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Lightning Talks at the Seattle Aquarium
November 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$10 – $15Learn about marine science research directly from local scientists during five-minute Lightning Talks, part of the Aquarium’s larger Discover Science Weekend.
Lightning Talks speakers and topics:
Trevor Branch
Associate professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
The near extinction and hopeful rebuilding of the Antarctic blue whale: the largest animal ever
Carey Kuhn
Ecologist, Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA Fisheries
Using ground-breaking technology to search for the cause of the northern fur seal decline in Alaska
Adam P. Summers
Professor, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs
Armor from the sea—what poachers teach us about defense
Dr. Gregory C. Johnson
Affiliate professor, School of Oceanography, College of the Environment, University of Washington
Climate change science
lightning haiku summary
with watercolors
James E. West
Senior research scientist, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Biomagnification of toxic contaminants in Puget Sound’s food web: let’s look out the window to Elliott Bay
Lindsay Holladay
Marine science interpreter, Seattle Aquarium
20,000 leaks under the sea
Lynda Mapes
Environmental Reporter, The Seattle Times
Covering Rialto: the story behind how we got that story about the rescue of Seattle’s most beloved baby sea otter.
Margaret Siple
Graduate student, University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Sound and herring: the Puget Sound food web and its most iconic forage fish
Shawn Larson
Curator of conservation research, Seattle Aquarium
Wildlife rehabilitation and the story of Rialto
Dr. James C. Deutsch
Director, Wildlife Conservation, Vulcan Inc.
Counting to save sharks through Finprint