ocean explore discover .
This
interactive, hands-on exhibit
at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is designed to expose visitors to a sampling of the breadth of ocean research that takes place in the Cape Fear region. OCEAN presents seven UNCW Center for Marine Science research projects in the fields of exploration technology, coastal erosion, commercial fishing and biotechnology. The exhibit’s hundreds of photographs and objects illustrate the scope of work marine researchers undertake, from slogging through muddy oyster flats, to poring over data on a computer, to living underwater on a submerged research laboratory.
Jamie Moncrief
UNCW faculty and staff involved in the exhibit include Dan Baden, director, Center for Marine Science; Jennifer Dorton, Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program outreach education coordinator; Nancy Grindlay, professor, geography and geology; Martin Posey, biology and marine biology department chair and professor; Tom Potts, associate director, National Undersea Research Center; Melissa Smith, scientific illustrator; Steve Ross, visiting research associate professor; Wade Watanabe, research professor; Bill Cleary, geography and geology professor; Teresa Thorpe, faculty; Frederick Scharf, biology and marine biology assistant professor; Troy Alphin, biology and marine biology research associate. The exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2009. UNCW alumni, faculty, staff and students can receive $1 off the price of admission or buy one adult admission and get one free. An online coupon is available at www.uncw.edu/alumni/ocean_exhibit.jpg.
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