MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2016



2016 EAPS Lecture Series: LIfe in the Ocean

Michael Follows, Associate Professor of Oceanography

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reveal the extreme diversity of living organisms in the ocean. We will discuss recent advances in marine biology and ecology using modern tools from gene sequencing to the latest in underwater vehicles.

Individual lectures in the series will be given in 54-915, noon to 1pm. Please check individual session listing for descriptions of each topic and the day it will be offered.

Since there is a delay in information posted to the IAP website please see <eapsweb.mit.edu/events/2016/iap-lecture-series> for up-to-date schedule information.

Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Vicki McKenna, 54-910, 617 253-3380, VSM@MIT.EDU


Predators in the plankton: the menagerie

Jan/21 Thu 12:00PM-01:00PM 54-925

Predators in the plankton: the menagerie.

Matt Johnson - Associate Scientist


North Atlantic right whales

Jan/22 Fri 12:00PM-01:00PM 54-914

The role of science and technology in the conservation of North Atlantic right whales

Mark Baumgartner - Associate Professor of Oceanography


Life in the deep

Jan/25 Mon 12:00PM-01:00PM 54-915

Life in the deep: hot topics in hydrothermal vent biology.

Lauren Mullineaux - Senior Scientist