Events: Students

Submit your best coastal photo for a chance to be featured on the next Texas Bays & Estuaries Meeting (TBEM) cover and win Mission-Aransas NERR swag. Entries are due March 31, 2026, with the winner announced April 6.

8:00 am – 11:59 pm

Join us on March 30–31, 2026, for a series of programs focused on employee well-being, resilience, and access to supportive resources.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Geeti Shirazi Mahajan - Employee Assistance Program liaison

Join us on Tuesday, March 31, Annie Maxfield will host three career workshops in the ERC Seminar Room 2.314.

9:00 am – 2:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Annie Maxfield - Director of the Office of Career and Life Design at UT Austin

Robotic Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring: Bottom-Up Intelligence for Long-Term Monitoring

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Volkan Isler - University of Texas at Austin

You’re invited to a Design Your Own Bouquet event on Tuesday, April 7, from 2:00–3:00 PM in the Campus Commons.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Coming soon.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Ginny Catania - University of Texas at Austin

Secret gardens of the Arctic: The role of microphytobenthos as a carbon source in Arctic lagoons

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Mathea Kurtz-Shaw

Coming soon.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Mike Wetz - Harte Research Institute

Please join us at the Patton Center on Friday, April 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM for a retrospective seminar by retiring professor Dr. Lee Fuiman, followed by a reception.

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Lee Fuiman

Save the date for April 22-23, 2026, and join the Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting! This event brings together experts and the community to share research on the Gulf of Mexico's coastal environments.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm • In Person