Art Professor presents work in Durban, South Africa: Thomas Asmuth, Associate Professor of Digital Media, will be presenting a workshop and art installation at the 2018 International Symposium on Electronic Art (Wednesday, June 20 - Saturday, June 30).

The project, "Turbidity Paintings: Water Testing at the uMngeni River," is a study of the estuary which passes through the coastal city of Durban, South Africa.

​This work is part of Asmuth's three-year investigation of coastal waterways with collaborators in biological science: Dr. Lisa Waidner (UWF) and Dr. Alexis Janosik (UWF); and bio-artist Sara Gevurtz (Hastings College). ​

Alexis left us a month after our October 2013 cruise, to head to the 'real' Deep South to start working on a project with potentially large impacts on our understanding of climate change, microplastics pollution, and consequences of those on epigenetics of marine benthos, Stay tuned and check out the updated ICEBERGS
the Janosik Sea Ice blog
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and the November 9, 2017 WUWF article by Richard Conn: UWF Researcher Heads To Antarctica

he Art side of the STEAM team's work was put on display at the UWF art gallery:
UWF Article

Also, check out our OCTOBER "17 cruise update!
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Blog post by Carrie Daniel
The STEAM Team was honored to be part of the Oceans Class, headed up by Ms. Sara Barcellona and also taught by Mr. James Westmark, Mr. Richard Hunter, and Mrs. Susan Hunter, in Sept & Oct 2017. Waidner and Albrecht visited the school in late September to talk with 92 middle school students about the local ecosystems, focusing on the role of turbidity and water quality on the health of keystone species seagrasses, including Ruppia, Thalassia, and Halodule. On October 5, we were joined by Seashore park ranger Mike Aymond and Carrie Stevenson, UF/IFAS Extension Coastal Sustainability Agent, to demonstrate the ecosystem components at Big Lagoon State Park.
photo credits: Sara Ousley (at Brown Barge Middle), Claudia O'Steen (at Big Lagoon)

The Fall Semester                                                                              ​09/20/17
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The STEAM team is getting ready for our next cruise day out in the field. We are very excited for our next run from Escambia River to the Gulf of Mexico and as we are getting ready, we wanted to show a little recap of our last cruise day. STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) is a project designed to integrate these diverse disciplines together. STEAMing the River to the Gulf is a project that utilizes digital imaging, molecular biology and other techniques to assess local water quality and turbidity, as well as nutrient loads and potential impacts of invasive species. We are all enthusiastic to integrate artistic expression alongside scientific research and data analysis. We are also using this project as a means of public outreach and education. This month we are teaming up with students from Brown Barge Middle school for an exciting fieldtrip to Big Lagoon. Students will have an opportunity for hands-on experience and lessons on water quality, turbidity and the variety of ecological roles of vegetation and wildlife. Please stay tuned for the upcoming October cruise, new research activities in our fall season, and new accomplishments for the STEAM team.

For more videos and pictures from the July cruise, please see: JULY '17 CRUISE

STEAMing the River to the Gulf:  Preliminary Data Acquisition, Autumn 2016
Video by Claudia O'Steen.
​STEAM II song by Anthony Vega.

​Lionfish Removal & Awareness Day, May 20, 2017
We had a lot of fun at this event, meeting many interesting folks, discussing the STEAM concept, playing the eDNA game, and making Winogradsky columns!

Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day: Pensacola FL, May 20, 2017
The STEAM Team will have a table at the Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day, in the Plaza De Luna, on May 20, 2017.
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We will be displaying a video of our Fall 2016 field work; and we will have fun science games for children of all ages! 

Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day video on YouTube
 
Visit us to find out more about ecology research, tracking fish using eDNA, and underwater photography!
The STEAM table is located between iHeart Media and the Fish Fry Magazine booth.
 
For event details, go to Reef Rangers
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