R/V Alabama Discovery Excursion
Join a professional Dauphin Island Sea Lab Educator for a two-hour boat trip in the waters surrounding Dauphin Island.
Seminar: Prospectus- Reverse Weathering Using Lithium and Silicon
Reverse weathering is a sedimentary geochemical process that naturally releases carbon dioxide while precipitating and burying dissolved Silicon and metals, and thus can be an important global climate regulator.
Sea Lab Science Friday: STEM: The Ocean Version
Drop-in field class focsued on ocean technology used to protect, clean, and explore our ocean. This class is perfect for homeschooled students, parents, and caretakers seeking enrichment opportunities.
Salt Marsh Excursion
This excursion gives you the chance to become the marine scientist for the day and get an up close look at the inhabitants of the salt marsh habitat.
Marine Environmental Awards Luncheon
Dr. Charlie Rolsky, the Director of Science for Plastic Oceans International, will be the keynote speaker for the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation’s Eleventh Annual Marine Environmental Awards Luncheon at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel.
Beach, Dune, and Maritime Forest Excursion
Take a walk through the maritime forest, then on to the dunes and beach. You will learn about native plants and the benefits of an intact dune system.
Sea Lab Science Friday: Ocean Animal Biology
Drop-in field class focsued on ocean technology used to protect, clean, and explore our ocean. This class is perfect for homeschooled students, parents, and caretakers seeking enrichment opportunities.
SeaPerch ROV Competition
Discovery Hall Programs and UMS Wright Preparatory School will co-host the Alabama SeaPerch ROV Competition. In this competition, students drive (fly) an ROV based on the SeaPerch design that they have built to complete pool-based courses.
Discovery Day
The open house event offers everyone the opportunity to learn about the current research our team is working on and learn more about the coastal ecosystem we live in.
MATE Northern Gulf Coast Regional ROV Competition
In this competition, student teams, facilitated by their teachers/mentors/coaches, design, build, and test their own unique ROV before coming to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to compete against student teams from across the Gulf coast in a series of science-based missions.