Nerd Nite #17 – Lava, elasmobranch feeding and a bit of trivia…

Aloha Honolulu Nerds!

August 13th, 2014

Mercury Bar

Doors at 7:30, talks at 8ish

With DJ Globes providing music and awesomeness.

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“LAVA!!!” By Elise Rumpf

Elise will be showing a 15-minute video created by the guys from Ph.D. comics (www.phdcomics.com). The video highlights her research on LAVA!!!

Elise grew up in Buffalo, NY and did her undergrad in physics and geology at SUNY Buffalo. She moved to Hawaii in 2007 and earned a PhD in Geology and Geophysics and a certificate in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance in May from UH Manoa. She’s currently figuring out what’s next and is open to job suggestions! 🙂

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“Feeding behavior of skates and rays” By Samantha Mulvany

Sam did some work on the anatomy of batoids (skates and rays) and how that relates to the way they feed. Some rays have lobes on their head that aid during feeding, while others lack these lobes. She investigated a range of species with and without lobes to determine if there were any differences in the way that they feed.

Sam recently graduated from the University of South Florida with a PhD in Biology.

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NERD NITE TRIVIA TEASER!!

Hosted by Anthony Poponi

We’ll follow the two talks with a brief Q and A for the speakers, and then give a preview of next months trivia nite!! Make sure you eye up the smart-lookin’ folks in the crowd to put together a good team. Winners get a prize!