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SIX LECTURES ESSENTIAL TO YOUR CALENDAR PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO OUR SPONSORS MADE POSSIBLE BY:

First National Bank of South Miami

Joan McCaughan Fund

William J. Gallwey III, Esquire

Melissa & Taylor White

Sheryl Gold

The Wang Family

The Shepard Broad Foundation

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Key Biscayne Community Foundation

LEADING EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE. TRANSFORMING LIVES & MINDS. Established in 1943, the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science unites cutting-edge technology with topnotch minds to tackle global challenges including weather, climate, sea level rise, hurricanes, marine conservation and geoscience.

Through transformational research, dynamic interdisciplinary academics and supporting the establishment of sound environmental policy, we explore the Earth’s great mysteries, improve the quality of human life and educate tomorrow’s leading scientists.

Photo: Mahi-mahi embryos at ~24 hours post fertilization.

Eyespots are present and heartbeat can be detected. Under ambient conditions, these fish will hatch around 36 hours post fertilization.

Credit: Christina Pasparakis, Grosell Lab

Join us as we travel the world with distinguished scientists and explorers at the edge of discovery.

We invite you to learn about today’s global challenges from climate change to ocean conservation during this series of evening programs designed for the non-scientific community.

All lectures take place at the UM Rosenstiel School and are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and RSVP’s are required. To register for one or more lectures, please go to the Eventbrite link listed for each speaker.

For further information, email: events@rsmas.miami.edu or call 305-421-4061

ALL PROGRAMS: RECEPTION 6:30 PM, PROGRAM 7 PM ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, VIRGINIA KEY, FL. 33149

MARTIN GROSELL, Ph.D. In the Wake of an Environmental Disaster – Is There a Silver Lining?

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Reception 6:30pm, Program 7:00pm Reserve

01.23.2018

RSVP: https://seasecrets2018grosell.eventbrite.com

Professor, Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Dr. Grosell will discuss the impacts of the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill. Extensive research efforts have not only characterized the damage to the biology in the Gulf of Mexico, but have also taught the scientific community about first response strategies for future oil spills and have provided extensive information about the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem -- the spawning grounds for many open ocean fish species including tunas, billfishes and mahi-mahi of high economic and ecological importance. His work to quantify the impact of the oil spill has provided a wealth of new baseline information about the life of these majestic top predators and the role they play in open oceans.

Dr. Grosell is the lead Principal Investigator and Director of RECOVER (Relationships of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in fish for Validation of Ecological Risk) and the Maytag professor of ichthyology with specialty in environmental physiology and toxicology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

JON WHITE Ocean Science + Global Security = Ocean Security Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Reception 6:30pm, Program 7:00pm Reserve RSVP: https://seasecrets2018white.eventbrite.com

We are at a critical juncture in human history where continued population growth will put unprecedented strain on our ocean for basic needs and resources, at a time when many factors indicate our ocean is at risk in terms of its health and sustainability. Mr. White will explore how our ocean specifically relates to many aspects of global security – national defense; homeland security; food, water, and energy security; economic prosperity; and human health and safety; and discuss opportunities for ocean scientific research and development to provide solutions that enable a healthy, sustainable and productive ocean that can answer the basic needs of humanity and enhance global security.

The essential requirement for international and inter-disciplinary partnerships among scientific, government, and industrial sectors will also be discussed.

Jon White, a native of Florida, joined the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in September 2015 and was named President and CEO in January 2016. Prior to this, he had a distinguished 32-year career in the U.S. Navy, including as commander, Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command and director of Task Force Climate Change; and retired at the rank of rear admiral.

02.06.2018

President and CEO, Consortium for Ocean Leadership

JEFF GOODELL The Water Will Come Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Reception 6:30pm, Program 7:00pm

Reserve

02.20.2018

RSVP: https://seasecrets2018goodell.eventbrite.com

Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone and a Fellow at New America Acclaimed journalist and book author Jeff Goodell travelled across 12 countries to interview scientists and leaders and report firsthand how climate change and sea level rise are affecting major cities, coastal villages, island nations... and the military. In a conversation with Miami Herald environmental reporter Jenny Staletovich, Jeff will discuss his new book, The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World; and the power of science to inform good decisions.

