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Spring Seminars 2001*

April   May   June

bulletApril 4—Michael B. Helgerud, Ph.D., Stanford University

Measuring compressional and shear wave speeds in methane gas hydrate

bulletApril 13–Steve Haddock, Ph.D., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Zooplankton and bioluminescence in Monterey Bay

bulletApril 17–John Ryan, Ph.D., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Monterey Bay and the World

bulletApril 18—Roy Caldwell, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 

Stomatopod eyes: The most complex visual organs on the planet! Why?

bulletMay 2—Kevin Raskoff, Ph.D., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

The hydromedusae of Monterey Bay: Vertical distributions, behaviors, and species interactions

bulletMay 16—John Avise, Ph.D., University of Georgia

Microsatellite profiles of the genetic mating systems and reproductive natural histories of some fascinating fishes and turtles

bulletMay 30—Shana Goffredi, Ph.D., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Energy acquisition and allocation in vesicomyid symbioses

bulletJune 8–Jessica Silguero, University of California, Santa Barbara
(Note: This seminar is on Friday at 12:00 Noon)

Rocketship Siphonophores in Monterey Bay: Vertical abundance and distribution patterns, and dietary demand

bulletJune 13—Brian Bingham, Ph.D., Shannon Point Marine Center

Studies of light and the distribution of Puget Sound sea squirts: A vehicle for coupling research programs and undergraduate education at the Shannon Point Marine Center

bulletJune 20–Nikolay P. Nezlin, Ph.D., P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences (Note: This seminar is at 12:00 Noon)

Influence of El Nińo 1997-1998 on the pelagic ecosystem off California: Remote-sensed analysis

bulletJune 22–Oded Beja, Ph.D., Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (Note: This seminar is on Friday at 12:00 Noon)

Exploring the genomes of Monterey Bay microbes-a look into the dark (or light) side

bulletJune 27—W. Steven Holbrook, Ph.D., University of Wyoming

New high-resolution seismic data from the Blake Ridge methane hydrate province: Implications for hydrate detection, gas dynamics, and methane expulsion

* All seminars are at 3:00 p.m. in the Pacific Forum
 unless noted otherwise. 
The seminar schedule is subject to change.
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