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Katy Croff Bell
Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM)
Dava Newman will talk about her groundbreaking spacesuit, the BioSuit™, as part of the Smithsonian’s celebration of women and girls in STEM
UN Ocean Decade Virtual Series: Co-designing the science we need for the Ocean Decade Part 2This virtual session “Co-designing the science …
Annie Brett will discuss the potential for technology to advance ocean management through fundamental changes in ocean data infrastructure.
Veta Wade speaks on Caribbean sustainability goals from her experience as a blue economy consultant and award-winning ocean advocate.
Sheena Talma will discuss the co-design process for a deep-sea program in Seychelles.
This seminar explores barriers to entry for underrepresented students in STEM programs and shares approaches that promote equity.
Schannel van Dijken will present on a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe (Va’a)-based culture and environmental education program.
Miriam Lynch will discuss saving lives & creating opportunities in diverse communities through water safety & STEM
Sven-Olof Lindblad of Lindblad Expeditions will share their efforts to adapt during COVID-19 and carry on their conservation work.
MIT Human Systems Lab and the Open Ocean Initiative co-host a seminar on "Ocean Worlds" by NASA’s Dr. Darlene Lim.
50 speakers celebrating 50 years - Live online
MIT Professor Thomas Peacock will discuss the environmental impact of deep-sea mining sediment plumes on ocean biology.
John T. Leong, Obama Foundation Fellow and CEO of Kupu, engages, equips, and empowers the next generation of conservation leaders.
Dr. Brennan Phillips will discuss his latest low cost underwater camera system used for bio-logging traveling marine animals.
Tara Roberts will discuss how the finding of a slave shipwreck transformed and empowered a community in Costa Rica.
An avid sailor, diver, and National Geographic explorer, Dr. Grace Young is passionate about developing technologies to help better underst…
Elizabeth Stephenson is the director of the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) a global micro-granting and fello…
Dr. Dava Newman is the Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at MIT and a Harvard–MIT Health, Sciences, and Technolo…
Sonali Prasad is a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. She has worked on climate and environment stories across different forms, be i…
Christin Khan is a Fishery Biologist in the Protected Species Branch at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole. She is an aer…
Dr. Randi Rotjan is Research Assistant Professor of Biology at Boston University. Her research focuses on various ecological processes…
David Robinson spoke about collaborating with indigenous community groups in his position as Director of the Massachusetts Board of Un…
Open Ocean will be at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in San Diego, February 16-21, 2020.
Open Ocean introduced K-8 students to the importance of phytoplankton at Cambridge's K-8 STEAM It Up event.
For National Geographic Student Expeditions 2019, Open Ocean Initiative developed a 2-day curriculum for the 50 international high school s…
Dan Novy, PhD, will share his work as part of the MIT Media Lab's Open Ocean Initiative, including projects such as his Aquagames workshop …
Open Ocean Director, Dr. Katy Croff Bell, testified before the Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Techn…
Laura Perovich, Object-Based Media, presented her work on SeeBoat: In situ Water Quality Displays for Communities.Laura Perovich is a PhD s…
"We are standing on the edge of a frontier in terms of our ability to see, understand, and share information about the oceans.”
Brian Wang and Rogger Montes, MIT undergraduates, presented their Open Ocean UROP Project Reports.
Dr. Zara Mirmalek talked about Meshing Remote and Co-located Work: Human-technology Relationships in Space and Ocean Exploration.Zara Mirma…
Dr. Peter Girguis discussed Sea For Yourself: How Deep Sea Processes Affect your Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.Peter Girguis' res…
Artist Lily Simonson talked about her work, Painting the Deep.Lily Simonson works in tandem with researchers at remote field sites to creat…
Dr. Anna Michel discussed Laser-based Sensing in Aqueous Environments.Anna is Associate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Instituti…
Alexis Hope, Civic Media, discussed Finding Your "North Star": Principles for Value-Driven Design.
All Hands on Deck will convene leaders in ocean exploration to imagine new ways to empower an inclusive global community of explorers.
Fall 2018 member meetingAgenda: Thursday, October 25Attendance at this event is by invitation only.Unable to join us in person? J…
Katy Croff Bell speaks at the 2018 MIT Women's unConference
Darlene Lim discusses two NASA projects focused on blending field science research with the development of human exploration tools.
Discussion on expeditions, events, and projects for the new Open Ocean initiative.
What are the uncharted territories that remain in ocean exploration and storytelling?