Dive! Dive! Secret Science Club takes the plunge with Ocean
Researcher Vicki Ferrini, TUESDAY July 16, 8PM @ the Bell House, FREE!
Mountain ranges longer than the Andes. Trenches alive with extreme animals. Tectonic plates that grind and pull, creating earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. The seafloor never fails to surprise and amaze. Yet 80 percent of our ocean floor is still terra incognita. Indeed, there are better maps available of Mars. Vicki Ferrini wants to change that.
Dr. Ferrini studies and explores the ocean - from its darkest depths to the emergence of new volcanic islands. Her goal? Creating a map of the entire ocean floor and understanding the geological processes that create its mind-blowing features. Through ocean expeditions, underwater robotics, data analysis, and visualization, Vicki Ferrini is uncovering a never-before-seen blue world.
Before & After
--Dive into the Deep Blue Sea, a beguiling cocktail from Davy Jones' Locker
--Groove to sea shanties, surf music, and whale song
--Plunge into the sea-salty Q&A
Vicki Ferrini is an ocean researcher at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
and an affiliate professor at the Center for Coastal and Ocean
Mapping. Her research focuses on using mapping techniques to understand
the volcanic and tectonic processes that shape the seafloor. She has
been on more than 20 ocean expeditions mapping everything from coastal
waters to deep-sea environments. Her research has been featured in the BBC News, Popular Science, Newsweek, and Atlas Obscura.
This undersea edition of Secret Science Club meets Tuesday, July 16, 8PM @ the Bell House, 149 7th St, Brooklyn (between 2nd and 3rd avenues). Subway: F or G to 4th Ave, R to 9th St.
Doors open at 7:30PM. Please bring ID: 21+. No cover. Just bring your smart self!
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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