Ph.D. student Courtney traveled to Washington, D.C. to volunteer at the USA Science & Engineering Festival on Saturday, April 6th. This free 2 day event was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and had over 3,000 exhibitors and 350,000 visitors! The mission of this festival is to stimulate interest in the nation’s youth …
Associate Professor Zackary Johnson presented on the trends and patterns of coastal and ocean acidification in coastal North Carolina at the Southeastern Ocean and Coastal Acidification Network NC Stakeholder meeting. The presentation was titled, ‘Variability of the carbonate system (including acidity) in a dynamic coastal NC system’. Ocean and coastal acidification are changing the chemistry …
Scientists rejoice!
In spite of challenging weather, the Duke Marine Lab hosted about 500 visitors for it’s 2017 Open House extravaganza. The Marine Microbe Group presented 3 exhibits including examples of ocean acidification, phytoplankton/algae in the coastal ocean and a demonstrating the large scale of production of microalgae for food and fuel. Lots of good questions and …
The Duke Marine Lab joined the Beaufort NC July 4th parade to promote it’s upcoming open house. Lead by REU student Ford Fishman, the R/V Richard Barber was paraded through the streets to cheering residents and visitors alike!
On Saturday, April 1st, 135 middle school girls visited the Duke Marine Lab to take part in hands-on activities in the fields of microbiology, remote sensing, geographic information systems, environmental engineering, developmental biology, marine science, physics, and more. The goal of GEST is to expose girls to STEM opportunities and role models in eastern North …
Sarah and Courtney travelled to Durham on Saturday, February 25th to lead activities at the annual FEMMES Capstone event on main campus. FEMMES (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science) is an undergraduate-led organization that seeks to provide STEM opportunities and role models to local female students. Hundreds of 4th-6th graders attended the event and …
Approximately 100 sixth graders from Morehead City visited the Marine Laboratory to learn about marine science and experience a college campus. Six learning stations covered different aspects of marine science from fisheries to marine mammals to remote sensing. The Sarah Loftus, Courtney Swink and Bailey Slagle of the Marine Microbe Group described the importance of …
On Saturday, the Johnson Lab welcomed hundreds of people into the laboratory as part of the Duke Marine Lab’s annual Open House event. The Open House is an opportunity for the public to tour DUML facilities, learn about ongoing research, and view some of that research in action. Upstairs in the Pilkey Laboratory, the Johnson Lab spoke …