2023 EXHIBITORS

 

Over 40 research labs based at Hatfield will be hosting hands-on exhibits during Hatfield Marine Science 2023. Below are details on what to see and where to find them during the big day. Download the Exhibit Map.

 

LAB/ PROGRAM LOCATION ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT
THE WORLD OF PLANKTON
Plankton Ecology Lab ED 28 Meet the zooplankton! See and experience how we explore the early lives of fish and invertebrates.
Newport Hydrographic Line Ecosystem Studies ED 28 Learn about the diversity of marine plankton and its importance to our marine ecosystem.
Plankton Seascape Ecology Lab ED 28 Learn about some of the new instruments we use to visualize microbial plankton.
MARINE MAMMALS
Marine Mammal Institute ED 30/32 Oregon State University’s center of excellence in marine mammal research, education, and outreach
Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab ED 30/32 What do drones, poop, tags and remote sensing have in common? They are all tools we use to study whales! Come learn more at our table.
Lab for Animal Behavioral Interaction Research ED 30/32 Human-dolphin Interactions: the good, the bad and the fishy
Whale Habitat, Ecology and Telemetry (WHET) Laboratory, Marine Mammal Institute ED 30/32 Find out how researchers use electronic tags to understand whale movements and ecology
Oregon Coast Aquarium East Wing Hallway Marine Mammals
CHANGING ECOSYSTEMS
Benthic Ecology Lab ED 33 (1) What's your Role? Ecosystem engineers on the rocks and in the sand (2) Whatcha' gonna do when the airguns blow?
NOAA-NWFSC Aquaculture/Disease ED 33 Assessing predator response in salmon exposed to multiple stressors during their out-migration to California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-NMFS ED 33 Studies of climate impacts on the productivity of Alaska fishes and crabs
ACOUSTICS
NOAA PMEL ED 34 Sound in the Sea
Marine Mammal Bioacoustics and Ecology Laboratory (MMBEL) West Wing Conference Room Listening to the Arctic
KID ZONE
Oregon Sea Grant Marine Education Program ED 37 This room has hands-on activities for our younger visitors
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
EPA Newport MSB 176 Why is pH important? Learn about pH and ocean acidification with EPA researchers!
NOAA AFSC MSB 176 Ocean Acidification
Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification MSB 176 Ocean Acidification & Hypoxia Effects on Oregon Waters
GENETICS & ENGINEERING
Coastal Boundary Dynamics Group MSB 146 Fun with fibers, robots, and wind!
COMES and MMI Genomics MSB 146 Fish Genomics - we can come up with a more creative one if needed
Garwood Lab MSB 146 Where rivers meet the ocean
Emergency Management MSB Lobby South Beach Disaster Caches
FISHERIES
Aquaculture Lab - COMES MSB 164 Oysters and seaweeds
Integrated Marine Fisheries Lab MSB 164 Field, lab and computer-based methods to estimate the status of marine fish species
Big Fish Lab - COMES MSB 164 Sharks of the Oregon Coast
Fisheries Oceanography Lab MSB 164 Guess Who: The Fish Edition
OSU Scientific Diving Program MSB 164 Working Underwater at OSU!
NOAA/ Northwest Fisheries Science Center/ Fisheries Observation Science MSB Lobby Fisheries Observation Science - U.S. West Coast Sustainable Fishing for Today and Tomorrow
Mueller, Tomas Nash Labs MSB Lobby Exploring eelgrass ecosystems of Oregon
ODFW Courtyard Live Shellfish Touch tank
ODFW's Marine Fish Research Team Visitor Center Counting Black Rockfish: An Overview of the Statewide Black Rockfish Survey
DIVE4AQ/DIVE 4OL Visitor Center DIVE4AQ/DIVE 4OL
OSU ACADEMICS
Hatfield Student Organization MSB Atrium Hatfield Student Organization Swag Sales
Hatfield Academic Programs MSB Atrium Hatfield Academic Programs
Marine Studies Initiative MSB Atrium Study at Sea
OSU Fish and Wildlife Club MSB Atrium Fauna of the Oregon Coast
ON THE WATER
OSU Small Boat Program Courtyard R/V Kalipi - Come aboard a small research vessel and learn about the OSU Small Boat Program
RCRV Project Visitor Center Regional Class Research Vessel Project Update
PacWave Visitor Center PacWave - Testing Wave Energy for the Future
MARINE BIRDS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Visitor Center USFWS conservation work on the Oregon Coast; focus on endangered species, sea otter reintroduction, national wildlife refuges
Friends of Otter Rock Marine Reserve Visitor Center Friends of Otter Rock Marine Reserve