Public Events

Upcoming Events

Hands-on Science Open House

Saturday, May 25, 2012 • Rinehart Coastal Research Center

Archived Events

ScienceOnline2013 Watch Parties

Jan. 31, and Feb. 4, 5, 11, and 13, 2013

Public Event: Titanic in 3D
An Archaeological Exploration

Saturday, September 8, 2012 • Redfield Auditorium

Public Event: Ocean's Acid Test

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 • 6-9 p.m. • Redfield Auditorium
Consequences of Rising CO₂ Emissions for Life in Our Ocean

Probing Tornadoes with Mobile Doppler Radars

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 • 5 p.m. • Redfield Auditorium
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Sears Lecture
Professor Howard Bluestein, University of Oklahoma

"What is a Sanctuary?" Discussion Forum

Friday, July 20, 2012 • 2-4 p.m. • Redfield Auditorium
Part of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Fisheries 20th Anniversary Celebration in Woods Hole

Public Event: Pioneering New Ocean Science Frontiers

Saturday, September 17, 2011 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • The New Bedford Whaling Museum
Come to see, listen and learn more about ocean observatories off our coast.

Public Event: Tour the Knorr

Sunday, August 7, 2011 • 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The research vessel used to discover Titanic and the hydrothermal vents.

Public Event: On Growth and Form: Geometry, Physics and Biology

Thursday, August 4, 2011 • 2 p.m. • Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole, MA
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program Sears Lecture

Peanut Butter Club Presents: Live from the Galápagos Rift

Friday, July 15, 2011 • Noon • Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Watch live streaming video of scientists exploring the Galápagos Rift where life at hydrothermal vents was first discovered.

Public Event: Meet the Sub Alvin

Sunday, October 17, 2010 • Noon to 5:00 p.m. • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Get up close with the hardest working deep-diving research sub in the U.S.

Public Forum: WHOI in the Gulf of Mexico

Thursday, July 29, 2010 • 7 to 8:30 p.m. • Redfield Auditorium
Learn about how the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is helping with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

Oceans Alive 2008

Sea Grant's popular lecture series, "Oceans Alive: Plain Talk on Current Topics in Marine Science Presented for the General Public" will be held Tuesdays in April.

A Conversation with Astronaut Suni Williams

On Wednesday, September 12, astronaut Suni Williams will share her experience of living and working in space at a public talk in MBL's Lillie Auditorium at 4 p.m.