https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/video/category/oceanography en-us ℗ & © Copyright 2026 Aquarium of the Pacific Get in-depth information about current research in the field of oceanography in these short video podcasts from the Aquarium of the Pacific. This Long Beach, California-based institution hosts visiting lecturers in its Guest Speaker Series throughout the year. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. Get in-depth information about current research in the field of oceanography in these short video podcasts from the Aquarium of the Pacific. This Long Beach, California-based institution hosts visiting lecturers in its Guest Speaker Series throughout the year. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. Aquarium of the Pacific aquariumofpacific@lbaop.org no Aquarium of the Pacific Coastal Conversations In this episode of Coastal Conversations, Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel talks with Dr. Alan Blumberg, who has been working on coastal resiliency in New York and New Jersey with efforts to prepare for extreme weather, like Hurricane Sandy in 2012. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/cc_2_007_072115.m4v#id:6125#date:21:26 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:26:00 PST 26:14 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/coastal_resiliency_in_new_york_and_new_jersey_after_sandy Aquarium of the Pacific Resilience of Coastal Cities to Environmental Threats: The New Frontier Alan Blumberg recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on July 21, 2015. Blumberg is the George Meade Bond Professor of Ocean Engineering and director of the Davidson Laboratory at Stevens Institute of Technology. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_alanblumberg.m4v#id:6025#date:17:35 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:35:00 PDT 02:43 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/alan_blumberg Aquarium of the Pacific California King Tides and Sea Level Rise Reinhard Flick recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on July 1, 2015. Flick is a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_reinhardflick.m4v#id:5994#date:17:35 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:35:00 PDT 03:40 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/reinhard_flick Aquarium of the Pacific Sea Level Rise Dan Cayan recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on June 24, 2015. Cayan is a research meteorologist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and a researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey. He heads the California Nevada Applications Program RISA team and has played a lead role in the California Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_dancayan.m4v#id:5992#date:17:31 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:31:00 PDT 03:41 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/dan_cayan Aquarium of the Pacific The Case for Ocean Exploration Rick Spinrad recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on March 3, 2015. Spinrad is chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_rickspinrad.m4v#id:5976#date:22:07 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:07:00 PDT 03:29 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/rick_spinrad Aquarium of the Pacific Fukushima and Its Impacts Ken Buesseler recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on March 11, 2015. Buesseler is a senior scientist in marine chemistry and geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_kenbuesseler.m4v#id:5863#date:22:55 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:55:00 PDT 04:09 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/ken_buesseler Aquarium of the Pacific Data are Everywhere: Understanding Our Planet Through Exploration and Observation Emily Yam recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on January 22, 2015. Yam is the Aquarium’s science interpretation manager. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_emilyyam.m4v#id:5766#date:21:41 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:41:00 PST 4:05 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/emily_yam Aquarium of the Pacific The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World Lincoln Paine recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on September 24, 2014. He discussed humankind's relationship to the ocean throughout history and his book, The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_lincolnpaine.m4v#id:5696#date:23:34 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:34:00 PST 3:10 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/lincoln_paine Aquarium of the Pacific The Aquarium hosted a live webcast on November 13, 2014, with experts from NOAA and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to discuss the El Niño phenomenon and predictions for this winter's rainy season. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/111314_elninowebcast.m4v#id:5626#date:20:14 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:14:00 PST 26:05 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/el_nino_webcast Aquarium of the Pacific The Extreme Life of the Sea Father and son co-authors Stephen and Anthony Palumbi recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on June 12, 2014. They discuss the issues addressed in their book, The Extreme Life of the Sea. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_stephenpalumbi.m4v#id:5425#date:20:09 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:09:00 PDT 4:44 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/stephen_and_anthony_palumbi Aquarium of the Pacific Submarine Volcanism and Hydrothermal Processes on the Mid-Ocean Ridge Dan Fornari recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on March 25, 2014. Fornari is a senior scientist in geology and geophysics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_danfornari.mp4#id:5260#date:18:23 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:23:00 PDT 3:10 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/dan_fornari Aquarium of the Pacific When the Ocean Comes to Your Living Room John Delaney recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on October 3, 2013. Delaney is a professor of oceanography at the University of Washington, principal investigator and director of the Regional Scale Nodes Program, and the Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Sensor Networks. