SEMINAR: DR. NYSSA SILBIGER – CREATIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION THROUGH ART-FILM COLLABORATIONS

Dr. Silbiger led an interactive workshop on creative science communication through art-film collaborations. She discussed collaborative science communication projects involving fine artists and film-makers. This type of interdisciplinary project could prove to be a blueprint for future science communication. She shared tips for getting buy-in from the public by engaging them in hands-on activities as a means of information exchange. UC•AO members experienced one of these projects first-hand, as Dr. Silbiger facilitated a workshop resulting in a communal, coral reef-themed, clay mural.

Dr. Nyssa Silbiger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oceanography and an Associate Director of the Uehiro Center for the Advancement of Oceanography. She is a quantitative marine ecologist, with a major focus in coastal ecology and oceanography, applied biogeochemistry, and global change ecology. An avid SCUBA diver, Dr. Silbiger studies and explores coral reefs and other coastal ecosystems all over the world. In addition to her research, Dr. Silbiger is also passionate about promoting literacy in data science and working to create a safe and inclusive environment for all scientists.

Dr. Silbiger earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from Florida State University, an M.S. in Marine Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in Zoology at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology at UH Mānoa. She has received many awards including the International Coral Reef Society Early Career Award, the National Science Foundation CAREER award, and the California State University, Northridge Outstanding Faculty Award. 

Please watch this video of Dr. Silbiger and Uehiro Graduate Student Fellows creating the communal clay mural.

Location: Hemenway Hall 201 (studio)

Time: 2:00PM