MORRISTOWN — Noted oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle will discuss her efforts to raise awareness about the state of the planet's oceans and her efforts to protect them when she speaks at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
This event is free and made possible by the support of BASF. Even though it is a free event, tickets are required.
In addition to the evening event, Dr. Earl will speak to students at a 10:30 a.m. students-only lecture. If your school is interested in attending, contact 973-539-0345, ext 6556.
National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, called "Her Deepness" by The New Yorker and The New York Times, "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and "First Hero for the Planet" by TIME, is an oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer with experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and non-profit organizations including the Kerr McGee Corporation, Dresser Industries, Oryx Energy, the Aspen Institute, the Conservation Fund, Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund, American Rivers, Mote Marine Laboratory, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Rutgers Institute for Marine Science, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Oceanic Society and Ocean Futures.
Former Chief Scientist of NOAA, Dr. Earle is the Founder of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, Inc., Founder of Mission Blue and SEAlliance, Chair of the Advisory Council of the Harte Research Institute, the Ocean in Google Earth, a founding Ocean Elder, and leader of the NGS Sustainable Seas Expeditions. She has a B.S. degree from Florida State University, M.S. and PhD. from Duke University, 26 honorary degrees and has authored more than 200 scientific, technical and popular publications, lectured in more than 80 countries, and appeared in hundreds of radio and television productions.
She has led more than 100 ocean research expedition, logged more than 7,000 hours underwater, set a record for solo diving to 1,000 meters, and led the first team of women aquanauts, living under the ocean during the Tektite Project in 1970 and in nine other saturation dives, most recently in July, 2012. Her research concerns marine ecosystems with special reference to exploration, conservation and the development and use of new technologies for access and effective operations in the deep sea and other remote environments.
With SEAlliance and Mission Blue, she is committed to developing a global network of areas on the land and in the ocean, "Hope Spots," to safeguard the living systems that provide stability and resiliency in response to accelerating climate change.
Her more than 100 national and international honors include the 2013 National Geographic Hubbard Medal, 2013 French Legend of the Planet Medal, 2011 Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal, 1996 Explorers Club Medal, 2011 Medal of Honor from the Dominican Republic, 2009 TED Prize, Netherlands Order of the Golden Ark, Australia's International Banksia Award, Italy's Artiglio Award, the International Seakeepers Award, the U.S. Department of Interior Conservation Service Award, the International Women's Forum, the National Women's Hall of Fame, the Academy of Achievement, Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year, UN Global 500, UNESCO's e-award and medals from the Explorers Club, the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, Lindbergh Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, Sigma Xi, Barnard College, and the Society of Women Geographers.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St. in Morristown. For more information and tickets contact the box office at 973-539-8008 or www.mayoarts.org.