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Arthur Whiteley Lecture Series
FHL Open House. Saturday, May 19
Illg Distinguished Lectureship: Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer, July 1
Jazz at the Labs. Saturday, June 16
The lecture is open to the public and all are welcome.
The Arthur Whiteley Series of lectures is one of the core programs of the San Juan Nature Institute. In an upcoming talk, George Dyson will outline the origins of the digital age in a talk called Turing's Cathedral on April 12.
The public is enthusiastically invited to participate in the 2012 FHL Open House. This event offers a splendid opportunity to meet scientists and students at the Labs and check out the research and teaching facilities. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Labs will be open for self-guided tours. Scientists and students will showcase their marine science research, answer questions and provide demonstrations. There will be posters, marine plants and animals, microscopes, plankton sampling and observations, and activities for visitors of all ages. Kids are particularly encouraged to attend.
The public is invited to learn more about the equipment used by scientists to learn more about marine zoology, botany, fisheries and oceanography. People can step aboard and tour our 58’ research vessel, the R/V Centennial, and check out its remotely operated vehicle (ROV), oceanographic tools, and high-tech sonar systems. There will be several lectures given by FHL scientists. There will also be a demonstration of SCUBA equipment and a SCUBA dive from the FHL dock.
Sturdy shoes are recommended because the tour route includes rough dock planks, gravel paths and trails.
We will serve free popcorn in the tradition of Friday Harbor Laboratories’ Open Houses, and light refreshments will be available in the Dining Hall for a small fee.
Photos: Shigeko Ooishi
Supporting SJI's K-12 Programs through its Science Outreach Program
San Juan Jazz Quintet.
Photo: Trish Morse.
This year’s program will begin with dinner from 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 5:30 for previewing the auction items. During dinner, music will be provided by Dennis Willows and the San Juan Jazz Quintet, with vocals by Jill Urbach. SJJQ has entertained audiences in the PNW since 1990, playing standards, swing, bebop, originals and latin jazz, every week at the Rumor Mill restaurant in Friday Harbor.
Chris Amemiya and Jazz Coalescence
Photo: Trish Morse
Starting at 7:00 p.m.,Chris Amemiya and Jazz Coalescence, the outstanding jazz band from Seattle, will perform featuring jazz standards with their own special edge. These guys can play! That's what people said about last year's Jazz at the Labs. And they were right about both the San Juan Jazz Quintet and Seattle's Jazz Coalescence, two groups featuring some of the Pacific Northwest's most prominent jazz musicians who play terrific jazz. And they're back again.
Best of all, Jazz at the Labs raises money to support a great cause. The Friday Harbor Laboratories K-12 Science Outreach Program which partners students with scientists and offers hands-on encounters with science. In the current school year, the Science Outreach Program involves more than 900 students and will log more than 5,000 science/student contact hours. So be sure to save the date for an unforgettable evening on Saturday night when Friday Harbor Laboratories will hold its 9th annual Jazz at the Labs.
This year we will hold a "mini auction" to raise extra funds to further support the FHL K-12 Science Outreach Program. We will have 3 - 4 live auction items and 12 + silent auction items. We'll open the doors at 5:30 for early viewing of the silent auction items.
Reservations are strongly advised. (Last year, we sold out!)
Dinner and music 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.: $40 per person.
Dr. Jason Hall-SpencerUW-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.
Jason is a marine biologist and Reader in Marine Biology at Plymouth University, UK and received his PhD in marine ecology from the University of London in 1995. 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.
This year his group is working on:
Photo: Associazione Nemo - Luca Tiberti
The Italian island of Ischia provides a natural experiment in progress testing the ecological impacts of ocean acidification, as depicted dramatically in this YouTube video.
Recent publications include:
Porzio L, Buia MC, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Effects of ocean acidification on macroalgal communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 400, 278-287.
Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Houlbrèque F, Tambutté E, Boisson F, Baggini C, Patti FP, Jeffree R, Fine M, Foggo A, Gattuso J-P, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Coral and mollusc resistance to ocean acidification adversely affected by warming. Nature Climate Change 1,308-312.
Söffker M, Sloman KA, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) In situ observations of fish associated with coral reefs off Ireland. Deep-Sea Research Part 1 58, 818-825.
This endowed lecture series is presented in honor of Professor Paul L. Illg, who made many important contributions as a scientist, teacher, mentor, and friend. Paul excelled as a faculty member of the UW Zoology Department from 1952 - 1982. An expert in the biology of crustaceans, he participated in many summer sessions at Friday Harbor Laboratories. He invited world-renowned scholars to FHL to join him in teaching invertebrate biology and thus greatly enhanced the quality of the graduate program and research at the Laboratories. The lectureship endowment was established through memorial gifts by Paul's family, many friends and colleagues.
Photo: Trish Morse