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_johndelaney.m4v#id:4882#date:18:01 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:01:00 PST 3:15 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/john_delaney Aquarium of the Pacific Ocean Mapping: Exploring the Secrets of the Deep Larry Mayer recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on August 29, 2013. Larry Mayer is a professor and the director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_larrymayer.m4v#id:4701#date:16:25 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:25:00 PDT 3:06 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/larry_mayer Aquarium of the Pacific Creatures of the Deep and Treasure Maps of the Ocean Floor Aquacast recorded on July 16, 2013. Dawn Wright discusses new sophisticated technologies that have been developed in the last ten to twenty years that hold tremendous potential for mapping and interpreting the ocean in unprecedented detail. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_dawnwright.m4v#id:4665#date:22:31 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:31:00 PDT 3:12 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/dawn_wright Aquarium of the Pacific Impacts of Radioactivity on Marine Life After Fukushima Aquacast recorded on June 19, 2013. Nicholas Fisher discusses the release of long-lived radionuclides from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan into the Pacific and the subsequent bioaccumulation of these contaminants in diverse marine biota. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_nickfisher.m4v#id:4662#date:22:22 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:22:00 PDT 3:02 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/nicholas_fisher Aquarium of the Pacific Hitchhiking Aliens: Unexpected Consequences of the Japan Tsunami Aquacast recorded at the Aquarium on May 7, 2013. After the earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan in 2010, ocean currents and wind brought debris across the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Learn from Leslie Harris about the non-native plant and animal species attached to the debris that hitched a ride to our shores. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_leslieharris.m4v#id:4652#date:20:16 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:16:00 PDT 3:00 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/leslie_harris Aquarium of the Pacific Beach Wars Aquacast recorded on April 2, 2013. William Sargent spoke about Atlantic coast storms and shared compelling stories from his book Beach Wars. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_williamsargent.m4v#id:4651#date:20:10 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:10:00 PDT 3:13 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/william_sargent Aquarium of the Pacific Scientists, Managers, and Fishermen Working Together to Manage California’s Ocean Resources California recently completed the designation of a new network of marine protected areas (MPAs) along its 800-mile coastline. The process has been heralded as a landmark event in marine resource management and conservation. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_deanwendt.m4v#id:4411#date:16:41 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:41:00 PST 02:58 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/dean_wendt Aquarium of the Pacific Plastic Ocean: How Bad Is It? In 1997 Captain Charles Moore discovered plastic in the ocean in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Dubbed the Great North Pacific Garbage Patch, this estimated three million tons of plastic debris is still growing in the Northeast Pacific between Hawaii and the West Coast. He spoke at the Aquarium on March 6, 2012. http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//multimedia_files/video/vc_charlesmoore.m4v#id:4173#date:14:51 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:51:00 PDT 3:55 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/charles_moore Aquarium of the Pacific Southern California’s Bight and Borderland: Where the Dynamic Ocean Meets Plate Tectonics In his lecture on February 7, 2012, Bruce Perry covered the evolution of the Continental Borderland and its effects on the current circulation, wave action, and biology of the Southern California Bight (the Southern California coast running from Point Conception to Mexico). Perry holds a BS and MS in geology, teaches oceanography and geology at local community colleges and universities, and has extensive on-the-job training in physical oceanography. http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//multimedia_files/video/vc_bruceperry.m4v#id:4171#date:15:33 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:33:00 PDT 4:11 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/bruce_perry Aquarium of the Pacific Atmospheric Rivers, Floods, and Climate Change In his talk with Jeanine Jones on January 25, 2012, Jackson discussed recent scientific discoveries are revealing new information about atmospheric rivers—the concentrated streams of moisture that originate over the Pacific Ocean and cause major winter floods in California. Jackson is the meteorologist in charge for the National Weather Service serving Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//multimedia_files/video/vc_markjackson.m4v#id:4170#date:17:30 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:30:00 PDT 4:09 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/mark_jackson Aquarium of the Pacific Atmospheric Rivers, Floods, and Climate Change In her talk with Mark Jackson on January 25, 2012, Jones discussed recent scientific discoveries are revealing new information about atmospheric rivers—the concentrated streams of moisture that originate over the Pacific Ocean and cause major winter floods in California. Jones is the interstate resources manager for the California Department of Water Management. http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//multimedia_files/video/vc_jeaninejones4.m4v#id:4169#date:17:10 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:10:00 PDT 2:51 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/jeanine_jones3 Aquarium of the Pacific Ocean Acidification: Implications for West Coast Ecosystems Dr. Richard Feely, who spoke on May 23, 2011, is a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle. He also holds an affiliate full professor faculty position at the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography. His major research areas are carbon cycling in the ocean and ocean acidification processes. