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SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Series: Johanna Gutleben
DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Ocean Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series\, presented by the Nicholas Endowment\, brings interesting innovations\, real-world research\, exotic experiences\, and delightful discoveries to the surface through powerful presentations from an ocean of experts. Speakers present on a variety of topics ranging from ocean researchers\, ocean authors\, ocean artists\, and ocean athletes. \nLight snacks & Refreshments available for purchase at event. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Hidden Impacts on the Seafloor: Uncovering the Long-Term Effects of Deep-Sea Waste Dumping\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Description: Decaying barrels on the seafloor linked to DDT contamination have raised concerns about the public health implications of decades old industrial waste dumped off the coast of Los Angeles. To explore their contents\, we collected sediment cores close to five deep-sea barrels. We measured the concentration of DDT and its breakdown products. Our results suggest that barrels were not the source of DDT contamination. However\, sediments collected through white halos surrounding three barrels were enriched in calcite and had elevated pH. There\, microbial communities were low diversity and dominated by alkalophilic bacteria adapted to high pH. A solid concretion sampled between a white halo and barrel was composed of minerals that form at high pH. Based on these findings\, we postulate that leakage of containerized alkaline waste triggered the formation of mineral concretions and raised the pH of the surrounding sediment pore water. This selects for microbes adapted to extreme alkalinity and precipitated “anthropogenic” carbonates. These “white halos” serve as a visual identifier of barrels that contained alkaline waste\, that have unforeseen\, long-term consequences for marine communities in the San Pedro Basin.  \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, May 6 \n6:00pm – 8:00pm \nDoors open at 5:30pm\, talk begins at 6:00pm \n$10  – General \nFREE – Members  \nFREE – Students (with Valid ID) \n  \n			\n				Tickets\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Johanna: \n\n\n\n\nJohanna Gutleben received her BSc degree in Environmental\, Engineering and Biotechnology at the applied science university MCI in Innsbruck\, Austria. She continued her MSc studies at Wageningen University\, the Netherlands\, and at AgroParisTech\, France. Johanna joined a PhD research program at Wageningen University\, NL in the Laboratory of Microbiology studying the microbial diversity and biopharmaceutical potential of marine sponges. Currently\, Johanna is a researcher in the lab of Paul Jensen in the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine. at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California\, San Diego. Here she focuses on deep-sea microbiology\, exploring the biodiversity and biopharmaceutical diversity of various deep-sea biomes\, and studying the effects of human pollution on deep-sea ecosystems. She participated in several research expeditions\, where she collected and processed hundreds of samples from various deep-sea environments. After bringing them to the lab she studies them using molecular biology and likes to share her results in colorful figures and presentations. In her free time\, Johanna is an avid freediver and scuba diver\, enjoys surfing\, beaching and everything else ocean related.
URL:https://oceaninstitute.org/event/distinguished-speaker-series-johanna-gutleben/
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SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Series: Susan Sirota
DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Ocean Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series\, presented by the Nicholas Endowment\, brings interesting innovations\, real-world research\, exotic experiences\, and delightful discoveries to the surface through powerful presentations from an ocean of experts. Speakers present on a variety of topics ranging from ocean researchers\, ocean authors\, ocean artists\, and ocean athletes. \nLight snacks & Refreshments available for purchase at event. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Distinguished Speaker: Susan Sirota\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Description: \nJoin Deputy Director of the National Maritime Historical Society Susan Sirota for an engaging exploration of the West Coast maritime image—where it came from\, how it has been shaped\, and why it matters now more than ever. Drawing on decades of leadership in maritime history\, education\, and nonprofit organizations\, Ms. Sirota examines how today’s stewards and interpreters of maritime identity translate science\, history\, and lived experience for the public. This talk explores the challenges these organizations have faced over time\, the pressures they encounter in an era of environmental and cultural change\, and how a clear sense of purpose\, storytelling\, and public trust can help navigate an uncertain future. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, August 5 \n6:00pm – 8:00pm \nDoors open at 5:30pm\, talk begins at 6:00pm \n$10  – General \nFREE – Members  \nFREE – Students (with Valid ID) \n  \n			\n				Tickets\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Susan: \n\n\n\n\nSusan Sirota is a maritime historian and nonprofit leader with more than 30 years of experience bringing West Coast maritime stories to life for broad public audiences. She currently serves as Deputy Director of the National Maritime Historical Society and spent nearly three decades at the Maritime Museum of San Diego\, where she created hands-on educational programs\, curated exhibits\, managed tall ship festivals\, and designed and directed the Pacific Heritage Tour for the replica 1542 San Salvadore that connected hundreds of thousands of people to the Pacific’s maritime past. Deeply committed to place-based learning\, Susan’s work explores how the Pacific has shaped California’s communities\, culture\, and sense of identity—making maritime history relevant\, accessible\, and meaningful for all ages.
URL:https://oceaninstitute.org/event/distinguished-speaker-series-susan-sirota/
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SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Series: Amber Sparks and Emily Hazelwood
DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Ocean Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series\, presented by the Nicholas Endowment\, brings interesting innovations\, real-world research\, exotic experiences\, and delightful discoveries to the surface through powerful presentations from an ocean of experts. Speakers present on a variety of topics ranging from ocean researchers\, ocean authors\, ocean artists\, and ocean athletes. \nLight snacks & Refreshments available for purchase at event. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Distinguished Speaker: Amber Sparks and Emily Hazelwood\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				“The future of ocean conservation is no longer us against them\, we need to find opportunities to work together to conserve our oceans.” \n– Amber and Emily\, Co-Presidents \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, November 4 \n6:00pm – 8:00pm \nDoors open at 5:30pm\, talk begins at 6:00pm \n$10  – General \nFREE – Members  \nFREE – Students (with Valid ID) \n  \n			\n				Tickets\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Amber Sparks \nAmber is a marine biologist\, educator\, and entrepreneur. She has a B.A. in Marine Science from UC Berkeley and a M.A.S in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. In 2018\, Amber was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the energy sector for her work developing sustainable\, creative\, and cost-effective solutions for the environmental issues that surround the offshore energy industry. \nMrs. Sparks is also a PADI certified rescue diver and Ambassadiver. \nEmily Hazelwood\, M.A.S.  \nEmily is a marine conservation biologist\, offshore energy consultant\, and entrepreneur. She has a B.A. in Environmental Science from Connecticut College and an M.A.S degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. As a leader and explorer\, Emily is committed to elevating the scientific understanding of our oceans in communities worldwide and she volunteers her time as a science educator at schools across the country. In 2018 Emily was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the energy sector for her work developing sustainable\, creative\, and cost-effective solutions for the environmental issues that surround the offshore energy industry. \nMrs. Hazelwood is also a PADI certified Dive Master and Ambassadiver and a SCUBAPRO Deep Elite team member. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://oceaninstitute.org/event/distinguished-speaker-series-amber-sparks-and-emily-hazelwood/
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