Enjoy the weekend Obots! Our final Scientist of the Sea for the week is Roger Arliner Young. Roger Arliner Young, grew up in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania in 1889. She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in zoology and to conduct research at the prestigious Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Young conducted research on the anatomy of paramecium … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology
African Americans in Oceanography and Marine Biology
Friday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology
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
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
Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology
Happy Hump Day Obots! Today's Scientist of the Sea is Ashanti Johnson. From TheGrio: As an African-American girl growing up in Dallas, Texas, Ashanti Johnson wanted to be like a famous French man: Jacques Cousteau. “My first exposure [to oceanography] was watching him on TV,” says Johnson, 39. “The ocean for me represented the unknown… I think because it was so vast and … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology
Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology
Good Morning Obots! Today's scientist of the sea is Evan B. Forde. Evan B. Forde is an African American oceanographer. Forde was born in Miami, Florida and received his primary education in the local public school system. He received his bachelor's degree in Geology and his Master's degree in marine geology and geophysics, both from Columbia University. Forde became a … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in Oceanography/Marine Biology