Sea Secrets - Human Presence in the Deep Ocean

The third presentation of the 2011 Sea Secrets Lecture Series:
 
FANTASY TO REALITY:
HUMAN PRESENCE IN THE DEEP OCEAN
By
Bruce Strickrott
Expedition Leader and Chief Pilot, DSV ALVIN
 
 
In the famous novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea of 1870, Jules Verne expressed what many had dreamed: the ability to visit and explore the unknown depths of the ocean. Beginning in the 1930’s, the dream of deep ocean exploration has become a reality and led to thrilling discoveries at great depths. For more than a decade, the leader in ocean floor exploration has been the deep diving research submersible ALVIN, based at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Chief Pilot Bruce Strickrott has piloted 308 dives to hydrothermal vents, cold seep communities, undersea volcanoes, seamounts and mid-ocean ridges around the globe. He will share what it is like to spend eight hours or more peering through ALVIN’s viewports, using robotic ‘hands’ or manipulators to sample animals and sea floor deposits, and from time to time having those eureka moments of unexpected discovery. All events are free and open to the public; however seating is limited.
 
SEA SECRETS LECTURE SERIES
 Presented by the UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and The Ocean Research and Education Foundation
 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
 Reception begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m.
Rosenstiel School Auditorium
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, FL 33149
 
 All events are free and open to the public; however seating is limited.  
General admission seating, no RSVP required.