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_richardfeely.m4v#id:3651#date:00:07 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:07:00 PDT 3:25 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/richard_feely Aquarium of the Pacific Mission to Aquarius: A Journey to Inner Space Dr. James Lindholm, who spoke at the Aquarium on April 27, 2011, is the James W. Rote Distinguished Professor of Marine Science and Policy and the founder and director of the Institute for Applied Marine Ecology at California State University, Monterey Bay. His research interests include the landscape ecology of fishes, the recovery of seafloor habitats following the cessation of fishing activity, and the design and efficacy of marine protected areas. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_jameslindholm.m4v#id:3666#date:15:22 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:22:00 PDT 3:39 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/james_lindholm Aquarium of the Pacific The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps Peter Ward, who spoke at the Aquarium about the impacts of climate change on June 16, 2011, is a professor of biology and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. His books include "Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe" and "The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive"? http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_peterward.m4v#id:3674#date:15:41 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:41:00 PDT 4:17 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/peter_ward Aquarium of the Pacific Measuring the Oceans from Space Clark Snodgrass, who spoke at the Aquarium on July 6, 2011, has twenty-five years of experience in aerospace systems engineering and development spanning numerous space programs at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. He currently serves as the Northrop Grumman director of System Engineering, Integration, Test and Operations for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_clarksnodgrass.m4v#id:3671#date:15:35 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:35:00 PDT 2:25 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/clark_snodgrass Aquarium of the Pacific Visualizing the Science of Our Earth Dr. Alexander "Sandy" MacDonald, the inventor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Science on a Sphere, spoke at the Aquarium on May 31, 2011. He is the deputy assistant administrator for Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes for the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. He also serves as director of the Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_macdonald.m4v#id:3677#date:15:47 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:47:00 PDT 4:07 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/alexander_sandy_macdonald Aquarium of the Pacific New Perspectives on Oceanic Volcanism Dr. Sager is a professor of oceanography at Texas A and M University. His current research efforts are concentrated on geophysical studies of hotspots and ocean plateaus and how they formed and evolved, as well as magnetic anomaly interpretations and the geomagnetic polarity reversal time scale. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_williamsager.m4v#id:3399#date:00:31 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:31:00 PDT 3:54 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/william_sager Aquarium of the Pacific The Power of the Sea Dr. Parker is presently a visiting professor at the Center for Maritime Systems at the Stevens Institute of Technology and is the former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He has a Ph.D. in physical oceanography from The Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree in physical oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a bachelor’s degree in biology and physics from Brown University. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_bruceparker.m4v#id:3395#date:00:14 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:14:00 PDT 3:43 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/bruce_parker Aquarium of the Pacific Climate Science and Climate Policy: What Do We Know and What Should We Do? Richard Somerville is a theoretical meteorologist and distinguished professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his Ph.D from New York University and has received awards for both his research and his popular book, The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_richardsomerville.m4v#id:3213#date:07:45 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:45:00 PST 4:07 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/richard_somerville Aquarium of the Pacific Flotsametrics and the Floating World Curtis Ebbesmeyer holds a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Washington and is regarded as an expert on ocean currents and floating objects. Each year, Curt presents a booth and talks at beachcomber fairs in Alaska, Florida, and Washington. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_curtisebbesmeyer.m4v#id:3089#date:06:24 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:24:00 PST 3:50 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/curtis_ebbesmeyer Aquarium of the Pacific Earth’s Changing Climate: Headed Toward a World Without Ice? Henry Pollack is professor emeritus of geophysics in the department of geological sciences at the University of Michigan. His current research focuses on the record of climate change as recorded by the temperatures in the rocks beneath the Earth’s surface. Pollack authored the book 'Uncertain Science...Uncertain World', and his newest book is titled 'A World Without Ice'. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_henrypollack.m4v#id:2976#date:23:38 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:38:00 PDT 4:14 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/henry_pollack Aquarium of the Pacific The Great Ocean Conveyor A prolific researcher, teacher and author, Dr. Broecker has published over 400 scientific articles and is the author or coauthor of several textbooks. His most recent book is The Great Ocean Conveyor: Discovering the Trigger for Abrupt Climate Change. