Author: Gustavus

The Gustavus chapter of Sigma Xi invites you to attend
talks on oceans by: Rikk Kvitek, Ph.D.

Rikk Kvitek is a Professor in the Division of
Science and Environmental Policy, CSU Monterey Bay,
where he directs the CSUMB Seafloor Mapping Lab.

Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 pm
Wallenberg Auditorium, Nobel Hall
“You've Got to Be Kidding!" to "Ah-Ha": Hope for our oceans through insight and innovation
This talk, aimed at a general audience, will discuss innovative ways to address the unprecedented threats of climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification, pollution, fishery declines, coastal erosion, algal blooms, and storm intensification on the coastal oceans and communities.

Friday, March 22 at 1:30 pm
Wallenberg Auditorium, Nobel Hall
Mediation of the foraging behavior, spatial distribution and ecological influence of sea otters and shorebirds by harmful algal blooms
This is a more technical seminar appropriate for an audience with an introductory science background.
(Credit will be given for Chem Sem attendance.)