SMAST Seminar DEOS/DFO Alumni Takeover

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:00pm to 4:00pm

The Marine Science Students Association (MaSSA) is hosting the first Alumni Seminar Takeover!

Join us for an afternoon of talks from SMAST Alumni featuring cutting edge research.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
12:00 - 4:00 pm
SMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom

Agenda for the Afternoon

12pm Refreshments

12:15pm Introduction by Kyle Cassidy,  SMAST Assistant Dean for Operations

12:30pm DEOS Keynote by Grace Jensen, MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science & Engineering

1:30pm Intermission

1:40pm Plenary Talks

• Jessie Kittel, Contractor Blue World Research Institute
• Chance Perks, New Bedford Conservation Agent 
• Haley Synan – Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Dynamics and Assessment Branch
•  Robert Wildermuth, Southwest Fisheries Science Center 

2:50pm Intermission

3:00pm DFO Keynote by Megan Winton, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

Join Meeting

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Note: Meeting ID and passcode required, email contact to obtain.

For more information, including lecture title and abstracts, alumni profiles, and zoom information, please contact Callie Rumbut a c.rumbut@umassd.edu

SMAST East 101-103 : 836 S. Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford MA 02744
Callie Rumbut
c.rumbut@umassd.edu
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