Join us for a half day of events, culminating in the 11th annual Mirsky Lecture. Most events will take place in IUPUI’s Innovation Hall (625 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46202).

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Friday, April 7

10 a.m.
Coffee and Conversation on Diversity in STEM 

12:30 p.m.
Lunch/Career Panel

1:30 p.m.
Poster Session

2:30 p.m.
Job Fair & Social Hour

4 p.m.
Awards & Mirsky Lecture

5:30 p.m.
Off-campus Social

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Lecture by:
Dr. Adina Paytan
Research Scientist
Institute of Marine Sciences
University of California, Santa Cruz

“Corals on Acid – Ocean Acidification the other CO2 Problem”
Rising atmospheric CO2 equilibrates with surface ocean water, lowering the pH and severely impacting reef-building corals. However, the fate of coral reef ecosystems in response to ocean acidification remains largely unexplored. In this talk we will look at naturally low-saturation low-pH groundwater submarine springs at Puerto Morelos, Mexico, to provide insights into potential long term responses of coral ecosystems to low saturation conditions.