Teen Science Cafe

The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Teen Science Café will present a nine-part series associated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Antarctic Women in Science Project. High school and middle school students are invited to learn from these scientists engaged with various aspects of science in Antarctica.

• 9/15/22 Amy Moran - physiology, ecology, and evolution of marine invertebrates
• 10/20/22 Margaret Amsler – Ecology of benthic “bottom” environments
• 11/17/22 Roxanne Beltran – Marine mammals, ecology, and ice
• 12/8/22 Kristin O’Brien – The fascinating physiology of white-blooded icefish
• 1/19/23 Chi-Hing “Christina” Cheng – Adaptations for cold in polar fish
• 2/16/23 Skye Moret – Art, design, and environmental data
• 3/16/23 Erin Pettit - Glacier and ice sheet dynamics
• 4/20/23 Deneb Krentz - plankton ecology and ultraviolet photobiology
• 5/18/23 Cassandra Brooks – Marine science, policy, science communication

Guests will participate in hands-on activities related to the various topics presented.