Schmidt Ocean Institute had a strong presence at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 in a variety of ways. Here is a quick look at some of the numbers:
- Four spoken presentations about Falkor science (Block, Watling, Babbin, Cordes)
- Seven posters related to Falkor work (Michel, Baumberger, Babbin x3, Sousa, Wurl)
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- Three spoken presentations by Artists-At-Sea
- 15 Artists-At-Sea present at the exhibit opening
- The exhibit itself held 31 pieces from artists who had journeyed on Research Vessel Falkor
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- One scientist shared their work for a two hour period at the Data Help Desk (Saito and the protein portal)
- More than 125 alumni and friends attended the SOI-hosted reception
- Staff members Dr. Jyotika Virmani and Dr. Carlie Wiener were featured on student career panels
- Several Falkor Principal Investigators including Mandy Joye, Erik Cordes, Peter Girguis, and Amanda Demopoulos hosted a panel on Developing Transdisciplinary Deep Ocean Work[gallery columns="2" size="medium" display="masonry" wpmf_folder_id="108" ids="eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2NobWlkdG9jZWFuLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvd2VuZHktU09JX09jZWFuU2NpZW5jZXMyMDIwX18xNF8wMC5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6IldlbmR5IFNPSSBPY2VhblNjaWVuY2VzMjAyMCAxNCAwMCIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2NobWlkdG9jZWFuLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvT1NNLVNhbkRlaWdvLUFsdW1uaUV2ZW50LUdsYXplci1lMTU4MjU1NTEzMTg3NS5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ik9TTSBTYW5EZWlnbyBBbHVtbmlFdmVudCBHbGF6ZXIiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiIiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ=="]
- Staff member Dr. Weiner presented Recommendations that resulted from the 2019 NOAA Ocean Exploration Forum
- Staff member Allison Miller hosted a mini-panel on Ocean Plastics (focused on ocean solutions)
A more thorough written overview of Schmidt Ocean Institute's involvement at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 is also available here.





