The University of Maine Maine In-situ Sound & Color Lab
School of Marine Sciences
 

MISC Lab Outreach
Service and Outreach

Our laboratory is involved in numerous outreach activities. We are part of the COSSE-Ocean Systems NSF funded proposal through which we help train teachers and teachers-to-be in the use of hands-on experiences to teach science in the K-12 curriculum.

We provide data to Bangor High School students for independant projects in Earth Science and Environmental Studies. We also participate in local science fairs as mentors and judges and Emmanuel serves on the following national and international scientific committees:

International

• Member, IOCCG Bio-ARGO Working Group, 2007-present.
• Foreign Expert, BELCOLOUR Steering Committee, 2007-present.
• Associate Editor, Biogeosciences, 2006-present.
• Chair, Ocean Optics XVIII Conference, Montreal, 2006.
• Member, Ocean Optics Planning Committee, 2005-present.
• Member, ASLO Publication Committee, 2005-present.
• Member, IOCCG, Ocean-Color Algorithms Working Group, 2004-2007.
• Initiator of the Hands-On Oceanography section of The Oceanography Society.

National

• Member, NOAA-CREST External Advisory Board Committee, 2007-present.
• Member, NSF's COOP Steering Committee, 2006-present.
• Member, NASA Science Working Group, Aerosol/Cloud/Ocean Mission Concept Study, 2006-2007.
• Member, Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) Turbidity Working Group, 2005-2006.

University of Maine

• Member, UMaine Senate Executive Council, 2007-present.
• Chair, UMaine Faculty Senate, Library Committee, 2007-present.
• Member, UMaine Faculty Senate, Library Committee, 2006-present.
• Member, UMaine Diving Board, 2006-present.
• Member, UMaine Faculty Senate, 2005-present.
• Faculty Advisor, UMaine's Student Diving Club, 2005-present.
• Member, Graduation and Retention Rate Improvement Team, 2008-present.

UMaine's School of Marine Sciences (SMS)

• SMS Graduate Admission Committee, 2007-present.
• SMS Peer Committee, 2005-present.
• SMS Curriculum Committee, 2005-2007.

Local Community

• Member, Education Committee, Challenger Learning Center, 2007-present.
• Assistant to Students, Old Town Middle School Science Fair, 2006-present.
• Coach, Lego League, Orono Elementary School, 2004-present.
• Initiator and Participant, Orono Elementary School Science Fair, 2003-present.

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