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_wallacebroekcer.m4v#id:2892#date:18:58 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:58:00 PDT 4:09 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/wallace_broecker Aquarium of the Pacific Rights and Responsibilities in Marine Adaptation Policy Sanchirico is a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of California, Davis and a nonresident fellow of Resources for the Future in Washington DC, non-profit environmental policy think-tank. He received his Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Davis. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_jimsanchirico.m4v#id:2885#date:18:56 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:56:00 PDT 4:06 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/jim_sanchirico Aquarium of the Pacific Peeling Back the Blue: State Efforts to Map California’s Seafloor Rikk Kvitek is a Professor in the Division of Science and Environmental Policy, CSU Monterey Bay, where he also directs the CSUMB Seafloor Mapping Lab and CSU COAST Technology Center for Spatial Information Visualization and Analysis. Rikk obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Michigan, his Masters in Marine Science at Moss Landing Marine Labs, and a PhD in zoology from the University of Washington. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_rikkkvitek.m4v#id:2835#date:01:33 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:33:00 PDT 4:28 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/rikk_kvitek Aquarium of the Pacific Rising Seas and Shifting Shores: The Global Impact of Sea Level Rise Orrin Pilkey is a research professor and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. He has received a number of awards including the Shepard medal for excellence in Marine Geology, The Priestly Award and public service awards from several geology societies. He has published 260 technical papers and edited and or written 40 books, the latest of which is The Rising Sea. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_orrinpilkey.m4v#id:2619#date:08:14 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:14:00 PDT 4:09 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/orrin_h._pilkey Aquarium of the Pacific The Stinging Truth Behind Blooms of Sea Jellies Dr. William (Monty) Graham is a Senior Marine Scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab near Mobile, Alabama. He received his doctorate in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1994. Dr. Graham has broad expertise in the field of Biological Oceanography and zooplankton ecology. His published works range from edited volumes of scientific papers to children's books on topics such as jellies behavior, feeding, and economic impacts of jelly blooms on fisheries. Most recently, his research has been on the role of climate in jellies-fish dynamics. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_montygraham.m4v#id:2505#date:02:13 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:13:00 PST 3:51 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/monty_graham Aquarium of the Pacific Sea Level Rise: The Chatham Story Bill Sargent is a consultant for the NOVA Science series and author of Sea Level Rise: The Chatham Story. Formerly Director of the Baltimore Aquarium and a research assistant at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Sargent has taught at the Briarwood Center for Marine Biology and at Harvard University. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_billsargent.m4v#id:2478#date:13:10 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:10:00 PST 4:35 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/bill_sargent Aquarium of the Pacific Global Population and Climate Change Dr. Seager is the president and CEO of Population Connection. Dr. Seager believes there is a clear connection between human population growth and virtually every global challenge from poverty to climate change and from species extinction to the political instability of failed nation-states. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_johnseager.m4v#id:2406#date:00:05 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:00 PDT 4:18 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/john_seager Aquarium of the Pacific Seeding a Cooler Climate with Ocean Winds, Waves, and Clouds Professor Zender is an atmospheric physicist and educator. He leads the Climate, Health, Aerosols,Radiation, and Microphysics (CHARM) group in the Department of Earth System Science at UC Irvine. CHARM studies the distribution and fluxes of energy and trace species in Earth's atmosphere. Prior to joining UCI in 1999, Zender received degrees from Harvard, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_charliezender.m4v#id:2405#date:23:35 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:35:00 PDT 4:06 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/charlie_zender Aquarium of the Pacific Wavemaker Artist Reuben Margolin has spent the last ten years making kinetic sculptures inspired by wave motion. Seeking to combine the logic of mathematics with the sensuousness of nature, Reuben built a series of monumental mechanical mobiles that have been exhibited internationally, including at the Aquarium of the Pacific. He received his BA from Harvard University, has studied at art schools in Russia and Italy, and has been an artist in residence in Spain and India. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_reubenmargolin.m4v#id:2321#date:13:09 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT 3:10 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/reuben_margolin Aquarium of the Pacific Sand: The Never-Ending Story Dr. Welland, is the founder and director of Orogen Ltd., a consulting company based in London, England. He has been face-to- face with geology around the world from the Arctic to the dunes of the Gulf Kebir (Great Barrier) in the Western Desert of Egypt. He holds a PhD in geology from the University of Cambridge. He and his wife divide their time between London and France. