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 |
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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 |