2023 UMass Intercampus Marine Science Research Symposium
Wednesday, March 22
9:00 am – Poster Set-up, Coffee and Light breakfast
9:30 am – Welcome to SMAST – Dean and Graduate Program Director
9:45 am – Plenary Speaker I – Andrew Allyn – (UMass Amherst), “Can we predict species distributions? Understanding the relationship between species distribution model prediction skill and novel environmental conditions”
10:10 am – Plenary speaker II – Mark Borrelli – (UMass Boston), “Seafloor Mapping in Extreme Shallow Waters: Platforms, Instruments, Data Needs and Utility “
10:35 am – Break
10:45 am – Lightning Talks – Sessions: Estuarine & Ocean Chemistry, Species Distribution/Selectivity, Estuarine & Ocean Technology
12:00 noon – Lunch and Posters
12:45 pm – Plenary Speaker III – David Coe (UMass Lowell), “Investigating Climate Connections: Using Regional Daily Weather Types and AI to Understand Variability in Timing of the Seasons in the Northeast U.S”
13:10 pm – Plenary Speaker IV – Debra Duarte (UMass Dartmouth), “Review of Methodologies for Detecting an Observer Effect in Commercial Fisheries Data”
14:00 pm – Lightning Talks – Ocean Physics and Stock Assessment/Fishery Management
14:45 pm – Break + Posters
15:45 pm – Closing Remarks and Awards