Ocean Systems

Ocean Systems  

Why does life exist at all on Earth? What is the origin of the diversity we see around us? Amazingly, the answers to these questions may lie in the study of the oceans! 

I am thrilled to start teaching the course Ocean Systems to educators as part of The American Museum of Natural History's Seminars on Science course.  

From the formation of the seabed, movement of tectonic plates, the study of mangroves, the microscopic plankton that create much of the oxygen we breathe, to weather patterns and climate, the oceans are an essential aspect of life on Earth and the diversity it contains.  

Whether we recognize it or not, we depend on the oceans for our lives. It is a privilege to study the dynamism of our planet and the power and vulnerability of the oceans. 

​Below is the diversity in my neighborhood: