From Director Ken Sebens
Moving Forward: FHL's Highest Funding Priorities
The emerging new economic paradigm challenges all of us to do more
with less. There are three immediate fund raising goals on which we are
focusing which are strategic to FHL's sustainability and growth. More Information
Awards and Honors
Out in Force with Trish Morse, Advancement Board Chair
Nearly one hundred Friday Harbor Lab faculty, students and
supporters gathered at the January meeting of the Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in South Carolina. One
highlight of the annual meeting was Ken Sebens, Director of the FHL, as
the new president of SICB. Included throughout the conference many FHL
people gave papers, posters and led important symposia presentations.
Past SICB president, Mary Rice, was honored by the American
Microscopical Society for her incredible contributions andservice. More Information
Research, Modulation of Metamorphosis by Biogenic Amines,
Tony Pires, Ph.D., Dickinson College
Tony is an organismal biologist who is mostly interested in whole
animals. However, his teaching and research in Neurobiology makes
connections between interesting whole animal phenomena and underlying
cellular and molecular mechanisms. On the opposite end of nature's
scale, part of his early training was in marine ecology. Tony retains
his connection to that field through teaching a course in Invertebrate
Zoology, and through summer research at FHL. In this article, Tony
describes his research into triggers of metamorphosis. More Information
Heard from:
Learning Investgigative Techniques at FHL
Todd
Clary, Ph.D. Candidate Fisheries Science Department, Virginia Institute
of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary
Todd talks about his experinces at FHl that resulted in using
high-speed video to compare the mechanics of terrestrial and aquatic
locomotion in the rock prickleback (Xiphister mucosus), a member of the
family Stichaeidae that is capable of locomotion in both habitats. Todd
presented his research at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Limnology and Oceanography in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February 2011.
He also submitted the work to the journal Northwestern Naturalist and
the manuscript has been accepted and soon will be published. More Information
An Undergraduate's Experience at FHL
Laura Timms, NSF/Blinks/Beacon Fellow, Texas A&M
Laura, now a seior at Texas A&M with goals of graduate school,
writes: "I spent the summer at the labs as one of the NSF/Blinks/Beacon
fellows working with Dr. Danny Grünbaum in Oceanography. Coming from
Texas A&M University, where I work on annelid phylogenetics, I went
to the Friday Harbor labs hoping to learn more about the research
process. I was eager to design an experiment and act as PI of a study.
Upon arriving at the labs, I began looking into the biomechanics of
larvae, specifically the early swimming mechanism." More Information
Loss of Two Friends, Craig D. Sandgren, Ph.D. and June Rosa Pitt Ross, Ph.D.
The FHL community lost a treasure when, on December 24th last year,
Craig D. Sandgren passed away from pancreatic cancer, at the age of 60.
Craig was a lifelong participant in and supporter of FHL's teaching
and research programs. Through his request that memorials to his life be
offered to the FHL Marine Life Endowment Fund, that support continues. More Information
Our colleague, Dr. June Ross, Professor Emeritus from the Biology
Department at Western Washington University and life-long supporter of
Friday Harbor Labs, passed away March 10th at the age of 80.
June's roots with FHL started when she took courses on invertebrates
with Professor Robert Fernald and she went on to become a bryozoan
expert. More Information
FHL Science Outreach in Friday Harbor Schools, Jenny Roberts, Director, K-12 Program
Friday Harbor Labs Science Outreach
Program is busy Involving students in the process of
science. In this update, we've highlighted four science projects: Friday Harbor
Marina Water Quality Project (5th grade), Watershed Stream
Surveys (6th, 7th & 8th grade), Scientific
Inquiry/Investigation Loupe Project (1st grade), and The Invasive
Mussel Project performed (Biology classes, Friday Harbor High
School and Marine Science class from Spring Street International
School). More Information
Winners! Friday Harbor High School Team wins Orca Bowl Again!
For the third time, Friday Harbor High School advances to the
National Ocean Sciences Bowql in Baltimore, MD. Ken Sebens, the OACIS
GK-12 Principal Investigator, sent thanks to the OACIS teachers and
fellows who participated in the ORCA Bowl again this year. In addition
to the win by Friday Harbor HS, there was excellent competition from
GK-12 participating schools, Ballard HS, Roosevelt HS and Garfield HS.
This is a great way to accomplish the goals of GK-12. Derek Smith and
Caroline Storer are the CG-12 fellows at Friday Harbor HS and Nick
Frazee and Marc Vermeire are the GK-12 teachers. Congratulations!
(OACIS is the National Science Foundation funded Ocean & Coastal
Interdisciplinary Science program bringing marine science into grades
K-12 classrooms in Seattle and the San Juan Islands.) More Information
Arthur Whiteley's 95th Birthday
On December 15th, 2011 friends and colleagues of Arthur Whiteley
gathered at the Whiteley Center to celebrate Arthur's 95th birthday. It
was an afternoon full of stories and remembrances filled with humor and
good feelings. Ken Sebens and Trish Morse welcomed everyone.
Dennis Willows started the storytelling with a story which may become an
Arthur legend. More Information
Coming Up...
Friday Harbor Laboratories' Jazz at the Labs, June 16, 2012
On Saturday night, June 16, 2012, Friday Harbor Laboratories will
hold its 12th annual Jazz at the Labs, an evening of food, fun and great
music at Friday Harbor Labs. As in the past, proceeds from Jazz at the
Labs will benefit the Friday Harbor Laboratories K-12 Science Outreach
Program in the San Juan Island Elementary, Middle and High Schools and
the Spring Street International School. More Information
Paul Illg Distinguished Lectureship, Jason Hall-Spencer, Ph.D., Plymouth University
UW Friday Harbor Laboratories is pleased to announce the selection
of the 2012 Illg Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer of
Plymouth University in Devon, United Kingdom. Dr. Hall-Spencer will give
a public lecture at the San Juan Community Theater titled "Deep sea
coral reefs" on Sunday, July 1, 2012. He conducts applied research to
provide policy makers with the scientific information needed to best
manage the marine environment, ranging from deep-sea benthos, fisheries,
aquaculture, marine protected areas, biogenic reefs and seamounts. More Information
Profile Larry McEdward, Various Contributors
The Larry McEdward Fund supports students in courses at FHL.
Larry's early death was tragic to his family and colleagues and a great
loss to the scientific world. In this article his colleagues 
express
many wonderful stories about his life. More Information
Recent Seattle Times Articles of Interest
Ocean researchers dive deeper into Puget Sound's acidification by
Craig Welch, Seattle Times environment reporter. "The past few years
have seen astounding discoveries from sophisticated research on
acidification in Puget Sound and the oceans. February 27, 2012" More Information
Increasing pressure to harvest small fish worries scientists by Craig Welch, Seattle Times environment reporter.
"Ocean scientists worry that pressure to harvest small schooling
fish such as herring, smelt and sardines could have serious consequences
for other sea life. March 15, 2012" More Information