MLML SEMINAR SERIES
MLML holds weekly public seminars during the Academic Year, featuring speakers from a variety of marine science related disciplines. The Seminar Series is funded by SJSU Associated Students. Normally, they would be held in our Seminar Classroom at the Main Lab. Because of COVID-19, we are currently hosting the seminars virtually over Zoom.
Join us Thursdays 4-5 pm on the MLML Live Stream page! For a full list of this semester's seminar schedule, click here!
If you would like to be notified of upcoming MLML Seminars and Events, please send your email address to info@mlml.calstate.edu.
Upcoming Seminars
Virtual Seminar – Science without borders: tracking the tropicalization of kelp forests in the Californias – March 4
Rodrigo Beas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Hosted by the Phycology Lab Presenting: "Science without borders: tracking the tropicalization of kelp forests in the Californias" MLML Virtual Seminar | …Virtual Seminars – Plugged in: Novel seafloor sensor development on the OOI Cabled Array – March 11
Michael Vardaro, University of Washington & SJSU Hosted by the Geological Oceanography Lab Presenting: "Plugged in: Novel seafloor sensor development on the OOI Cabled Array" MLML Virtual Seminar | …Virtual Seminar – Drivers of change in estuarine-coastal ecosystems – March 18
James Cloern, US Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Hosted by the Physical and Biological Oceanography Labs Presenting: "Drivers of change in estuarine-coastal ecosystems" MLML Virtual Seminar | March 18th, …Virtual Seminar – The chemical ecology of sponges on Caribbean reefs: From metabolites to ecosystems – March 25
Joseph Pawlik, University of North Carolina Wilmington Hosted by the Invertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "The chemical ecology of sponges on Caribbean reefs: From metabolites to ecosystems" MLML Virtual Seminar …Virtual Seminar – Exploring climate-ready fisheries management in California – April 8
Lyall Bellquist, The Nature Conservancy Hosted by the Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab Presenting: "Exploring climate-ready fisheries management in California" MLML Virtual Seminar | April 8th, 2021 at 4pm …
Past Seminars
Virtual Seminar – Spatial dynamics of coastal ecosystems and their resilience to disturbance, fishing and climate change – February 25th
Andrew Rassweiler, Florida State University Hosted by the Ichthyology Lab Presenting: "Spatial dynamics of coastal ecosystems and their resilience to disturbance, fishing and climate change" MLML Virtual Seminar | …Virtual Seminar – Do you want to build a worm brain? Lessons from annelids and evo-devo – February 17th
Nicole Webster, Clark University Hosted by the Invertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "Do you want to build a worm brain? Lessons from annelids and evo-devo" MLML Virtual Seminar | February …Virtual Seminar – From molecules to management: how stable isotope analysis can inform conservation planning for sea turtles – February 11th
Jeffrey Seminoff, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Hosted by the Vertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "From molecules to management: how stable isotope analysis can inform conservation planning for sea turtles" …Virtual Seminar – Recovery of white sharks off California and what this means to coastal communities – February 4th
Chris Lowe, CSU Long Beach Hosted by the Pacific Shark Research Center Presenting: "Recovery of white sharks off California and what this means to coastal communities" MLML Virtual Seminar …Virtual Seminar – Envisioning a diverse and inclusive research workforce in fisheries science – January 28th
Ivan Arismendi, Oregon State University Hosted by the Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab Presenting: "Envisioning a diverse and inclusive research workforce in fisheries science" MLML Virtual Seminar | January …Virtual Seminar – Integrative organismal biology at the largest scale – December 3rd
Jeremy Goldbogen, Hopkins Marine Station (Stanford) Hosted by the Vertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "Integrative organismal biology at the largest scale" MLML Virtual Seminar | December 3rd, 2020 at 4pm …Virtual Seminar – The role of top predators in dynamic ocean management – November 19th
Elliott Hazen, NOAA Hosted by the Vertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "The role of top predators in dynamic ocean management" MLML Virtual Seminar | November 19th, 2020 at 4pm Watch …Virtual Seminar – Macrocystis pyrifera life history: unwrapping the ecological relevance of microscopic stages – November 12th
Alejandro Heriberto Buschmann Rubio, Universidad de Los Lagos (Chile) Hosted by the Phycology Lab Presenting: "Macrocystis pyrifera life history: unwrapping the ecological relevance of microscopic stage" MLML Virtual Seminar …Virtual Seminar – Photosymbiotic sponges and the erosion of coral reefs – November 5th
Michelle Achlatis, California Academy of Sciences Hosted by the Invertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "Photosymbiotic sponges and the erosion of coral reefs" MLML Virtual Seminar | November 5th, 2020 at …Virtual Seminar – Trophic relationships in the benthos: feeding morphology and ecology of macroinvertebrates – October 22nd
Maya deVries, SJSU Hosted by the Invertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "Trophic relationships in the benthos: feeding morphology and ecology of macroinvertebrates" MLML Virtual Seminar | October 22nd, 2020 at …Virtual Seminar – Using genomic tools to explore fish evolution in extreme environments – October 15th
