Earth’s ocean is essential to life and may have even given rise to life on our planet billions of years ago. Join us for a lively, in-person discussion with marine microbiologist Julie Huber and marine geoscientist Chris German, to hear how the exploration of our ocean’s depths could help inform the search for life. With Miles O'Brien, veteran journalist and science correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.Â
Please join us for a cocktail reception following the presentation.
Julie is an oceanographer working to advance knowledge of the deep ocean. She is interested in how basic earth processes- rocks forming, fluids moving, sediments accumulating- interact to create and maintain microbial life in the deepest and darkest parts of the ocean. She has led and participated in ocean expeditions around the world using deep submergence technology. She also enjoys mentoring the next generation of scientist and communicating their work to the public.
Chris is a marine geochemist whose primary research focuses on seafloor fluid flow (hydrothermal vents and seeps): Why do they occur where they do? What are their impacts on global-scale ocean biogeochemistry? What are the best ways to explore them using advanced technologies? By studying the deep ocean on Earth, he’s able to investigate newly discovered ocean worlds in the outer solar system. Â
Miles is a veteran independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace. He is the science correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, a producer, director, writer and correspondent for the PBS documentary programs NOVA and FRONTLINE, and an aviation analyst for CNN. He owns MOBIAS Media, Inc., a production company that creates award winning documentary films primarily for PBS as well as several educational and corporate clients.
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