Event Schedule

The College of Marine and Earth Studies offers many periodical and on-going Lectures, Workshops, Seminars, and other events. Please choose an Event Series from the list below to display its schedule.

CMES Hosted Workshops and Seminars
Wilmington Lunch and Lecture Series
Spring 2008 Invitational Seminar Series
2008 Ocean Currents Lecture Series
DuPont Clear Into The Future University Seminar Series
CMES Alumni Events

CMES Hosted Workshops and Seminars


There are currently no Events scheduled for this Event Series. Please check back soon as new events are added regularly!

Wilmington Lunch and Lecture Series

These lectures are offered periodically from late autumn through spring, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the award-winning Hotel du Pont in Wilmington. Each lecture includes lunch. The cost is $15 per person, and advance reservations are required. To make reservations, call 302.831.8062, or send an e-mail to MarineCom@udel.edu.
There are currently no Events scheduled for this Event Series. Please check back soon as new events are added regularly!

Spring 2008 Invitational Seminar Series

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays, Unless Noted Differently 202 Cannon Lab., Hugh R. Sharp Campus, Lewes, via ITV 206 Robinson Hall, Newark
02/01/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	The ties that bind Source to Sink: within and between New Guinea and New Zealand PLEASE NOTE TIME AND DATE OF SEMINAR Location: Robinson Hall 206 & Cannon Lab 202 (Speaker will be in Newark) Speaker: Dr. Charles Nittrouer, School of Oceanography, University of Washington Host: Chris Sommerfield
03/11/2008 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m	Mercury speciation and transfer at aquatic environment interfaces. Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 Speaker: Sylvain Bouchet, University of Pau, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Bio Inorganique de l'Environnement. Host: Tom Church
03/26/2008 4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m	Biological Invasions of Coastal Marine Waters in North America: Past, Present, & Future PLEASE NOTE TIME AND DATE OF SEMINAR (WEDNESDAY) Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 (Sponsored by the IE DuPont Company Clear Into the Future Program) Speaker: Dr. Gregory M. Ruiz, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (WebPage) Host: Dr. Jonathon Sharp
04/07/2008 3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m	Holocene sediment records of early metallurgy and rapid climate changes in Europe PLEASE NOTE DATE AND TIME OF SEMINAR (MONDAY) Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 Speaker: Dr. Alain Veron, University Aix-Marseilles, France Host: Dr. Thomas Church
04/08/2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Estuarine sediment processes - Examples from the Hudson River Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 Speaker: Dr. Frank-Oliver Nitsche, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University (WebPage) Host: Chris Sommerfield
04/15/2008 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m	Ecosystem trajectories and coastal ecosystem restoration targets Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 (Sponsored by the E.I. DuPont Company Clear Into the Future Program) Speaker: Dr. Carlos Duarte, Institute Mediteranni d'Estudis Advancats, UIB, Mallorca, Spain (WebPage) Host: Dr. Jonathan Sharp
04/22/2008 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m	Snapshots of a dynamic system: microbial diversity of Acroporid Corals. Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 Speaker: Shawn Polson, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware Host: Adam Marsh
04/29/2008 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m	Coastal resource resilience and sustainability: Linked & nested environmental mosaics Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 Speaker: Dr. Mark Peterson, University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Coastal Sciences, Fisheries Ecology (WebPage) Host: Tim Targett
05/06/2008 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m	Bacterial diversity and biogeochemical processes: the phage connection Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 Speaker: Dr. Markus Weinbauer, Laboratoire d'Oceanographie de Villefranche-sur-mer (LOV) Diversity, France Host: Eric Wommack
05/13/2008 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m	Effects of wetland fragmentation on freshwater turtle populations in the Delaware Estuary Location: Cannon Laboratory (Lewes) 202 & Robinson Hall (Newark) 206 (Sponsored by the E.I. DuPont Company Clear Into the Future Program) Speaker: Dr. Harold W. Avery, Drexel University, Dept. of Bioscience & Biotechnology (WebPage) Host: Jonathan Sharp

2008 Ocean Currents Lecture Series


05/15/2008 7:00PM - 9:00PM	How Microscopic Ocean Algae Let Us Breathe, Have Babies, and Drive Cars (Really!) Location: 104 Cannon Lab, CMES, Lewes Speaker: Dr. Matt Oliver, Assistant Professor, College of Marine and Earth Studies, Oceanography Program (WebPage)

DuPont Clear Into The Future University Seminar Series

The goal of the Clear into the Future University Seminar Series is to provide a public venue for dissemination of current scientific research and policy information of interest to the scientific community as well as the general public of the Delaware Estuary. The seminar series is viewed as a vehicle for disseminating information, educating interested participants, and providing an open venue for dialog between all participants on important topics of interest to the Delaware Estuary community.
03/26/2008 4:30PM - 5:30PM	Biological Invasions of Coastal Marine Waters in North America: Past, Present, & Future Location: 202 Cannon Lab via ITV to 206 Robinson Hall Speaker: Dr. Gregory M. Ruiz, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD (WebPage)
04/03/2008 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Delaware River and Bay Health: History and Implications Location: Hotel Dupont, DuBarry Room Speaker: Dr. Jonathan H. Sharp, Professor of Oceanography, College of Marine and Earth Studies, University of Delaware (WebPage)
04/15/2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Ecosystem Trajectories and Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Targets Location: 202 Cannon Laboratory via ITV to 206 Robinson Hall Speaker: Dr. Carlos M. Duarte, Professor, Natural Resources Department, IMEDEA, University of Balearic Islands, Spain (WebPage)
05/13/2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Effects of Wetland Fragmentatioin on Freshwater Turtle Populations in the Delaware Estuary Location: 202 Cannon Lab via ITV to 206 Robinson Hall Speaker: Dr. Harold W. Avery, Associate Professor, Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Drexel University (WebPage)

CMES Alumni Events


05/21/2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Connected from the Coast to the Capital and Beyond Join us for a social gathering of D.C.-area alumni. Whether you're a recent grad or an "old timer," this will be a great opportunity to see friends and catch up on recent happenings in the college. RSVP by May 12 to 302-831-2841 or goodley-magers@udel.edu. Location: District Chophouse and Brewery, 509 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C.