During February’s Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deb Bronk recorded an episode of the Scottish Association for Marine Science’s Ocean Explorer podcast.
Deb and Janice Lachance, chief executive and director of the American Geophysical Union, discussed the current state of ocean research, including the impact of funding cuts on discovery and innovation. Deb and Janice also inferred what the future might hold for ocean science, including the role of AI in helping to understand the smallest forms of marine life.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland is an ocean research charity and investigates various elements of our marine environment, from algae to oceanography. In this podcast, we meet staff and students from SAMS to learn more about our vast and mysterious ocean.
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He is one of the world's most cited climate scientists and is part of the research collaboration that defined the term 'marine heatwave', but after 35 years at SAMS Prof. Mike Burrows is sailing into retirement.
In this special episode, host Euan Paterson sits down with Prof. Burrows to find out how his research has been guided by the theme of climate change and why ocean temperature is changing the distribution of marine species.
We also hear a confession of how he almost lost a new company vehicle while on fieldwork and the surprising influence that the movie Jaws had on his career choice…Â
The Ocean Explorer podcast is produced by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), an ocean research charity and partner of UHI based in Oban.
In each episode, we take a deep dive into marine science topics with SAMS scientists and special guests.
Interested in working or studying with us, or helping with our work? Visit www.sams.ac.uk to find out more.
As we look ahead, we’re also grateful to give a final parting glance to #OSM26. Check out these fun behind-the-scenes snaps of Bigelowians at the event in Glasgow last month!
Photos:
- Colleagues supporting projects across the Center for Seafood Solutions pose in front of the OSM sign. Back row (left to right): Jeremy Rich (Kelp Blue Carbon), Dave Ernst (Mussel eRNA), Robin Sleith (Kelp Blue Carbon), Kyle Oliveira (Kelp Blue Carbon), Sarah Douglas (Kelp Blue Carbon). Front row: Melissa Melendez (Team HALO), Nichole Price (all projects), Brittney Honisch (Mussel eRNA, Kelp Blue Carbon, Team HALO, Coast-Cow-Consumer), Sophia Riazi-Sekowski (Kelp Blue Carbon & Team HALO), Evelyn Marchand (Kelp Blue Carbon), Aurora Ricart (Team HALO).
- Sydney Greenlee, a UMaine PhD student, presents her poster Uncovering Seasonal Patterns of Microbial Diversity in a Changing Gulf of Maine with Environmental DNA at OSM.
- Senior Research Scientist Karen Stamieszkin leads a presentation about the Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series in front of a packed room.
- Daniel Clements, Rebekah Shunmugapandi, Kyle Oliveira, and Hannah Blair pose at OSM.
- Bigelow Laboratory President and CEO Deborah Bronk served on a panel to help early career researchers prepare resumes during OSM.
