Training the Next Generation of Marine Scientists: The FAU/HBOI Marine Science Partnership • Dr. Dennis Hanisak About the Lecture The Florida Atlantic University/Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Partnership in Marine Science Research & Education is developing and implementing unique, year-round educational opportunities in marine science for Florida's university students. FAU and HBOI faculty are working together to offer high-quality educational programs in the marine sciences, using the unique resources of the Harbor Branch campus in Fort Pierce. A new, 40,000 sq-ft. joint-use Marine Science Building will be dedicated on November 13, 2006, on the Harbor Branch campus. This new milestone in the partnership provides an opportunity to reflect on its past achievements and future directions. This partnership between a public university and a private research institution developed over a number of years and brings to bear a unique and cost-effective combination of scientific talent, institutional capabilities, and facilities, to a region underrepresented in marine science education. The synergy between FAU and HBOI will result in the world class training of a new generation of creative marine scientists and will equip them as future leaders in environmental research, management, and stewardship, as well as future educators. About the Speaker Dr. M. Dennis Hanisak is a Senior Scientist at HBOI and an Affiliated Professor in Biological Sciences at FAU. He has 30 years of experience in marine biology and ecology, with emphasis on marine plants, particularly macroalgae (seaweeds) and seagrasses. Dr. Hanisak received his A.B. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University, his M.S. in Botany from the University of Rhode Island, and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Rhode Island. He has worked at Harbor Branch since 1977 and has actively conducted research on marine plants in Indian River Lagoon as well as in other parts of Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Dr. Hanisak is the author of 65 scientific publications and is active professionally at the national and international levels. He is a frequently invited participant at national and international meetings and workshops and has served as President of the International Phycological Society, President of the Phycological Society of America, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Phycological Society of America.

© 2005, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution