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Friday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology

January 11, 2013 by Miranda 119 Comments

TGIF Obots! Today's Scientist of the Sea is Samuel Milton Nabrit. A marine biologist, academic, and administrator, Samuel Milton Nabrit was born in Macon, Georgia, to James Madison Nabrit and Gertrude West in 1905.  Upon completing his elementary and high school education, he entered Morehouse College in 1921.  There he earned the B.S. degree in Biology in May 1925 and … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology

Thursday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology

January 10, 2013 by Miranda 171 Comments

Good Morning to ya Obots! Today's pioneer is the first African American to receive a degree in oceanography. Roy Overstreet Roy Overstreet was the first African American to graduate from the University of California at Riverside, earning a degree in Physics over 53 years ago.  After obtaining a master's degree, he became the country’s first Black oceanographer, working for … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology

Monday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology

January 7, 2013 by Miranda 145 Comments

Good Morning Obots! Ever wonder about the study of life under water? Very interesting and very rare to find people of color in this field. I will highlight a few pioneers and current stars in this very intriguing field of study. For almost 40 years after the end of World War II, the work of Ernest Everett Just, an African-American biologist known for his studies of … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology

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