Cambridge, Md. (January 7, 2008) – World-renowned oceanographer Dr. Rocky Geyer will provide a respite for stir crazy, winterized sailors with a free seminar entitled “Wind and Currents: What a sailor should know about physical oceanography” at the Historical Society of Talbot County auditorium in Easton, Maryland on January 16, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Geyer is currently teaching at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts and is one of the world’s leading authorities in estuarine and coastal physical oceanography. His research concentrates on water circulation and mixing. As an oceanographer, he regularly applies his knowledge to his favorite hobby - sailing.

The seminar is part of Dr. Geyer’s week-long visit to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory. Dr. Geyer was nominated and selected as the 2008 Ian Morris Scholar-in-Residence, and will be working with faculty and students on a number of oceanographic issues while at the laboratory.

The seminar is sponsored by the UMCES Horn Point Laboratory and will take place at 25 South Washington Street in Easton. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the public will be able to speak with Dr. Geyer over refreshments after the talk. Additional information is available by contacting Jamie Parks at 410-221-8335 or visiting www.hpl.umces.edu/Ian_Morris_Scholar.htm.

The Horn Point Laboratory is part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, the principal research institution for advanced environmental research and graduate studies within the University System of Maryland. UMCES researchers are helping improve our scientific understanding of Maryland, the region and the world through its three laboratories - Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, and Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge - and the Maryland Sea Grant College.

CONTACT:
Chris Conner
443-496-0095