Science After Dark! Secret Science Club is heading to the “Wetlab” in Lower Manhattan
Thursday, May 28 @ 6:30PM, $10. (Reserve your tickets.)
Secret Science Club is teaming up with Hudson River Park on Manhattan’s Pier 40 to explore astonishing whale species and megafauna that inhabit the waters off NYC’s shores. Plus, we’ll be discussing the challenges of building and maintaining urban infrastructure in a megalopolis built on islands and surrounded by water.
Join us with environmental researchers Siddhartha Hayes and Christopher St Lawrence and urban planners Ben Engle and Thomas Donahue as we dig into some (secret) Science After Dark.
Before & After the Talks
--Get up close and personal with wildlife from NYC’s liquid wilderness. Check out the cool marine creatures in the Wetlab’s seasonal aquariums
--Imbibe tasty beers & soft drinks in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”
--Groove to sea-salty tunes
Get $10 tickets here (drinks included)!
Siddhartha Hayes (he/him) is an aquatic ecologist, aquarist, etymology enthusiast, and fish whisperer. As Senior Research Manager at Hudson River Park, he conducts and oversees the Park’s ongoing monitoring projects, from year-round fish trapping and river condition monitoring to surveys of surface water pathogens, shoreline plastics, oysters, and more. He also manages the Pier 40 River Project Wetlab, a flow-through aquarium of native Hudson River organisms that serves as one of the park’s primary education sites.
Chris St Lawrence is a New York-based naturalist using film production, environmental science, photography, and creative and critical writing to shine a science-based spotlight on the wild world hidden on the outskirts of our urban community. As communication and outreach director for Gotham Whale, he has spent hundreds of days on our coastal waters—observing and documenting local whales, dolphins, seals, and birds—and inspiring real-world change through storytelling, outreach, and education.
Benjamin Engle is an urban planner and public administrator who focuses on ensuring that over 200,000 people can cross the Hudson River by rail every workday. For over a decade he has worked on the Gateway Program, a strategic rail initiative to improve and increase capacity along the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s most traveled rail line. He is currently the Senior Program Manager for Program Planning for the Gateway Development Commission, a public bi-state (New York and New Jersey) authority and a single purpose entity focused solely on implementing the Hudson Tunnel Project.
Thomas S. Donohue is a Senior Program Manager with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, where he has spent his career working on major infrastructure and construction projects. He has worked extensively at JFK International Airport and in Lower Manhattan. On September 11, 2001, he responded to the attack on the World Trade Center and participated in the rescue and recovery efforts, and later contributed to the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site. He currently serves on the Hudson River Ground Stabilization project, a key component of the Gateway/Hudson Tunnel Program.
This program meets Thursday, May 28, 6:30PM at the Wetlab on Hudson River Park’s Pier 40. (The entrance to the pier is at the intersection of W. Houston St and West St in Manhattan.) Subway: 1 to Houston St; C or E to Spring St.
Tickets are $10. Click here to reserve your spot!
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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