College of Science

College of Science
Seminar Series

Spring 2008 Schedule

The 2007-2008 academic year marks the second year of the College of Science Seminar Series. The upcoming series will reflect this year’s Common Experience at Texas State – “The Water Planet” – and explore pedagogy, interdisciplinary research, and education on diverse topics in aquatic resources. 

Dr. Sylvia Earle
Common Experience Keynote Speaker, Dr. Sylvia Earle, is former chief scientist of NOAA, president of Deep Search International and chair of the Advisory Council for the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Date: March 26: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Location: LBJ Student Center Mall
Time: 8:00 p.m.

The James and Marilyn Lovell Center for Environmental Geography and Hazards Research (JMLC) presents Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and JMLC Board Member.

Named Time Magazine's first "Hero for the Planet" in 1999 and called a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, Dr. Earle has authored more than 150 scientific, technical, and popular publications, and appeared in hundreds of television productions. She has directed over 60 diving expeditions, and she has logged more than 6,000 hours underwater and set the record for solo diving: 1,000 meters or 3,281 feet.

Dr. Earle has served as NOAA's Chief Scientist and as Executive Director for corporate and nonprofit organizations such as American Rivers, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. As President of Deep Search International and Chair of the Advisory Council for the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, her work focuses on marine ecosystems with special attention to exploration, development and use of new technologies for access and effective operations in the deep sea and other remote environments. (more)