Jeff Goodell is the author of six books, including: How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth’s Climate which won the 2011 Grantham Prize Award of Special Merit, one of the highest awards in environmental journalism; and Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future, which the New York Times called “a compelling indictment of one of the country’s biggest, most powerful and most antiquated industries…well-written, timely, and powerful.” As a commentator on energy and climate issues, Goodell has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, Fox News and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

JAMES BALOG The Human Element: A Photographer’s Journey in the Anthropocene Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Reception 6:30pm, Program 7:00pm Reserve RSVP: https://seasecrets2018balog.eventbrite.com

A revolution in human perception is underway, yet few of us know about it. For countless millennia, humanity has believed that nature was strong, we were weak, and everything we did to survive was justified. Recently, we have come to realize that the impact of Homo sapiens profoundly alters the biology, chemistry, and physics of our planet. In recognition of that impact, science has coined a new word, “Anthropocene,” to describe the current epoch of geologic time.

The Human Element is a riveting multimedia presentation revealing the Anthropocene revolution through Mr. Balog’s unique global perspective as an environmental photographer, scientist, and mountaineer. His exploration of elemental substances -wildfire and wildlife, ice and water, air and climate -- celebrates the amazing beauty of the world we all share, while leading us into a deeper and more sustainable relationship with nature.

Balog founded the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), the most wideranging, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted. The project was featured in an internationally acclaimed, award-winning documentary Chasing Ice and in a PBS/NOVA special Extreme Ice. His work is housed in dozens of public and private art collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Corcoran Gallery, and the Denver Art Museum. He has been extensively published in most of the world’s major pictorial magazines, including National Geographic, Life, and Vanity Fair.

03.13. 2018

Founder & Director, Earth Vision Institute and Extreme Ice Survey

MAUREEN RAYMO, Ph.D. Climate and Sea Level Rise: What Can You Do About It? Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Reception 6:30pm, Program 7:00pm Reserve

04.03.2018

RSVP: https://seasecrets2018raymo.eventbrite.com

Research Professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, New York City Dr. Raymo's talk will explore the nature of natural climate variability and its relevance to current observed global warming.

Her goal is to empower audiences to take ownership of planet Earth and help tackle one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. Dr. Raymo is a geologist who studies the history and causes of climate and sea level change in Earth's past. In addition to publishing foundational work on the stratigraphy and chronology of recent geologic epochs, she has proposed hypotheses explaining why ice ages occur in Earth’s history, why ice sheets wax and wane with characteristic frequencies over the last few million years, and developed new ways of studying past sea level change.

A fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Raymo has participated in or led expeditions to Southern India, South Africa, Patagonia, Western Australia, and Tibet among other places; and she was co-chief scientist on a two-month Ocean Drilling Program expedition in the North Atlantic-Arctic region leading a 30-member scientific party.

DAVID GRUBER, Ph.D. The Blue Ocean: Perspectives from Marine Creatures Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Reception 6:30pm, Program 7:00pm Reserve

Professor of Biology at City University of New York, Baruch College; 2017-2018 Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University and Emerging Explorer at the National Geographic Society Dr. Gruber’s research pertains to biofluorescence, bioluminescence, coral reef biology and symbiosis. He utilizes Next-Generation genomic sequencing, novel soft robotics and low-light imaging platforms to investigate deep marine life in the most non-invasive means possible. Dr. Gruber has developed a “Shark-Eye” camera to gain a shark’s perspective of their marine environment and is extending this visual theme to include other marine animals. He will also discuss his recent work that aims to decipher the light-language of flashlight fish. He and his collaborators have discovered scores of novel biofluorescent compounds from marine animals. Several of these compounds have been deployed as tools to study cancer drugs and to understand the brain.

Winners of the Rosenstiel School Underwater Photo Contest announced

05.15.2018

RSVP: https://seasecrets2018gruber.eventbrite.com