College of Sciences Newsletter

Edition 6

October 1, 2001

 

Distinguished Presidential Lecturer in Science

“Sustainable Seas – The Vision, the Reality”
Sylvia A. Earle, Oceanographer

Sylvia Earle, chair and founder of Deep Ocean Explorations and Research Marine Operations, an organization to design and consult on manned and robotic sub-sea systems, has served as the National Geographic Society’s 1998 Explorer in Residence, the Center for Marine Conservation’s Ambassador for the Oceans and spokesperson for Sea Wen.  Additionally, Earle is the leader of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, a five-year study of the National Marine Sanctuaries sponsored by National Geographic and funded by the Goldman Foundation.  She has written more than 100 publications on marine science and technology, including the 1995 book Sea Change.

Lecture is free and open to the public
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building Auditorium
8:00 p.m.

For more information on the President’s Lecture Series 2001-2002, please call
(757)683-3116.  Open parking is available. Old Dominion University’s lecture series is the winner of the International Platform Association 1996 and 1998 “Best College or University Campus Lecture Series Award.”