Education, Outreach and Policy



ED001
Adventures, Challenges, and Benefits of Conducting International Collaborative Research
Primary Chair:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Adina Paytan, UCSC-Inst Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Michael Pace, University of Virginia Main Campus, Charlottesville, VA, United States and Linda E. Duguay, University of Southern California, Sea Grant Program, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Adina Paytan, UCSC-Inst Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States


ED002
ASLO Multicultural Program Student Symposium
Primary Chair:  Benjamin Cuker, Hampton University, Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton, VA, United States
Co-Chair:  Carolina Bonin, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Benjamin Cuker, Hampton University, Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton, VA, United States


ED003
Capacity Development:  A key need for global ocean observing systems
Primary Chair:  Brian K Arbic, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Co-chairs:  Alexis Valauri-Orton, The Ocean Foundation, Washington, DC, United States, John Wilkin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and Savannah Hartman, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Primary Liaison:  Brian K Arbic, University of Michigan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, United States


ED004
Changing the Culture: Preparing a Diverse and Inclusive Ocean Sciences Workforce
Primary Chair:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Co-chairs:  Lisa D White, University of California Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA, United States, Corey Garza, California State University Monterey Bay, Marine Science, Seaside, CA, United States and Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation, GEO, Arlington, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States


ED005
Engaging Students Globally in Marine Science Research and Conservation
Primary Chair:  Analisa Duran, Florida International University, Center for Coastal Oceans Research, Miami, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Thomas Potts, Florida International University, Aquarius Reef Base, Miami, FL, United States, Paruthummootil Jacob Philip, Institute For Sustainable Development and Research,ISDR,India, Kurukshetra, India and Somita Chaudhari, Kishinchand Chellaram College., Mumbai, India
Primary Liaison:  Analisa Duran, Florida International University, Center for Coastal Oceans Research, Miami, FL, United States


ED006
Getting Your Feet Wet in Science Policy: Options and Strategies for Engagement
Primary Chair:  Brittany Schieler, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Co-Chair:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States


ED007
Imagining Ocean Science: Education and Outreach Using Visualization, Storytelling and the Arts 2
Primary Chair:  Laura A Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Earth Science, Media, PA, United States
Co-chairs:  Dan Novy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab, Cambridge, United States, Kathie Kelly, University of Washington, Oceanography, Seattle, WA, United States and Carlie Wiener, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Laura A Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Earth Science, Media, PA, United States


ED008
K-12 Youth Sessions: K-12 Youth Ocean Science Research Presentations
Primary Chair:  Elizabeth Duncan Eubanks, From the Ground Up Community Garden, Pensacola, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Janet Warburton, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Kaylene Wakeman, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, STEM Teacher and Researcher Program (STEM), San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Janet Warburton, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States


ED009
Outreach, Engagement, Impact: Translating Science Applications for Societal and Professional Benefits
Primary Chair:  Rebecca Alison Briggs, NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant College Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Carolyn Scheurle, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche, Villefranche Sur Mer, France, Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom and Michael Allen, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Rebecca Alison Briggs, NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant College Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States


ED010
Propelling the Blue Economy through Ocean Exploration, Unmanned Systems Technology and STEM Education
Primary Chair:  Brittany Alaina Croll, NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Brandon Elsner1, Tim Gallaudet2 and Kevin Wheeler2, (1)NOAA Washington DC, Washington, United States(2)NOAA Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Brittany Alaina Croll, NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States


ED011
Teaching with Data: Engaging students in learning ocean sciences through large data sets
Primary Chair:  Cheryl Lee Greengrove, University of Washington Tacoma Campus, Tacoma, WA, United States
Co-chairs:  Denise Bristol, Hillsborough Community College, Biological and Earth Sciences, Ruskin, FL, United States, Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert, Stockton University, Pomona, United States and Logan D Brenner, Barnard College, New York, NY, United States
Primary Liaison:  Janice D McDonnell, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Youth Development, New Brunswick, NJ, United States


ED012
Training and communication across disciplines and methodological approaches in marine science
Primary Chair:  Christian Lindemann, University of Bergen, Department of Biosciences, Bergen, Norway
Co-chairs:  Øyvind Fiksen, University of Bergen, Department of Biosciences, Bergen, Norway, Susanne Menden-Deuer, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States and Aditee Mitra, Swansea University, Biosciences, Swansea, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Christian Lindemann, University of Bergen, Department of Biosciences, Bergen, Norway


ED013
Undergraduate marine science research: producing quality science through independent and course-based research activities throughout the academic year
Primary Chair:  Emily E Bockmon, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Department of Chemistry, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
Co-Chair:  Michele LaVigne, Bowdoin College, Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science, Brunswick, ME, United States
Primary Liaison:  Emily E Bockmon, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Department of Chemistry, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States


ED014
Undergraduate Student Research: A Multi-disciplinary Session
Primary Chair:  Elizabeth Lynch Rom, National Science Foundation, GEO/OCE, Arlington, VA, United States
Co-Chair:  David Fields, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Primary Liaison:  Elizabeth Lynch Rom, National Science Foundation, GEO/OCE, Arlington, VA, United States


CP018
Transdisciplinary Research and Education in Coastal Systems
Primary Chair:  Robert F Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Kelly Luis, University of Massachusetts Boston, Dorchester, United States and John L Largier, University of California Davis, Coastal & Marine Sciences Institute, Davis, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Robert F Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States


