FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's video: Behind the Science - Shirley Pomponi

Behind the Science - A Wednesday Web Chat Join us for our new series, Behind the Science - A Wednesday Web Chat, for a “behind the scenes” look at our research—more specifically, our scientists. We want you to get to know them! Learn what inspired them to pursue ocean science, what is the coolest project they worked on, the neatest thing they encountered, the biggest misstep that produced a surprising result, etc. Our first chat featured Dr. Shirley Pomponi on Wednesday, April 1 at 4:00 p.m. Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D. is an ocean explorer and a marine biotechnologist. She directed the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology at FAU Harbor Branch from 2009-2018. As an advocate of space exploration (and an astronaut groupie), conducting a NASA mission in Aquarius was a