Research Vessels are floating laboratories for conducting science at sea, gathering information vital to increased understanding and better stewardship of our planet. Tom Wilson will discuss these unusual and often unique ships, the scientists and mariners who live and work aboard them, and expeditions from Antarctica to East Africa. After the talk, attendees will be invited to “touch and handle” scientific gear and samples including magnetic sand, a weather station struck by lightning, and a foam cup crushed to miniature size by deep sea pressure.
Mr. Wilson holds Bachelor of Science Degrees in Biology and Chemistry from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Science Degree in Marine Environmental Sciences from the State University of New York. He is a founding member of the Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee of UNOLS, the coordinating organization for the US academic research vessel fleet.
This lecture is free with admission to the lighthouse.
