PMEL 50th Anniversary Symposium Agenda

NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
50th Anniversary Symposium 

Thursday, March 14, 2024 

UW Center for Urban Horticulture - Seattle, WA

(All times are Pacific Daylight Time)
Guest arrival/check-in
08:15 AM Registration Desk opens
08:15 - 09:00 AM Coffee, tea and light snacks
Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:00 AM Welcome Video 
09:05 AM Greeting and Housekeeping - Dr. Diane Stanitski, PMEL Deputy Director
09:10 AM

PMEL Welcome Messages 

  • Dr. Michelle McClure, PMEL Director
  • Dr. John Horne, UW/CICOES Director 
09:25 AM Opening Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad, NOAA Administrator
A Brief History of PMEL
09:55 AM Dr. Michelle McClure, PMEL Director
10:10 AM Dr. Eddie Bernard, Former PMEL Director (retired)
10:25 to 10:55 AM   -  Coffee Break, Posters, Exhibits
Theme: Ocean Climate
10:55 AM Theme introduction - Dr. Patricia Quinn, Acting Director, PMEL Ocean Climate Research Division and Lead Principal Investigator Atmospheric Chemistry Group
11:00 AM Dr. Michael McPhaden, PMEL Senior Scientist, Lead Principal Investigator PMEL Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array
11:15 AM

Dr. Andrea Fassbender, Principal Investigator, Biogeochemical Argo 
11:30 AM Questions
Theme: Ocean Chemistry and Biology
11:35 AM Theme introduction - Dr. Patricia Quinn, Acting Director, PMEL Ocean Climate Research Division and Lead Principal Investigator Atmospheric Chemistry Group
11:40 AM

Dr. Richard Feely, PMEL Senior Scientist and Lead Principal Investigator PMEL Carbon Research Group
11:55 AM Dr. Simone Alin, Principal Investigator, PMEL Carbon Research Group
12:10 AM Questions
12:15 - 1:15 PM   -  Lunch, Posters, Exhibits
Theme: Arctic Climate and Ecosystems
1:15 PM Theme Introduction - James Shambaugh, Director, PMEL Ocean Environment Research Division
1:20 PM Dr. Phyllis Stabeno, Lead Principal Investigator PMEL Ecosystem and Fisheries Combined Investigations (EcoFOCI) Group
1:35 PM Dr. Emily Lemagie, Principal Investigator, PMEL EcoFOCI Group
1:50 PM Questions
Theme: Tsunami Research
1:55 PM

Theme Introduction - James Shambaugh, Director, PMEL Ocean Environment Research Division
2:00 PM Dr. Eddie Bernard, Former PMEL Director (retired)
2:15 PM Dr. Yong Wei, Principal Investigator, UW/CICOES-PMEL Tsunami Group
2:30 PM Questions
Theme: Innovation and Exploration
2:35 PM Theme Introduction - Dr. Samuel Laney, Director of PMEL Engineering and Development Division
2:40 PM Dr. Stephen Hammond, Former Lead Principal Investigator of the PMEL Vents Group (retired)
2:55 PM Dr. Jeffrey Beeson, Principal Investigator, OSU/CIMERS-PMEL
3:10 PM Questions
3:15 - 3:45 PM   -  Afternoon Coffee and Cake, Posters, Exhibits
3:45 to 4:45 PM  -  Panel Discussion: PMEL - The Next 50 Years

Moderator

Heather Tabisola, UW/CICOES-PMEL, PMEL Ecosystem and Fisheries Oceanography  Coordinated Investigations Group (EcoFOCI)

Panelists

  • William Farthing, Director, SAIC International Tsunami Buoy Program
  • Dr. David Legler, Director, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program 
  • Dr. Jan Newton, Director NANOOS, Co-Director of the Washington Ocean Acidification Center at UW (Attending remotely)
  • Dr. Verena Tunnicliffe, Professor, University of Victoria, Canada
  • Dr. Gabriel Vecchi, Professor, Princeton University, Deputy Director of Princeton University/CIMES
Closing Remarks
4:45 PM Dr. Steve Thur - NOAA Research Assistant Administrator 
5:00 PM Dr. Michelle McClure, PMEL Director
5:15 - 7:15 PM   -  Evening Reception, Posters and Exhibits

 

 

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