Discovery Lab Presentations

2024

• January 2024 - Sea Ice - Ellie Gellerson
• February 2024 - Barrier Islands - Mary Bryan Barksdale
• March 2024 - Echinoderms - Jonathan Allen
• April 2024 - Bye Bye Bycatch - Derek Jackson
• September 2024 - Predators of the Sky - Anna Caputo
• October 2024 - Halloween Mad Lab

2023

• January 2023 - Bioluminescence - Savanna Mapes
• February 2023 - Coastal Acidification - Anthony Himes
• March 2023 - Fish of the York River - Miguel Montalvo
• April 2023 - Horseshoe Crabs - Anna Caputo
• September 2023 - Watermen - Matthew Thayer
• October 2023 - Mad Lab: Sea Monsters

2022

• January 2022 - Hurricanes - Dalia Kirschnaum, NASA
• February 2022 - Pole to Pole - Debbie Steinberg
• March 2022 - Eels - Aman Kohli
• April 2022 - Shells - Carol Hopper Brill
• May 2022 - Nitrogen, Carbon, and Marshes, Oh My! - Derek Detweiler
• September 2022 - Blue Crabs - Challen Hyman

2021

• January 2021 - Skates and Rays - Lindsey Nelson
• February 2021 - Poop in the Ocean - Kristen Sharpe
• March 2021 - Oysters - Ryan Carnegie
• April 2021 - Harmful Algal Blooms - Marta Sanderson 
• August 2021 - Wetlands - Robert Isdell
• September 2021 - Lobsters - Abigail Sisti
• October 2021 - Mad Lab: Bioluminesence

2020

• January 2020 - Sharks - Gregg Mears
• February 2020 - Fossils - Rowan Lockwood
• March 2020 - Mollusks - Sam Askin
• April 2020 - Coasts - Amanda Guthrie
• May 2020 - Seagrasses - Erin Shields
• June 2020 - Turtles - Randy Chambers
• July 2020 - Marine Debris - Sam Athey
• August 2020 - Bottom of the Bay - Cristin Wright

2019

• January 2019 - Animal Tagging - Lindsay Laughner, OCEARCH
• February 2019 - Sustainable Fisheries - Olivia Phillips
• March 2019 - Marine Careers - Taylor Goelz
• April 2019 - Plastics - Meredith Evans Seeley
• June 2019 - Physical Oceanography - Carl Friedrichs
• July 2019 - Invertebrates - Jenny Dreyer
• August 2019 - Art in Science - Megan Beck

2018

• January 2018 - Marine Technology - Lydia Bienlien
• February 2018 - Predatory Fishes - Dan Crear
• March 2018 - Marsh Madness - Amanda Knobloch
• April 2018 - Be a Bay Buddy - VIMS Green Team
• June 2018 - Animal and Plant Collections - Eric Hilton
• August 2018 - Feeding Frenzy - Kate Bemis

2017

• January 2017 - Bay Invaders - Troy Tuckey
• February 2017 - Sea Turtle Investigation - Bianca Santos
• March 2017 - Sharks - Cassidy Petersen
• April 2017 - Jellyfish - Tricia Thibodeau
• June 2016 - Living Beaches - Terri Kirby Hathaway
• July 2017 - Sportfishing - Willy Goldsmith
• August 2017 - Harmful Algal Blooms - Sarah Pease

 

2016

• January 2016 - Benthos - Cate Turner
• February 2016 - Plankton - Brandon Conroy
• March 2016 - Marine Mammals - Christine Meynard 
• April 2016 - Bivalves - Bruce Pfirrmann
• June 2016 - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Erin Shields
• July 2016 - Rays - Bob Fisher
• August - Eels - Zoemma Warshafsky
• October - Mad Lab

 

2015

• January 2015 - Gliders - Donglai Gong
• February 2015 - Blue Crabs - Haley Jenkins
• March 2015 - Birds - Ned Rose
• April 2015 - Climate Change - Molly Roggero
• June 2015 - Shipwrecks - Shannon Ricles
• July 2015 - Marine Debris - Drew Luellen
• September 2015 - Echinoderms - Jonathan Allen
• October 2015 - Mad Lab

2013

• January 2013 - Sturgeon - Eric Hilton
• February 2013 - Mammals - Sandra Erdle
• March 2013 - Sharks - Kevin Spanik and Evan McOmber
• June 2013 - Sport Fishing - Susanna Musick
• July 2013 - The York River - John Gresham
• August 2013 - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Ken Moore Part 1, Part 2
• September 2013 - Seafood - Lisa Lawrence
• October 2013 - Mad Lab - No speaker

2012

• January 2012 - Underwater Robots - Mark Patterson
• February 2012 - Stories from the SWaMP: Water Quality - Willy Reay
• March 2012 - Corals - Jennifer Elliott
• April 2012 - Oysters - Anu Frank-Lawale
• June 2012 - Ocean Chemistry and Acidification - Hadley McIntosh
• July 2012 - Fish of the York River - Paul Richardson
• August 2012 - Streams to Sea: Watersheds - May Sligh

2011

•  January 2011 - Sharks - Chris Crippen
• February 2011 - I Want to Be a Marine Scientist - Lisa Lawrence Part 1, Part 2
• March 2011 - Lurking in the Deep - Todd Clardy
• April 2011 - Aquaculture - Dan Sennett
• June 2011 - Antarctica - Deborah Steinberg
• July 2011 - Underwater Sound - Alison Deary
• August 2011 - Ghost Pots - Kirk Havens
• October 2011 - Crazy, Creepy, and Cryptic - No speaker

2010

• January 2010 - Marine Mammals - Mark Swingle
• February 2010 - Insects - Art Evans
• March 2010 - Shipwrecks - Shannon Ricles Part 1, Part 2
• April 2010 - Babies in the Bay - Todd Clardy
• June 2010 - Waterman - Voight Hogge
• July 2010 - Unique Fishes of the Bay - Hank Brooks
• August 2010 - Sustainable Seafood - Vicki Clark
• October 2010 - Chesapeake Bay at Night - No speaker

2009

• January 2009 - Estuaries - Sarah McGuire
• February 2009 - Shorebirds - Adam Duerr
• March 2009 - Mollusks - Hannah McLean
• April 2009 - Climate Change - Dave Jasinski
• June 2009 - Why Don't Animals Wear Clothes - Dan Summers
• July 2009 - Chesapeake Bay Revealed - Glen Markwith
• August 2009 - Sponge Bob: Meet the Crew - Joe Cope
• September 2009 - Technology - Chris Petrone
• October 2009 - Lurking in the Shadows - Pat McGrath

2008

• January 2008 - Sharks - Eric Hilton
• February 2008 - Invasive Species - Kirk Havens
• March 2008 - Horseshoe Crabs - Eric Hallerman
• April 2008 - Rays - Bob Fisher
• June 2008 - Stories in the Sand - Carol Hopper Brill
• July 2008 - Turtles - Amber Knowles
• August 2008 - Plankton - Stephanie Wilson
• September 2008 - Dragon Run - Teta Cain
• October 2008 - Deep Sea - Tracy Sutton

2007

• May 2007 - Oysters - Juli Harding
• June 2007 - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Ken Moore
• July 2007 - Blue Crabs - Dave Hewitt
• August 2007 - Fish of the York River - Hank Brooks
• September 2007 - Estuaries - Sarah McGuire