IS004
Best practices for building a Global Ocean Observing System responsive to societal needs by linking basin-scale efforts around the globe
Primary Chair:  Martin Visbeck, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Co-chairs:  Andréane Bastien, St. Lawrence Global Observatory, Rimouski, QC, Canada, Tarron Lamont, Department of Environmental Affairs, Oceans & Coasts Research Branch, Cape Town 8012, South Africa and Isabel Sousa Pinto, University of Porto, CIIMAR, Porto, Portugal
Primary Liaison:  Frank Muller-Karger, U.S Geological Survey, Washington, CA, United States


OC005
Taking Action on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia: Case Studies in Science, Policy, and Management
Primary Chair:  Hayley Carter, California Ocean Science Trust, Oakland, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Caren Braby, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Newport, OR, United States, Francis Chan, Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, OR, United States and Charlotte Regula-Whitefield, Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Newport, OR, United States
Primary Liaison:  Hayley Carter, California Ocean Science Trust, Oakland, CA, United States


OD004
Connecting Data & Managers For Real World Needs: Innovations from the West Coast Ocean Data Portal & West Coast Ocean Alliance
Primary Chair:  John Hansen, West Coast Ocean Alliance, Lafayette, CA, United States
Co-Chair:  Andy S Lanier, Oregon Coastal Management Program, Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, Salem, OR, United States
Primary Liaison:  John Hansen, West Coast Ocean Alliance, Lafayette, CA, United States


OD007
Integrating, Disseminating, and Visualizing Quality Data at the Regional Scale to Support Resilient Coastal Communities
Primary Chair:  Gerhard Kuska, Mid Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System, Newark, DE, United States
Co-chairs:  Debra Lee Hernandez, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association. SECOORA, Charleston, SC, United States, Barbara A Kirkpatrick, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, Sarasota, FL, United States and John Ruairidh Morrison, NERACOOS, Portsmouth, NH, United States
Primary Liaison:  Gerhard Kuska, Mid Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System, Newark, DE, United States


PC007
Key Findings of the IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate – Challenges, Opportunities and Future Scenarios
Primary Chair:  Katja Mintenbeck, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Technical Support Unit, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany
Co-chairs:  Nathaniel L. Bindoff, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Matthew Collins, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom and Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Katja Mintenbeck, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Technical Support Unit, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany


SI007
Research for the Greater Good: Enabling the Advancement of Innovative Technology & Conservation for Ocean Resilience
Primary Chair:  Allison Miller, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Leonard J Pace, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Washington, DC, United States and Carlie Wiener, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Allison Miller, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, CA, United States


SI009
Sustainable Food from the Sea:Challenges and Solutions
Primary Chair:  Rebecca Gentry, Florida State University, Geography, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Sarah Lester, Florida State University, Geography, Tallahassee, United States, Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji and Steve Gaines, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Rebecca Gentry, Florida State University, Geography, Tallahassee, FL, United States


SI011
The apparent mismatch between science and policy at the air-sea interface
Primary Chair:  Erik van Doorn, Kiel University, Walther Schücking Institute for International Law, Kiel, Germany
Co-chairs:  Philip W. Boyd, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Christa A Marandino, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany and William L Miller, University of Georgia, Marine Science, Athens, GA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Erik van Doorn, Kiel University, Walther Schücking Institute for International Law, Kiel, Germany


SI014
Towards a Sustainable Ocean: The Next Generation of Ocean Entrepreneurship
Primary Chair:  Stephanie Sharuga, Genwest Systems, Inc. / NOAA, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Craig Dudenhoeffer, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, San Francisco, United States and Brandon Levy, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, San Francisco, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Stephanie Sharuga, Genwest Systems, Inc. / NOAA, Santa Rosa, CA, United States


SI015
Towards Transparency: Addressing seafood mislabeling and traceability
Primary Chair:  Demian Willette, Loyola Marymount University, Biology, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Samantha Cheng, American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States and Paul H Barber, University of Los Angeles, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Demian Willette, Loyola Marymount University, Biology, Los Angeles, CA, United States


SI016
Transdisciplinary Approaches to Coastal Challenges
Primary Chair:  Carrie Ferraro, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Marine & Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Co-chairs:   , Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Geography, New Brunswick, United States, Johnny J Quispe, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Ecology & Evolution, Highland Park, United States and Holly Berman, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Human Ecology, New Brunswick, United States
Primary Liaison:  Carrie Ferraro, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States


SI017
What's my hazard?  Meaningful and actionable coastal science for property owners, planners, and practitioners
Primary Chair:  Erika E Lentz, USGS, Baltimore, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Hilary F Stockdon, U.S. Geological Survey, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Greg Dusek, NOAA Camp Springs, Camp Springs, MD, United States and Will Veatch, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL, United States
Primary Liaison:  Erika E Lentz, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA, United States


T002
An online Best Practices Guide for conducting ocean global change biology multiple driver experiments
Primary Presenter:  David A Hutchins, University of Southern California, Marine and Environmental Biology, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Co-Presenter:  Sinead Collins, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom


T004
Citizen Science in Coastal and Marine Systems
Primary Presenter:  Alison Cawood, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Edgewater, Edgewater, MD, United States


T005
Creating Intuitive Engaging Visualization: Color tools and strategies for quickly and easily creating visualizations revealing data and communicating science
Primary Presenter:  Francesca Samsel, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX, United States


T011
It's All Good: The Reciprocity of Diversity in STEM Disciplines
Primary Presenter:  Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation, GEO, Arlington, VA, United States


T012
Making Science Matter: a Review of 20 Years of Sci Comm and Strategies for the Future
Primary Presenter:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States