Presented by Dr. Tom Miller
CBL has been conducting environmental science for more than 90 years. It was founded in large part to understand declines in crabs and oysters, but these problems are still challenges today. Since the 1970s and 1980s, we have known that there are too many nutrients in the Chesapeake, but we have still to control these problems. Is the fact that we are still debating these issues a sign of the failure of the environmental science that was conducted, the way in which science informs policy, the policy makers or something else? Using some local examples, Dr. Miller will discuss how the environmental sciences differ from the physical sciences and how that changes the nature of scientific advice. Dr. Miller will also discuss, based on personal experience, how we can improve how we teach, how we conduct, and how we can communicate environmental science to increase the likelihood that we make progress.
CBL’s Bernie Fowler Laboratory142 Williams Street Solomons, MD 20688 View a campus map
This is a free event with no pre-registration. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This presentation is part of the Science for Citizens Seminar Series
Join us at the oldest state-supported marine lab on the East Coast to learn about innovative research being pioneered by CBL scientists. Our faculty and graduate students are developing new approaches to solving the environmental management problems facing Calvert County, our nation, and the world. Each talk will be presented by an UMCES scientist and will inform the public about a featured research effort.
