Social-Ocean Science Interactions and SDGs



SI001
Advances in regional climate attribution and associated costs
Primary Chair:  Rachel Licker, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Co-chairs:  Brenda Ekwurzel, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States and Peter C Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Rachel Licker, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States


SI002
Interaction between environment and offshore wind energy
Primary Chair:  Ruo-Qian Wang, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Piscataway, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Joseph F Brodie, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States and Travis N Miles, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Ruo-Qian Wang, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Piscataway, United Kingdom


SI003
Ocean and Marine  Sustainability:Preparedness for Climate and Ocean Extreme through  Societal  Participation
Primary Chair:  Kalpana Chaudhari, Development Team Member, Ocean Knowledge Action Networks, Ocean-KAN; Emergent Risks and Extreme Events,Risk-KAN, Mumbai, India
Co-chairs:  Anna Milena Zivian, Ocean Conservancy Inc., Washington, DC, United States; Co-Chair,Future Earth Ocean Development Team., USA, Markus Reichstein, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Jena, Germany and Pasquale De Toro, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II,Napoli,Italy, Napoli, Italy
Primary Liaison:  Boram Lee, World Meteorological Organization, World Climate Research Programme, Geneva, Switzerland


SI004
Ocean Renewable Energy and Synergies with Ocean Technologies
Primary Chair:  Andrea E Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Coastal Division, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-chairs:  Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Coastal Division, Seattle, WA, United States, Simon P Neill, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom and M Reza Hashemi, University of Rhode Island, Department of Ocean Engineering and Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Andrea E Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Coastal Division, Seattle, WA, United States


SI005
Ocean Visions: Finding Ocean-Based Solutions to Society’s Greatest Global Challenges
Primary Chair:  Charles H Greene, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States
Co-chairs:  Fiorenza Micheli, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Georgia Tech University, GA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Charles H Greene, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States


SI006
Reconstruction of Drowned Paleolandscapes and Potential Uses for Underwater Archaeology
Primary Chair:  Shannon Klotsko, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Jillian M Maloney, San Diego State University, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States and Amy E. Gusick, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, United States
Primary Liaison:  Shannon Klotsko, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States


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


SI008
Responses of fishing communities to ocean change
Primary Chair:  Desiree Tommasi, University of California Santa Cruz and NOAA SWFSC, La Jolla, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  James Smith, University of Santa Cruz and NOAA SWFSC, La Jolla, United States, Jonathan Sweeney, University of California Santa Cruz and NOAA SWFSC, La Jolla, United States and Barbara Muhling, University of California - Santa Cruz, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, San Diego, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Desiree Tommasi, University of California Santa Cruz and NOAA SWFSC, La Jolla, 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


SI010
Sustaining Ocean Services in Socio-Ecological Systems: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives in Resilience Science and Natural Resource Management
Primary Chair:  Guillermo Auad, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Washington, DC, United States
Co-chairs:  Donna M Schroeder, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Camarillo, CA, United States and Sara Guiltinan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Camarillo, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Guillermo Auad, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Washington, DC, 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


SI012
The benefits of Ecosystem-Based Management for sustainable oceans and blue growth
Primary Chair:  M Robin Anderson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Tt. John's, NF, Canada
Co-Chair:  Margaret Mary Brady, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science & Technology, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  M Robin Anderson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environmental Science Division, St. John's, NF, Canada


SI013
The Ocean and Carbon Dioxide: Duplicating Hydrothermal Vents and Other Ocean Systems to Manufacture Complex Hydrocarbons from Industrial CO2 Emissions
Primary Chair:  Gaurav Rajen, Green Fire Technologies LLC, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Co-Chair:  Gautam Thor, Consultant, San Diego, United States
Primary Liaison:  Gaurav Rajen, Green Fire Technologies LLC, Albuquerque, NM, United States


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


CP006
Human Populations and Influences in the Coastal Zone: Effects on Ocean and Human Health (OHH)
Primary Chair:  Frederick L Tyson, National Insitute of Environmental Health Sciences, Genes Environment and Health Branch, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
Co-chairs:  Joshua A Steele, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Microbiology, Costa Mesa, CA, United States, Rachel T Noble, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, United States and Henrietta N Edmonds, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Joshua A Steele, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Microbiology, Costa Mesa, CA, United States


CP013
Regional to Global Monitoring of Coral Reef Ecosystems
Primary Chair:  Greg Asner, Arizona State University, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Tempe, AZ, United States
Co-chairs:  Chris M Roelfsema1, Lauren Kickham2 and Stuart R Phinn1, (1)University of Queensland, Remote Sensing Research Centre, St Lucia, QLD, Australia(2)Vulcan Inc., Seattle
Primary Liaison:  Jiwei Li, Arizona State University, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Tempe, AZ, United States


CP014
The connections between coral reef state, physical processes, and coastlines
Primary Chair:  Andrew William Mackay Pomeroy, The University of Western Australia, Oceans Graduate School, Crawley, Australia; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Perth, Australia; University of Western Australia, The UWA Oceans Institute, Crawley, WA, Australia
Co-chairs:  Curt Daron Storlazzi, USGS Pacific Science Ctr, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Ap Van Dongeren, Deltares, Delft, Netherlands
Primary Liaison:  Andrew William Mackay Pomeroy, University of Western Australia, The UWA Oceans Institute, Crawley, WA, Australia; The University of Western Australia, Oceans Graduate School, Crawley, Australia; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Perth, Australia


