Program from the 1999 Michelson Memorial Lecture

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
18TH MICHELSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
EXPLORING THE DEEP FRONTIER
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle
Deep Ocean Explorer,
1998-2002 National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, 
and
Chairman, DOER Marine Operations, Inc.


United States Naval Academy, Alumni Hall, 
October 26, 1999 
7:15pm

Sponsored by
The Naval Academy Alumni Association
and the USNA Oceanography Department

PROGRAM

PRELUDE
U.S. NAVAL  ACADEMY BAND BRASS QUINTET

MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
CAPTAIN  W. C. OSTENDORFF, USN,
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER
WILLIAM C. MILLER
 ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST

DR. SYLVIA A. EARLE
"EXPLORING THE DEEP FRONTIER"

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
DR. EARLE

PRESENTATIONS TO DR. EARLE
OCEANOGRAPHY CLUB

POSTLUDE
 U.S. NAVAL  ACADEMY BAND BRASS QUINTET


RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IN THE COPPEDGE ROOM
	

DR. SYLVIA A. EARLE

Dr. Sylvia Earle is an oceanographer, aquanaut, founder and chairman of Deep Ocean Exploration 
and Research (DOER) Marine Operations.  Her academic degrees include a B.S. from Florida State 
University, and an M.S. and PhD. from Duke University.  In addition, she holds 11 honorary degrees, 
and has been the Curator of Phycology at the California Academy of Sciences, a research associate 
at the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University, a Radcliffe Institute Scholar 
and a member of President Reagan's Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere.  She has led more 
than 50 scientific expeditions worldwide logging in excess of 6000 hours underwater.  During the 
Tektite Project in 1970, she led the first team of women aquanauts.  In addition, Dr. Earle holds 
a depth record for solo diving (1000 meters). She has published more than 100 papers on marine 
science and technology, including her book Sea Change (1995). Her commitment to the health of the 
oceans has led to participation in television productions, and scientific, technical and general 
interest lectures in over 60 countries. Dr. Earle was Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; Oceans Ambassador for the Center for Marine Conservation; and spokesperson 
for Sea Web.  Presently she is the 1998-2002 Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, 
and the leader of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, a five-year study of our nation's National Marine
Sanctuaries.

About  the  Michelson  Lecture  Series:

The  Michelson  Lecture  series  is  a  commemoration  of  the  achievements  of Albert   A.   
Michelson,  whose  experiments  on  the  measurement  of  the  speed of  light  were initiated  
while  he  was  a  military  instructor  at  the  U. S.  Naval Academy.    These  studies  not  
only  advanced  the  science  of  physics  but resulted  in  his  selection  as  the  first  Nobel  
Laureate  in  science  from  the United  States.

Each   year  since  1981,  a  distinguished  scientist   has  come  to  the  Naval Academy  to  
present  the  Michelson   Lecture.    These  scientists  have represented  a  variety  of  
scientific  disciplines,  including  chemistry,  physics, mathematics,  oceanography  and  
computer science.  

"...it's important for people to be aware of what we're doing that is changing the nature of the 
oceans...the oceans represent a cornerstone in our life-support system...The oceans drive the 
climate and weather, create the atmosphere we take for granted..."
  
Sylvia  Earle