The Planet Ocean Seminar
Series is free and open to the
public. The seminar is held
in the Hodder Hall of
Mentors, the main auditorium at the UNCW Center
for Marine Science, 5600
Marvin K. Moss Lane. The
seminar will begin promptly
at 6:30 p.m. Light hors
d’oeuvres will follow.
Due to limited seating, reservations
are required. Advance registration for
Bluefish Society members will end Aug. 24. The
general public may begin registration on Aug. 25.
To make reservations or for further information,
please call the UNCW Center for Marine Science at
910-962-2301.
Center for Marine Science
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5928
The Planet Ocean Seminar Series offers four
lectures each academic year, featuring prominent
speakers from our own faculty and other leading
research institutions, from well-known environmental organizations and from
government agencies.
Printing and postage costs for this mailing
were funded by the CMS Bluefish Society
Planet Ocean
The Planet Ocean Seminar Series
USGS Science:
Making a Difference
During the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill
with Marcia McNutt, Ph.D.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011
6:30 p.m.
Bluefish Society membership entitles you to
preferred seating at Planet Ocean seminars
and much more. Please join our school of
Bluefish Society members and help us keep
the outreach tradition at CMS afloat. For
details, call us at 910-962-2408.
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Due to limited seating,
reservations are required.
Advance registration for
Bluefish Society members
will end Aug. 24. The
general public may begin
registration on Aug. 25.
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Making a Difference During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
with Marcia McNutt, Ph.D.
Director, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Marcia McNutt is Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Nation’s
largest water, Earth, biological science and civilian mapping agency whose
mission is to provide the scientific data that enable decision makers to create
sound policies for a changing world.
She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American
Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She was awarded by the American Geophysical Union the Macelwane
Medal in 1988 for research accomplishments by a young scientist and
the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her significant contributions to
deep-sea exploration. She holds honorary doctoral degrees from the
University of Minnesota, Colorado College, Monmouth University,
and Colorado School of Mines.
To reserve seats, call the Center for
Marine Science at 910-962-2301.
For driving directions and more
information about CMS:
www.uncw.edu/cms
Dr. McNutt received a bachelor’s in Physics from Colorado College and a doctorate in Earth
Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She previously taught at MIT for 15
years and was director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute before being
appointed to the USGS.
Please join us for the first seminar in the 2011-2012 series:
USGS Science:
Making a Difference During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by
contacting CMS three days prior to the event.
with Marcia McNutt, Ph.D.
Sep. 13, 2011
UNCW Center for Marine Science Auditorium
Seminar 6:30 p.m. / Refreshments 7:30 p.m.