Previous seminars
2021
Bethanie Carney Almroth, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
The problem with plastics (and why microplastics might be toxic)
January 27—Alexander Jaffe, University of California, Berkeley
Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals novel enzyme diversity, micro-scale interactions, and biogeochemical potential in globally distributed bacterial and archaeal lineages
2020
November 4—Kisei Tanaka, Monterey Bay Aquarium
North Pacific warming contracts and shifts the range of a marine apex predator
October 21—Josh Madeira, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Challenges and opportunities in international fisheries management
September 23—Craig McLean, NOAA
The future of ocean science and technology
September 9—Emily Miller, MBARI
Herbaria macroalgae as a proxy for historical upwelling trends in Central California
August 12 —24th Annual Intern Symposium
24th Annual Intern Symposium
August 5—Claudia P. Tibbs, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Environmental sustainability and climate action
July 29—Katie Pitz, MBARI
Uncovering patterns in biodiversity through environmental DNA
July 15—Diana Baetscher, MBARI
Tracing biogeography of fishes used in global aquaculture feeds with DNA metabarcoding
June 24—Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Our role in improving the sustainability of global fisheries and aquaculture
August 26—Ken Johnson, MBARI
Observing ocean health with chemical and biological sensor networks
February 12 — Adi Torfstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Multi-annual, daily-resolved interplay between dust, marine particulates, and seawater
compositions in the oligotrophic northern Red Sea
January 29 — Phil Bresnahan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Ocean engineering for exploratory science, education, and communication
January 22 — Will Rush, University of California, Santa Cruz
Trans-Atlantic paleohydrology: Model-data comparisons of hydrologic change across North Atlantic through the PETM
January 8 — Stefan Prost, LOEWE-Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics
Wildlife CSI: Genomic monitoring as a tool to study the illegal wildlife trade
2019
December 4 — James Gibeaut, Texas A & M University
Building an open scientific data repository: GRIIDC
November 13 — Zac Manchester, Stanford University
Rocket science for conservation
October 2 — Melissa Garren, Pelagic Data Systems
Sunlight and cellular networks filling data gaps at sea
September 25 — Sami Haddadin, Technical University of Munich
Robots and humans: Learning, interaction, and remote operation
September 4—Shah Selbe, Conservify, Founder
Conservify: Open source conservation technology
September 11—Alexis Fischer, University of California, Santa Cruz
Unusual dinoflagellate dominance in Monterey Bay examined with automated imaging flow cytometry
August 14 —23rd Annual Intern Symposium
23rd Annual Intern Symposium
August 8—Early Intern Presentations
MBARI interns present their summer research, early presentations
August 21—Lis Henderson, Stony Brook University
Direct and indirect effects of temperature on fish distributions
August 7—Melinda Simmons, Jacksonville University
Anthropogenic impacts along Florida’s longest river
July 31—Paula Pappalardo, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Species boundaries and species diversity in a changing ocean
July 17—Amanda Wozniak, Amazon Robotics
Systems engineering: Tools to avoid making critical trade-offs in silos
July 10—Damon McMillan, Blue Trail Engineering
SeaCharger: An autonomous boat tackles the Pacific
June 26—Tyler MacCready, Apium Swarm Robotics
Swarming and the future of oceanography
June 12—Tyler Phelps, California Academy of Sciences
Exploration and ecology within mesophotic coral reefs
May 29—Angus Forbes, University of California, Santa Cruz
Designing effective interfaces to visualize
and analyze complex data
May 15—Brian Gerkey, Open Robotics
Air, land, sea, and space: Open source robot tools for all
May 8—David Mann, Loggerhead Instruments
Scaling ocean observation with acoustic drifters
April 24—Will Crichton, Stanford University
Video analysis at scale in the era of deep learning
March 27—Eric Crandall, California State University, Monterey Bay
Diversity of the Indo-Pacific Network (DIPnet): Novel solutions for the study of molecular ecology and evolution in the Indo-Pacific
April 17—Alexandra Branzan Albu, University of Victoria, Canada
Computer vision for underwater environmental monitoring
March 20—Hannah Stuart, University of California, Berkeley
Designing ROV end-effectors for robust undersea physical interactions
September 18 — Mara Orescanin, Naval Postgraduate School
Hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of the Carmel River bar built estuary
February 13 — Chris German, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents: Oases for life in oceans beyond Earth?
