SMAST offers a variety of events, workshops, and seminars.

Seminar Series

Weekly seminar series

UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science & Technology hosts weekly seminars on topics related to research and policy development, fisheries, coastal preservation, ocean modeling, underwater robotics, climate change, and other related fields. The seminars are free and open to the public. Presentations are given by guest speakers and scientists -- many who collaborate with SMAST faculty, staff, and students on cooperative research projects. Supporters and potential collaborators in industry, federal and state agencies, and others are welcome to attend.

Upcoming seminars

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Time and location

DEOS seminars are held on Wednesdays at 12:30 pm in Room 101/102 of SMAST-EAST, New Bedford.

DFO seminars are held on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in Room 101/102 of SMAST-EAST, New Bedford. 

Access seminars remotely

If you are unable to attend the seminars, you may remotely view the seminar in progress. To access the live broadcast,

  • visit Echo360.
  • login as smast@umassd.edu with the password smastumassd.
  • click ALL CLASSES (MAR 700 - 01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700 - 02 - DFO Seminar).
  • click the green LIVE streaming.

Archived seminars

Download the Archive of Seminar Series (2014-2024)(PDF) (and associated videos where applicable).