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_michaelwelland.m4v#id:2302#date:23:45 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:45:00 PDT 4:09 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/michael_welland Aquarium of the Pacific Roaring Oceans and Singing Icebergs At the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Aster is Professor of Geophysics, the Chair of Earth and Environmental Science, and the Geophysics Program Coordinator in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. Aster earned his Masters in Geophysics from the UW Madison and his PhD in Earth Sciences from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Aster serves on the Seismological Society of America’s Board of Directors. He received the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Service Medal in 1999. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_rickaster.m4v#id:2169#date:02:00 Wed, 06 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT 4:03 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/rick_aster Aquarium of the Pacific Coastal Hazards Dr. Griggs has been a professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz since 1968. He is presently the director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and also the chair of the University of California Marine Council. He served for 15 years as a geologic advisor to Santa Cruz County and has consulted widely for local, state, and national government agencies. Griggs' research and teaching have been focused on coastal processes, hazards, and coastal engineering. Since 1991, he has led an effort to develop a major marine research and education center at the University’s Long Marine Laboratory. Dr. Gary Griggs has written or co-written over 150 articles published in professional journals as well as several books. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_garygriggs.m4v#id:2044#date:11:40 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:40:00 PST 2:38 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/gary_griggs Aquarium of the Pacific Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Energy from the Sea Daniel Botkin is a scientist who studies life from a planetary perspective. He writes about nature, and is one of the world’s leading researchers who has helped solve major environmental issues. Dr. Botkin is a research professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at the University of California Santa Barbara and president of The Center for the Study of the Environment. For 39 years, as a Ph. D. ecologist, Botkin has tried to understand life on the Earth. He has studied moose in the far north, elephants in Africa, bowhead whales in the northern ocean, and forests in North and Central America. Botkin has worked as a professional journalist and has degrees in physics, biology, and literature. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_danielbotkin.m4v#id:2024#date:08:05 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:05:00 PST 3:56 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/daniel_botkin Aquarium of the Pacific Addressing CO2 issues through ocean fertilization Dr. Margaret Leinen is the Chief Science Officer of Climos, Inc., a company leveraging natural processes to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Between 2000 and 2007, Dr. Leinen managed the Geosciences Directorate, the second largest at NSF, that funds the majority of new publicly funded research initiatives in ocean, atmospheric and earth science in the United States. Before going to the National Science Foundation, Dr. Leinen was Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography and Vice Provost for Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Leinen is also a well-known researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_margaretleinen.m4v#id:2021#date:01:38 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:38:00 PST 2:14 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/margaret_leinen Aquarium of the Pacific Making the Call about Where to Surf Today: Behind the Scenes Graeme Rae, PhD, is the product manager of and creative source behind Surfline.com, a popular online surfing website focusing on the East Coast. Kevin Wallis is the forecast manager and lead forecaster at Surfline where he develops and supervises the daily surfing forecasts for a large part of the eastern Pacific coast and Hawaii so that surfers will "know before they go". http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_rae_wallis_podcast.m4v#id:1808#date:18:49 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:49:00 PDT 5:40 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/rae_and_wallis_catch_a_wave Aquarium of the Pacific A View of the Ocean from Washington Rear Admiral Richard West, USN (Re.) is president of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) division of the Consortium of Ocean Leadership whose mission is to advance research, education, and sound ocean policy. In his view of the ocean from Washington, Admiral West gives us a candid look at what’s happening now and a peek into the future. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_Richard_West.m4v#id:1551#date:01:28 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:28:00 PST 3:37 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/richard_west Aquarium of the Pacific Climate Change: NOAA Scientists Predict the Future The National Ocean and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), under the direction of Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret), is charged with analyzing and predicting the nation’s climate and weather now and into the future. Admiral Lautenbacher explains how NOAA agencies are responding to the need to help society understand, plan for, and respond to climate variability and change. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_LautenbacherGCC.m4v#id:1553#date:23:45 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:45:00 PST 4:02 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/conrad_lautenbacher_global_climate_change Aquarium of the Pacific The "El Nino Expert" Bill Patzert has a PhD in oceanography and is a research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab at the California Institute of Technology. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/video/vc_william_patzert.m4v#id:1421#date:00:41 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:41:00 PDT 4:30 https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/player/dr_william_patzert