David Packard Distinguished Lecturers
The David Packard Distinguished Lecture series, inaugurated in the year 2000, brings eminent ocean researchers to MBARI to educate our staff members on exciting developments in marine science and technology and forge closer ties with the top oceanographers in all fields. Our past Distinguished Lecturers include:
2014—Antje Boetius, Alfred Wegener Institute
The future of the Arctic Ocean: scientific and technological challenges in the 4-D exploration of ice-covered deep seas
2013—James R. McFarlane, International Submarine Engineering, Ltd.
Genesis and metamorphosis of underwater work capability
2012—Dana Yoerger, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Technology for scientific deep-sea exploration: Where have we been, where are we now, and where are we going?
2011—Carl Wunsch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Climate and sea level change
2009—Farooq Azam, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The Microbial Sea Around Us
2007—Donald Kennedy, Stanford University and Science Magazine
What's Happening to Science?
2006—Russ Davis, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Autonomous components of the ocean observing system
2005—David Karl, University of Hawaii
Microbial Oceanography: Its scope, challenges, and opportunities
2004—Arthur B. Baggeroer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sonars, acoustics, and oceanography, or oceanography, acoustics, and sonar?
2003—Fred Spiess, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Geodesy in the Service of Marine Geophysics
2002—Sallie W. Chisholm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prochlorococcus: A window into the photosynthetic machinery of the oceans
2002—Melbourne G. Briscoe, Office of Naval Research
Science, Technology, and People
2001—James P. Kennett, University of California, Santa Barbara
Methane hydrate reservoir instability: Implications for marine geology and climate change
Products
- Data repository
- Image gallery
- Video library
- Seminars
- Research software
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- Video Annotation and Reference System
- Oceanographic Decision Support System
- MB-System seafloor mapping software
- Matlab scripts: Linear regressions
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- Introduction to Model I and Model II linear regressions
- A brief history of Model II regression analysis
- Index of downloadable files
- Summary of modifications
- Regression rules of thumb
- Results for Model I and Model II regressions
- Graphs of the Model I and Model II regressions
- Which regression: Model I or Model II?
- Matlab scripts: Oceanographic calculations
- Matlab scripts: Sound velocity
- Visual Basic for Excel: Oceanographic calculations
- Educational resources
- Publications
- Sample archive
