Ocean Sciences: part 2

Probably the most exciting part of my week at Ocean Sciences was getting invited to a press event. The American Geophysical Union, the ginormous professional society behind Ocean Sciences, organizes these roundtable discussions between certain scientists and reporters at every conference. Each scientist gets a few minutes to explain their research, and then the floor opens for anyone to ask questions. Usually, the moderator is the one who asks the most questions, but the goal is to keep the conversation flowing. The roundtables are recorded and posted online so anyone can watch them later. 

A screenshot from the roundtable recording - here, I'm talking
about a recent project in the Gulf of Mexico.

In addition to yours truly, panelists in my roundtable included Melanie Damor, an archaeologist with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Nathan Figueredo, a student at Louisiana State University. Our research was very complementary, so it turned into a great discussion.

If you're interested in seeing the roundtable, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwCLClH-bEs

If you're a journalist interested in talking about shipwrecks or the things that live on them, shoot me a message at kmeyer@whoi.edu.