Acton COA Presents Deep Ocean Life with Harvard University Professor Peter Girguis

Eighty percent of our planet’s habitable living space is in the deep sea, the ocean realm that is beyond the reach of sunlight. In this presentation Dr. Peter Girguis will take you on a trip through the deep sea, learning about the extraordinary animals and microbes that thrive therein and about their adaptations to this environment. He will also touch upon humankind’s relationship with the ocean, the birth of deep-sea biology and the technological innovations that first took humans into the deep, humankind’s impact on the ocean, and how we still have time to turn the tide. This program is possible because of the generosity of Lynne Osborn. Peter Girguis is a Professor at Harvard University. He received his B.Sc. from UCLA and his Ph.D. from the UC Santa Barbara. He has authored or co-authored over 150 publications. His honors include the 2007 and 2011 Lindbergh Foundation Award for Science & Sustainability, the 2018 Lowell Thomas Award for groundbreaking advances in Marine Technology, the 2020 Petra Shattuck Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the 2024 Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Science and Exploration. 

 Open to all age 60+/free