Monday, January 29, 2018 || 12:00 Noon || Margaret Chase Smith, Conference Hall Ocean food production in the coastal ocean is far less developed than food production on land. This is good news because it means we can learn from prior mistakes and negative societal perceptions in other systems towards improved sustainability of ocean resources. Furthermore, the […]
The application cycle for the 2018 ME EPSCoR High School Research Internship is now open! Students are invited to apply to take part in an exciting, paid research internship opportunity to gain real-world experience. Accepted applicants will work with UMaine faculty, students, and others to learn about sustainable science and aquaculture. The internship includes an […]
Thursday, February 22, 2018 || 2:00 pm || Mitchell Center, 107 Norman Smith Hall Whether it is local, “wicked” problems that are complex, challenging, with multiple feedbacks, high uncertainty, and ambiguous solutions, or NSF’s Grand Societal Challenges, we are increasingly needing to take multi-, inter-, and trans-disciplinary team science approaches to understand and potentially solve these […]
Wednesday, March 7 || Norman Smith Hall || 2 PM - 3:30 PM Maine’s coasts are rapidly changing, and aquaculture stands as an important solution to strengthen and transform coastal economies, communities, and ecosystems. The development of such socio-technical solutions to complex problems requires an interdisciplinary approach to ensure that the techniques that are developed are based […]
"Scaling Sustainable Aquaculture: How Water Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) position Maine to lead the country in sustainable food production" Ben Willauer is a member of the leadership team of Whole Oceans - a Maine-based company currently building one of the largest land-based recirculating aquaculture systems in the world in Bucksport, Maine. He has an extensive […]
Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence: Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century Dr. Sylvia Earle is President and Chairman of Mission Blue/The Sylvia Earle Alliance. She is a National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence, and is called Her Deepness by the New Yorker and the New York Times, Living Legend by the Library of […]
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT The Maine State EPSCoR conference provides an opportunity for people to come together to learn about all of our EPSCoR programs across the state. The 2018 meeting will feature a sustainability workshop led by Jamie Cloud, founder and president of The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Studies, in […]
Application of Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding in Aquaculture Science – Dr. Yuan Liu, NOAA NEFSC Lab, Milford, CT Dr. Liu received her PhD in Marine Science from Stony Brook University in 2012. Since 2015, she has been working as a Biologist at the NOAA NEFSC lab in Milford, CT. Dr. Liu uses DNA-based molecular techniques to examine community structure, […]
11 AM-1 PM | March 20, 2019 | Abromson Center University of Southern Maine, Portland ME Presenter: Karen West Do you have an idea that you are looking to commercialize? Looking to grow or start your own aquaculture business? The USDA SBIR program awards ~$700K for companies to conduct research and development into new and […]
11 AM-1 PM | March 21, 2019 | Hutchinson Center - Belfast, ME Presenter: Karen West Do you have an idea that you are looking to commercialize? Looking to grow or start your own aquaculture business? The USDA SBIR program awards ~$700K for companies to conduct research and development into new and innovative ideas leading […]
