MLML'S SEMINAR SERIES
MLML holds weekly seminars during the academic year in our Seminar Classroom at the Main Lab. The seminar series is funded by SJSU Associated Students allowing the MLML Student Body to host speakers from a variety of marine science related disciplines to present their research.
Wednesdays 4-5 p.m. in the Seminar Room at MLML.
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Past Seminars
Seminar – The ecology of kelp forests in a changing ocean: physiology, microbiomes & carbon cycling
Dr. Brooke Weigel | Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station presenting: "The ecology of kelp forests in a changing ocean: physiology, microbiomes & carbon cycling" Hosted by: Research Diving Program MLML …Seminar – The effects of environmental change on the importance of non-consumptive predator effects in the rocky intertidal zone
Dr. Paul Bourdeau | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Presenting: "The effects of environmental change on the importance of non-consumptive predator effects in the rocky intertidal zone" Hosted by the …Seminar – Modeling the habitat use of a fearless deep-diver, the Emperor Penguin in the Ross Sea
Dr. Martin Tournier | Moss Landing Marine Laboratories/SJSU Research Foundation Presenting: "Modeling the habitat use of a fearless deep-diver, the Emperor Penguin in the Ross Sea" Hosted by the Vertebrate …Seminar – Finding Your Fit in the Dynamic Geoscience Workforce
Dr. Madison Wood | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Presenting: "Finding Your Fit in the Dynamic Geoscience Workforce" MLML Seminar | April 23rd, 2025 at 4pm (PDT) Watch the Live …Seminar – Quantifying the Impact of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer on Optical Signal Propagation
Dr. Qing Wang | Naval Postgraduate School Presenting: "Quantifying the Impact of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer on Optical Signal Propagation" Hosted by the Physical Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar | April …Seminar – Putting Science Behind the Stingray Shuffle and Other Observations with the Round Stingray (Urobatis halleri)
Dr. Benjamin Perlman | California State University at Long Beach Presenting: "Putting science behind the stingray shuffle and other observations with the round stingray (Urobatis halleri)" Hosted by the Ichthyology …Seminar – Oceans from Space – Blooms and Data Access
Dr. Cara Wilson | NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Presenting: "Oceans from Space - Blooms and Data Access " Hosted by the Computational Oceanography Lab and Physical Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar …Seminar – Dissolved Al on the Chukchi Shelf and the Shelf Slopes in the Canada Basin
Dr. Mariko Hatta | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Presenting: "Dissolved Al on the Chukchi Shelf and the Shelf Slopes in the Canada Basin" Hosted by the …Seminar – Ocean Heat Content during the Globally Warm Mid-Pliocene
Dr. Heather Ford | Queen Mary University of London Presenting: "Ocean Heat Content during the Globally Warm Mid-Pliocene" Hosted by the MLML Dean's Office MLML Seminar | March 26th, 2025 …Seminar – Small bodies in cold water: Harbour porpoises energetics and effects of vessel noise disturbance
Dr. Laia Rojano-Doñate | Aarhus University & Stanford University Presenting: "Small bodies in cold water: Harbour porpoises energetics and effects of vessel noise disturbance" Hosted by the MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab …Seminar – Biodiversity of marine alveolates: examining species diversity and patterns in evolution
Dr. Kevin Wakeman | Hokkaido University Presenting: "Biodiversity of marine alveolates: examining species diversity and patterns in evolution" Hosted by the MLML Invertebrate Ecology Lab MLML Seminar | December 10th, …Seminar-Unravelling how symbioses and indirect interactions influence biological communities
Dr. Gerick Bergsma | CSUMB Presenting: "Unravelling how symbioses and indirect interactions influence biological communities" Hosted by the MLML Icthyology Lab MLML Seminar | December 3rd, 2024 at 4pm (PDT) …Seminar – Ocean Observatories: Open Access to the Open Ocean
Dr. Michael (Mike) Vardaro | UW OOI Presenting: "Ocean Observatories: Open Access to the Open Ocean" Hosted by the MLML Invertebrate Ecology Lab MLML Seminar | November 19th, 2024 at …Seminar – Shorelines from Space: Measuring California’s Coastal Changes with Satellite Imagery
Dr. Jon Warrick | USGS Presenting: "Shorelines from Space: Measuring California’s Coastal Changes with Satellite Imagery." Hosted by the MLML Geological Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar | November 12th, 2024 at …Seminar – Marine bacterial symbionts: Challenging evolutionary norms and informing conservation
Dr. Lydia Baker | CSUMB Presenting: "Marine bacterial symbionts: Challenging evolutionary norms and informing conservation" Hosted by the MLML Geological Oceanography Lab MLML Seminar | November 5th, 2024 at 4pm …