, Morgan Thornton, & Allanah Orengo 11:40a – Low Clouds and Why We Care with Prof. Paquita Zuidema 11:55a – Fisheries with Kelly Sophia Soluri and Chryston Best-Otubu 12:05p – Toadfish! with Prof. Danielle McDonald & students Mary Shay & Anastasiya Plotnikova 12:20p – Diversity in Marine Geoscience with Ceci Lopez-Gamundi 12:30p – SEAS – Seeking Equity and Success Graduate Student Organization with Lys Isma 12:45p – Webinar Concludes |