Public Lecture Series

Like to learn more about the latest in Ocean Research? Then please join us!

The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - West is proud to announce our public lecture series for 2008-2009.

Join K-12 teachers, the public, and professional ocean science researchers to explore current research in the ocean sciences and its relationshiop to our daily lives.

Teachers and informal educators are invited to meet with the speakers and COSEE-West staff at the event for more content information and to discuss ways to teach the topics in your classrooms.

Lectures are open to everyone and are appropriate for high school students and adults.

However, if you would like a copy of the educators' packet of background materials and resources related to the lecture topic, please register in advance.

Contact the COSEE-West office at UCLA:
e-mail: cosee.west@gmail.com | tel. (310) 206-8247 | fax (310) 206-3987

Schedule for 2008-2009 Lectures

Please check the calendar periodically.  Details will be added as events are finalized.  The public is also invited to some of the lectures by research scientists that are listed on the Teacher Workshop calendar.  Public access depends on location of the workshop. Find out about these talks in the flyers posted on the Teacher Workshop calendar here.

Topic	Dates	Location
TBA (possibly sea birds, plankton, and global warming in the Arctic) Dr. Nina Karnovsky, Pomona College	20 May (Wed.) 2009	The Huntington Library Driving directions
Conserving Fish from the Mountains to the Sea Dr. Sabrina Drill, University of California Cooperative Extension	25 February (Wed.) 2009 Lecture: 6:30-7:30 pm Educators’ Session: 7:30-8:30 pm	Los Angeles River Center Download the PDF flyer (PDF, 113 KB) Download map here (PDF, 52 KB)
The Ocean in a Warming Climate Dr. Josh Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory	4 February (Wed.) 2009 Lecture: 6:30-7:30 pm Educators’ Session: 7:30-8:30 pm	Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Download the PDF flyer (PDF, 282 KB) Driving Directions
Phase Shifts, Alternative Stable States, and the Loss of Ecosystem Function in Southern California Lagoons Dr. Peggy Fong, University of California, Los Angeles	21 January (Wed.) 2009 Lecture 6:30 - 7:30pm Educators Session 7:30 - 8:30pm	Philips Waite Hall (WPH), University of Southern California Download the PDF flyer (PDF, 114 KB) Download map here (PDF, 658 KB)
Marine Protected Areas Dr. Satie Airame, University of California, Santa Barbara	21 October (Tues.) 2008 Lecture & discussion 7:00 - 8:30 pm	Santa Monica Public Library Santa Monica Download the PDF flyer (PDF, 324 KB) Download map here (PDF, 44 KB)<

NOTE: Lectures are free for pre-registered COSEE-West participants. Some lectures may have an admission fee for the general public. Parking is fee-based, depending on location.

Calendar of Past Lecture Series