Media Fellowship Program
Oregon State University, August 27-29, 2008
Corvallis and Newport, Oregon
| Day/time | Place | Speaker | Topic | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn, Corvallis | University Club Room open for breakfast | ||
| 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn, Corvallis | Opening comments, introductions | ||
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn | Mark Abbott, Dean of the OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS), member of the National Science Board and the Oregon Global Warming Commission | Climate change and ocean science | Mark Abbott's slides (PDF) |
| 10:45 - 11:05 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn | Nick Pisias, professor in COAS | Climate record in ocean sediment cores | Nick Pisias' slides (PDF) |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 a.m. | NSF-sponsored ocean sediment core repository, OSU campus | Nick Pisias and Chris Goldfinger, professor in COAS, leader of 2007 international expedition to sample subduction zone sediments off Indonesia | Visit the repository, see core being processed and analyzed. Sediment core evidence of subduction zone behavior in Indian and Pacific oceans | Chris Goldfinger's Slides (PPT) |
| 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Arnold Dining Room | John Byrne, former Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and OSU President | Lunch presentation on challenges confronting ocean science | |
| 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. | O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory | Daniel Cox and Chris Higgins, professors, OSU College of Engineering | Tour of the world’s largest tsunami research facility and full-scale bridge-beam testing lab | |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Wallace Energy Systems Laboratory | Annette von Jouanne, professor in College of Engineering; Stephanie Thornton, Executive Director, Oregon Wave Energy Trust | Update on wave energy prototypes and development projects | |
| Travel to Newport 4:30 - 6 p.m. |
Check in to hotel | |||
| 7 – 9 p.m. | Reception and dinner at the Hatfield Marine Science Center | Welcome from George Boehlert, HMSC director; remarks from Michael Morrissey on the OSU Seafood Lab; “Changing Oceans, Changing Science: Lessons from 10 years of PISCO,” a presentation by Jane Lubchenco, professor in College of Science, co-Principal Investigator of the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans and former president of AAAS | Climate change and the coastal ocean, as seen through the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans | Michael Morrissey's slides (PPT) |
| Day/time | Place | Speaker | Topic | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:15 a.m. | Early risers can visit the RV Elakha at the HMSC dock before it departs for an all-day research cruise. | Talk with Francis Chan, assistant professor, College of Science, and other scientists about the cruise | ||
| 8 - 8:30 a.m. | HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room | George Boehlert, HMSC director | Overview of facilities | |
| 8:30 - 10:20 a.m. | HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room, possible visit to the RV Pacific Storm at the HMSC dock | Presentations by Marine Mammal Institute scientists Markus Horning, Scott Baker and Barbara Lagerquist | Threats to Steller sea lions, whale conservation, whale monitoring | Scott Baker's slides (PPT) |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon | HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room | Michael Banks, director of the Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies; Gil Sylvia, director of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station | Salmon origins and migration patterns in the open ocean; fishery closure impact on coastal communities | Gil Sylvia's slides (PPT) |
| Noon | Lunch at HMSC | No presenter | ||
| 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Presentation and demonstration at HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room and Yaquina Bay shoreline | Jack Barth, professor in COAS | Ocean observing networks (Ocean Observatories Initiative) and gliders | |
| 3 - 3:30 p.m. | Presentation and demonstration at undersea acoustics lab | Joe Haxel, Research Assistant in the Acoustic Monitoring Group | Acoustic monitoring of Cascadia subduction and Antarctica | |
| 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. | Panel discussion at HMSC | Steve Giovannoni and Michael Behrenfeld, professors in the College of Science; Bill Peterson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | New views of microbial species in the open ocean. Global scale remote sensing of phytoplankton and productivity in a warming ocean. Plankton species shifts and salmon. | Michael Behrenfeld's slides (PDF), Bill Peterson's slides (PPT) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Time on your own | Vans will return to the hotel or take participants to other Newport locations | ||
| 7 - 10 p.m. | Oregon Coast Aquarium | Fishermen, economic development specialists, city and county representatives and two state legislators will join us for informal discussions focusing on the impacts of changing coastal and climate conditions on their decision-making | Dinner and chance to see aquarium displays |
| Day/time | Place | Speaker | Topic | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 - 8:50 a.m. | HMSC visitor’s center | Shawn Rowe, Assistant Professor, Oregon Sea Grant Extension (invited) | Optional session on free-choice learning. Oregon Sea Grant’s research on how people learn in nature centers and other informal locations. | |
| 9 - 11 a.m. | Panel discussion at HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room | Panel: Mark Hixon, professor, College of Science, Chair of Marine Protected Areas Federal advisory Committee; Selina Heppell, associate professor, OSU Fisheries and Wildlife; Gil Sylvia, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station; moderated by Jay Rasmussen, Oregon Sea Grant interim director | Role of science in establishing and documenting the consequences of marine reserves. | Mark Hixon's slides (PPT), Selina Heppell's slides (PDF), Gil Sylvia's slides (PPT) |
| 11 a.m. | Depart for Oregon Hatchery Research Center in Alsea | |||
| Noon | Oregon Hatchery Research Center | Catered lunch OCC |
Arrive at hatchery, eat lunch | |
| 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Oregon Hatchery research Center tour and discussion | David Noakes, Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife; Dan Edge, Professor and Head of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; and Ryan Couture, Facility Manager | Hatchery operations, role of hatcheries in fisheries management | David Noakes' slides (PPT) |
| 2:30 p.m. | Leave for Corvallis | |||
| 3:30 p.m. | Arrive in Corvallis |
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