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


CP019
Water quality monitoring and forecasting in coastal and inland waters: Applications and operational services
Primary Chair:  Paul M DiGiacomo, NOAA College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Benjamin Holt, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Steven Greb, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
Primary Liaison:  Guangming Zheng, University of Maryland, College Park


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


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


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


HE007
Moving beyond melt: the impact of melting glaciers, icebergs and sea-ice on ocean environments.
Primary Chair:  Dustin Carroll, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Johnna Holding, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark, Fiammetta Straneo, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States and Lars Henrik Smedsrud, University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute, Bergen, Norway
Primary Liaison:  Dustin Carroll, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA, United States


IS002
Advancing Technologies for the Future of Deep Ocean Exploration
Primary Chair:  Katherine Lynn Croff Bell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Brennan Phillips, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States, Kakani Katija, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Randi Rotjan, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Katherine Lynn Croff Bell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab, Cambridge, 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


IS007
From catchments to open ocean: advances in remote sensing for monitoring water quality, food security, ecosystems and change.
Primary Chair:  Lauren Biermann, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Earth Observation Science and Applications, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Chris Banks, National Oceanography Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States and Kevin Ross Turpie, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  Chris Banks, National Oceanography Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom


IS013
Operational Satellite Oceanography
Primary Chair:  Christopher Brown, NOAA, NESDIS, College Park, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Paul M DiGiacomo1, Veronica P Lance1 and François Montagner2, (1)NOAA, NESDIS, College Park, MD, United States(2)EUMETSAT, Remote Sensing and Products Division, Darmstadt, Germany
Primary Liaison:  Christopher Brown, NOAA, NESDIS, College Park, MD, United States


ME006
Ecosystem Impacts and Ecosystem Services of Aquaculture
Primary Chair:  Janet Kubler, California State University, Northridge, Biology, Northridge, CA, United States
Co-Chair:  Charles Yarish, University of Connecticut, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Stamford, CT, United States
Primary Liaison:  Janet Kubler, California State University at Northridge, Biology, Northridge, CA, United States


ME015
Using satellite remote sensing and in situ data to evaluate marine biodiversity and ecosystems
Primary Chair:  Maury Gordon Estes Jr, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
Co-chairs:  William W Turner, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC, DC, United States, Gabrielle Canonico, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
Primary Liaison:  Maury Gordon Estes Jr, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL, United States


OC004
Ocean-based solutions to address local-to-global human impacts
Primary Chair:  Lydia Kapsenberg, CSIC Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
Co-chairs:  David Koweek, Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA, United States, Faycal Kessouri, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States and Christina Frieder, University of California Irvine, Irvine, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lydia Kapsenberg, CSIC Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona, Spain


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


OD008
Measurement to Manuscript: Innovative Approaches to Biogeochemical Data Management
Primary Chair:  Eugene F Burger, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-chairs:  Stephen C Diggs, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Kevin O'Brien, NOAA/PMEL/UW, Seattle, WA, United States and Danie Kinkade, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Eugene F Burger, NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States


PC003
Ecosystem forecasts and projections
Primary Chair:  Samantha A Siedlecki, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, United States
Co-chairs:  Elizabeth Drenkard, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Princeton, Princeton, NJ, United States, Peter Kalmus, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Enrique Curchitser, Rutgers University, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Samantha A Siedlecki, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, 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


SI002
Interaction between environment and offshore wind energy
Primary Chair:  Ruo-Qian Wang, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Piscataway, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Joseph F Brodie, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States and Travis N Miles, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Ruo-Qian Wang, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Piscataway, United Kingdom


SI004
Ocean Renewable Energy and Synergies with Ocean Technologies
Primary Chair:  Andrea E Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Coastal Division, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-chairs:  Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Coastal Division, Seattle, WA, United States, Simon P Neill, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom and M Reza Hashemi, University of Rhode Island, Department of Ocean Engineering and Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Andrea E Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Coastal Division, Seattle, WA, United States


SI005
Ocean Visions: Finding Ocean-Based Solutions to Society’s Greatest Global Challenges
Primary Chair:  Charles H Greene, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States
Co-chairs:  Fiorenza Micheli, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Georgia Tech University, GA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Charles H Greene, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States


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


SI012
The benefits of Ecosystem-Based Management for sustainable oceans and blue growth
Primary Chair:  M Robin Anderson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Tt. John's, NF, Canada
Co-Chair:  Margaret Mary Brady, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science & Technology, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  M Robin Anderson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environmental Science Division, St. John's, NF, Canada


SI013
The Ocean and Carbon Dioxide: Duplicating Hydrothermal Vents and Other Ocean Systems to Manufacture Complex Hydrocarbons from Industrial CO2 Emissions
Primary Chair:  Gaurav Rajen, Green Fire Technologies LLC, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Co-Chair:  Gautam Thor, Consultant, San Diego, United States
Primary Liaison:  Gaurav Rajen, Green Fire Technologies LLC, Albuquerque, NM, 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


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


T007
El Niño Southern Oscillation in a Changing Climate
Primary Presenter:  Michael J McPhaden, NOAA Seattle, Seattle, WA, 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