Past Events

Salt intrusion: Physical Drivers and Ecological Impacts

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Dongxiao Yin - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Join us in celebrating our Semester by the Sea students as they present their research, field experiences, and reflections from a semester on the Texas coast.

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Microeukaryote physiology and molecular ecology: from the Georgia coast to the Southern Ocean

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Natalie Cohen - University of Georgia

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

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

Human & Climate-Driven Water Quality Challenges Affecting the Texas Coast

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Mike Wetz - Harte Research Institute

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

From Prediction to Process: Understanding Outlet Glacier Retreat

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Ginny Catania - 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

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