Liz Alter, CSUMB Hosted by the Invertebrate Zoology Lab Presenting: "Using genomic tools to explore fish evolution in extreme environments" MLML Virtual Seminar | October 15th, 2020 at 4pm …Virtual Seminar – Ocean Health and Seafood Safety in the Gulf of Guinea – October 8th
Edem Mahu, University of Ghana; MLML alumna Hosted by the Chemical Oceanography Lab Presenting: "Ocean Health and Seafood Safety in the Gulf of Guinea" MLML Virtual Seminar | October …Virtual Seminar – The Age and Growth of an MLML Ichthyology Alum: 20 years in and around the Pacific Groundfish fishery – October 1st
Melissa Mahoney, Environmental Defense Fund; MLML alumna Hosted by the Ichthyology Lab Presenting: "The Age and Growth of an MLML Ichthyology Alum: 20 years in and around the Pacific …Virtual Seminar – Sea level rise vulnerability of natural and human coastal ecosystems – September 24th
Ross Clark, MLML/CCWG Hosted by Geological Oceanography Lab Presenting: "Sea level rise vulnerability of natural and human coastal ecosystems" MLML Virtual Seminar | September 24th, 2020 at 4pm …Virtual Seminar – Don’t blink: what we’ve learned from persistent autonomous instruments at the Station M abyssal time series – September 17th
Christine Huffard, MBARI Hosted by The Physical Oceanography and Biological Oceanography Labs Presenting: "Don't blink: what we've learned from persistent autonomous instruments at the Station M abyssal time series" …Virtual Seminar – There and Back Again: A Tale of Plants from Benthos to Orbit – September 10th
Sherry Palacios, CSUMB Hosted by The Physical Oceanography and Biological Oceanography Labs Presenting: "There and Back Again: A Tale of Plants from Benthos to Orbit" MLML Virtual Seminar | …Virtual Seminar – Integrating physiology and ocean weather to predict climate change responses of fishes- September 3rd
Murray Duncan, Stanford/Hopkins Marine Station Hosted by The Ichthyology Lab Presenting: "Integrating physiology and ocean weather to predict climate change responses of fishes" MLML Virtual Seminar | September 3rd, …Virtual Seminar – Devil’s in the details: Adaptability in habitat use of Western gulls – August 27th
Scott Shaffer, SJSU (MLML Visiting Scientist) Hosted by The Vertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "Devil's in the details: Adaptability in habitat use of Western gulls" MLML Virtual Seminar | August …Webinar – Creative Conservation for the Unconverted – May 7th
Tierney Thys, National Geographic Presenting: "Creative conservation for the unconverted" MLML Webinar | May 7th, 2020 at 4pm Abstract: As Rachel Carson wrote, ”It is not half so …Drivers of biogeochemical variability in a kelp forest in southern Monterey Bay and beyond – January 23rd
Yui Takeshita, Monterey Bay Aquarium research Institute Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - January 23rd, 2020 Hosted by The Chemical Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the …Carbon Fluxes and Ocean Acidification During the Paleocene-Eocene – January 30th
Jim Zachos, UCSC Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - January 30th, 2020 Hosted by The Geological Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public ~More information to …Climate change impacts on kelp forest ecosystems on the California Current region – February 6th
Fiorenza Micheli, Hopkins Marine Station Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - February 6th, 2020 Hosted by The Phycology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public ~More information …What does blue mud tell us about subduction? – February 13th
Geoff Wheat, University of Alaska Fairbanks Presenting: What does blue mud tell us about seduction? Hosted by The Chemical Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar Room | February 13th, 2020 …Evolution of bioluminescence in the sea – February 20th
Manabu Bessho, Monterey Bay Research Institute Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - February 20th, 2020 Hosted by The Invertebrate Zoology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public …Field Immersion: how curiosity, natural history and collaboration has led to ecological discoveries along the Californias – February 27th
Diana Steller, MLML/SJSU Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - February 27th, 2020 Hosted by The Phycology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public My broad research interests …The politics of sea level rise – March 5th
Kate Sammler, Cal State Maritime Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - March 5th, 2020 Hosted by The Geological Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public Sea …Sea level rise vulnerability of natural and human coastal ecosystems – March 12
Ross Clark, MLML and Central Coast Wetlands Group Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - March 12th, 2020 Hosted by The Invertebrate Ecology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to …The Age and Growth of an MLML Ichthyology Alum: 20 years in and around the Pacific Groundfish fishery – March 26th
Melissa Mahoney, Environmental Defense Fund Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - March 26th, 2020 Hosted by The Ichthyology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public ~More info …Webinar – Ocean ecology of steelhead as revealed by pop-up satellite archival tags – April 9th
Emily A. Miller, Monterey Bay Aquarium Presenting: "Ocean ecology of steelhead as revealed by pop-up satellite archival tags" MLML Webinar |April 9th, 2020 at 4pm Watch the Live Stream Here! …Webinar-Beyond the Waves at “Mortuary Beach:” The Secret Lives of Fishes off Monterey’s Most Feared Beach – April 16th
James Lindholm, CSUMB Presenting: "Beyond the waves at 'Mortuary Beach:' The secret lives of fishes off Monterey's most feared beach " MLML Webinar| April 16th, 2020 at 4pm Watch …