Location
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute – Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, FL
Dates
March 6 – 8, 2025
Local Host
Our local hosts were Rachel Brewton and Jordon Beckler at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Special Events
Keynote Panel: Celebrating and honoring the legacy of estuarine science as we progress into the future – honoring the lives and work of Dennis Hanisak and Enrique Reyes.
Panel Members: Brian Lapointe & Cassondra Armstrong
The banquet was held Friday at Walking Tree Brewing Company during the evening hours after the poster session.
Our Sponsors
Xylem/YSI
Thalassas
Brevard Zoo
Coastal Conservation Association Florida
Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Free Fly Performance Apparel
Manatee Lagoon
Marine Discovery Center
Sailfish Brewery
South Carolina Sea Grant
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
University of North Florida
Walking Tree Brewery
Waterlust
Program
Meeting Announcement
Business Meeting Minutes
Award Winners
Presentation Awards
Best graduate student oral presentation
Sarah Newton, Florida Atlantic and Emily Farrell, UCF
Best graduate student poster presentation
Jessie Rivera-Lafrenier, Georgia Southern
Best undergraduate oral presentation
Carly Dempsey, Florida Atlantic
Best undergraduate poster presentation
Katie Kress, Flagler
Student Travel Awards
Kate Fuller, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Emma Herndon, Augusta University
Samantha Kilian, Georgia Southern University
Victoria Makowski, Augusta University
Ashley Reaume, University of Central Florida
Jessie Rivera, Georgia Southern University
Orion Scharton-Witmer, University of South Florida
Essence Tornabene, University of South Carolina