January 23 — Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Global Marine and Polar Program
Deep-seabed mining on the horizon: Challenges, perspectives, and next steps
January 16 — Erika Woolsey, The Hydrous
Using virtual reality to share the ocean
January 9 — Kate Lowry, Science Philanthropy Alliance
From Sea Ice and Phytoplankton to Science Philanthropy
2018
November 28 — Itay Budin, University of California, Berkeley
The private life of lipid membranes in model organisms
November 7 — Stephen Pacella, US Environmental Protection Agency
Drivers of coastal acidification in northern California Current estuaries
October 17 — Graham Peers, Colorado State University
The physiology of phytoplankton in fluctuating light
October 3 — Nate Lindsey, UC Berkeley
Illuminating the seafloor with dark fiber seismology and the MARS cable
October 24 — Emily Rivest, College of William and Mary
Linking lab and field: Physiological ecology in a new age
August 8 —22nd Annual Intern Symposium
22nd Annual Intern Symposium
September 26 — Richard Brodeur, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Jellyfish blooms: Beyond the slime
August 15 — Leila Takayama, University of California, Santa Cruz
Designing more effective human-robot systems
July 25 — Meghan Marrero, Mercy College Center for STEM Education
Using science to change the world
July 11 — Nina Bednaršek, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Pteropods under multiple stressor effects in the California Current system
June 20 — Kirsten Carlson, Fathom It Studios
Fathom Antarctica: Drawing inspiration
under the ice as scientist and artist
under the ice as scientist and artist
August 1 — Ariel Waldman, NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts council member
How to be a science hacker
June 27 — Helen Scales, Marine biologist and author
Eye of the Shoal—exploring the remarkable world of fish
June 6 — Isa Rosso, University of California, San Diego
The South Indian Ocean: A tale of physical-biogeochemical interactions
May 23 — Eric Orenstein, University of California, San Diego
The freest of lunches: Using out-of-domain data to boost oceanographic image classification
May 22 — Bo Barker Jørgensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Cryptic cycles and power laws in the anaerobic seabed bioreactor
May 16 — Haunani Kane, University of Hawaii
Mālama honua: Bridging traditional knowledge and modern science through observation
May 2 — Al Dove, Georgia Aquarium
Connecting the dots: The biology and conservation of whale sharks
April 18 — Sherry Flumerfelt, Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust
Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust: Working to revitalize a healthy and sustainable fishing economy
April 11— Nurit Kress, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Impact of seawater desalination on the marine environment. What do we know (and don’t)?
April 2 — Melissa Omand, University of Rhode Island
Diurnal rhythms in phytoplankton physiology and marine snow export observed from a Wirewalker autonomous platform
March 21 — Scott Benson, NOAA-Southwest Fisheries Science Center
This talk will cover the biology and ecology of leatherback turtles, the current status of the population, challenges to recovery, and the actions we can take to help.
March 28 — Robert George, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Ocean acidification impacts on krill and krill predators in the Southern Ocean
April 4 — Robert Dudley, University of California, Berkeley
From Andean hummingbirds to Antarctic pteropods: Flapping flight mechanics in physically variable locomotor media
February 28 — Russell Arnott, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Micro-plants and mixing: The movements of 3D-printed phytoplankton
March 7 — Ted Packard, Marine Ecophysiology Group
From microplastics contamination through jellyfish metabolism to ocean carbon flux
January 10 — Daniel Costa, University of California, Santa Cruz
The secret life of elephant seals: Insights into the at-sea behavior of a mesopelagic predator
January 24 — Paul Roberts, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Real-time underwater imaging and microscopy
January 17 — Michael Beman, University of California, Merced
Making do under low dissolved oxygen: Microbial ecology and biogeochemistry in low-oxygen marine ecosystems
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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
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- Which regression: Model I or Model II?
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