The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Professional Webinar Series is a development opportunity for middle and high school educators nationwide. All educators are welcome to register, and NOSB coaches are highly encouraged to participate.
2020 NOSB competition theme of ‘Understanding Human, Economic, and Environmental Resiliency in the Gulf of Mexico.’ The purpose of the series is to provide teachers with the opportunity to enhance their awareness and understanding of topics such as: how multiple stressors interact and impact the health, security, and resilience of the Gulf’s marine life, oceanic and estuarine ecosystems, coastal communities, and those across the United States who depend on the Gulf’s ecosystem services.
Each of the presenters will give a one hour live webinar presentation on their current research or topic of interest, followed by a 30 minute Q&A session.
All participants logged into the meeting will be able to listen and follow along with the presentation, as well as type questions for the presenter during the live presentation. The NOSB national office staff will read the questions to the presenter.
Questions? Please contact us at nosb@ucar.edu.
Date of Webinar: December 4, 2019 at 4 pm Eastern
Topic/Title: Preparing Communities for Sea-Level Rise
The webinar will cover the basics of flooding and sea-level rise, regulatory and natural solutions to sea-level rise and flooding, and synthesize information to achieve community resilience through planning.
Sonia Vedral
Sonia Vedral is an education coordinator and extension associate with the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative and the Mississippi State University Coastal Research & Extension Center. Currently, she is collaborating with scientists and educators to develop a high school science curriculum that focuses on sea-level rise and flood resilience. She works to help teachers and students along the northern Gulf increase their knowledge about sea-level rise and to help communities become more resilient. Sonia has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Northeastern University and a master’s degree in marine biology from Nova Southeastern University.
Renee Collini
Renee Collini is the Program Coordinator for the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative and is a Climate Extension Associate. Focused on sea-level rise, Collini works throughout the northern Gulf to facilitate the flow of information between researchers and decision-makers to improve science application. She integrates a multi-state network of stakeholders, researchers, NGOs, and state and federal agencies to build tools, programs, and projects to address gaps in sea-level rise observing, research, and decision-making in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Mikaela Heming
Mikaela Heming is a Project Coordinator specializing in science communication, sea-level rise science, and coastal resilience. Heming coordinates many efforts to help northern Gulf communities consider future flood hazards on a local level and encourages the use of appropriate climate resilience tools.
Sara Martin
Sara Martin is a wetland specialist and extension associate with the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative and Mississippi State University Coastal Research & Extension Center (CREC). She works with surface elevation table (SET) practitioners across the northern Gulf of Mexico, facilitating communication and collaboration among constituents that need to understand vertical changes in the region’s wetlands due to erosion and accretion processes. Sara holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in biology from the University of Alabama, where she conducted research in wetland plant ecology and marsh processes.
