Keynote Speaker: William Clark Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development Harvard University  John F. Kennedy School of Government

Using virtual reality as a tool for improving wind energy visualization Nicholas Giudice, School of Computing and Information Science Dr Giudice will discuss the use of virtual reality as a tool for improving wind energy visualization. The seminar will explore the progress of one of SSI's Emerging Opportunities projects led by Nicholas Giudice, School of […]

Trading Dams: The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Future of Dam Law Dave Owen, University of Maine School of Law Professor Owen is the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Maine School of Law. He is the faculty advisor to the Maine Law Review and serves on the Board of Directors of  […]

We All Swim Downstream: Policy Solutions to Beach Water Pollution Jon Devine, Senior Attorney, Water Program, Natural Resources Defense Council Co-sponsors: Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, New England Sustainability Consortium

Building Capacity for Socio-Environmental Problem Solving: A Design for Learning and Adaptation at SESYNC Jonathan Kramer, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) Jon Kramer is the Director of Interdisciplinary Science for SESYNC. Previously, Dr. Kramer served as the Director of the Maryland Sea Grant. Since 2000, he has worked to apply new approaches to link science […]

Ecosystem management in a changing climate: What do fishermen have to do with it? Robin Alden, Penobscot East Resource Center Robin Alden is Executive Director of Penobscot East Resource Center. Alden was Maine Commissioner of Marine Resources from 1995 to 1997, responsible for Maine‘s marine and anadromous fishery management and enforcement and for aquaculture in the […]

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research for Understanding Bycatch in the Maine Lobster Fishery Yong Chen and Christine Beitl School of Marine Sciences, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Maine In this seminar, Chen and Beitl will discuss their research on bycatch, the incidental catch of non-target species, which represents both an ecological and social problem in fisheries management. […]

Marine Resource Management in a Changing Climate Richard Merrick, NOAA Seminar: 3pm-4pm Reception and informal discussion: 4pm-5pm Dr. Merrick began serving as Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor with NOAA Fisheries in 2011. In this capacity, he leads efforts to provide the science needed to support sustainable fisheries and ecosystems and to continue […]