"BrainWASH is intended to expose the Southampton Graduate Campus community to current areas of research conducted by scientists both here on our campus and from other institutions. It's an opportunity to see what kind of work 'real scientists' do. It provides our students with the latest research in a variety of fields, as well as ideas for their own future research efforts," said Joe Warren, the lecture series coordinator and Southampton Graduate Campus professor.

While organized by the Natural Science department, the series is open to anyone (to speak or listen) in the Southampton Graduate Campus and local community.

Spring 2004

April 28 - Dr. Catherine Forestell, Monell Chemical Senses Center (Philadelphia) "What the Nose Knows and the Tongue Prefers: Learned Flavor Preferences in Rats and Children."

April 21 - Gobler/Tropical "Tropical Marine Biology: Exploring the Coral Reefs of the South Pacific Ocean. Synopsis of 2004. Preview of 2005"

April 14 - Dan MacDonald (U-Mass, Dartmouth - CMAST) "Mixing and turbulence in a salt we dge estuary: a physical overview of the Fraser River (British Columbia) estuarine system "

April 7 - Joe Warren "Afloat in a very small boat. Nearshore distributions of Antarctic krill."

March 31 - Casey Debenham - "Polar Marine Biology" (grad student at U Alaska - Fairbanks, SC alum 2000)

March 24 - Dr. Howard Rosenbaum of the Wildlife Conservation Society and American Museum of Natural History "From molecules to marine mammals: an integrated field and genetics approach to conservation and management of endangered whales and dolphins."

March 10 - Professors Gobler, Peterson, Turner, and Warren - "Southampton Graduate Campus Estuarine Research Program 2004: We're looking for a few good scientists"

March 3 - Prof. Ed Himelblau and Kestrel Perez - The Mutant Among Us: Genetic Studies o f a Long Island Weed.

Fall 2003

December 3 -Ed Himelblau "Genetic Studies of Long Island Weed"

November 19 -The Southampton Graduate Campus Estuarine Research Program (SCERP) Student Reports

November 12 -Professor Julio Gonzalez "Newborn Development in the First 30 Days"

November 5 -Professor Rob Wallis Deakin University (Australia) "Biodiversity and Conservation of Australian Mammals"

October 29 -Professor Joe Warren "Rochambeau in the Gulf of Maine: Copepods, Krill, and Jellies"

October 22 -Professor Robert Danziger & Andy Fields "Fulbright Fellowships: A Living, Breathing Example"

October 15 -Professor Chris Gobler "The Brown Tide Catches a Cold: Viruses Infecting Aureococcus Anophagefferens"

October 8 -Professor Arvind Borde "Kinky Business: Does Negative Energy Hurt?"

October 2 -Paul Forestal "Syntax, Sex, and Toxins: 3 Views of a Dolphin's World"

October 1 -Professor Glynis Pereyra "Alaskan Fisheries Observer: Excitement and Adventure on the High Seas"

Spring 2003

April 23 -Melinda Fowler "Spatial distribution of male New Zealand fur seals during the breeding season"

April 16 -Gaurav Khanna "Before the beginning of Time .."

April 9 -Steve Tettlebach / Howard Reisman "To Dream, Perchance to Dive...The Tropical Marine Biology Experience"

April 2 - Larry Liddle "The Coral Bleaching Project in Phuket, Thailand"

March 12 -Joe Warren "Living in the Italian Riviera: Why do krill have it so good ?"

March 5 -Bill Schutt "Moth Mimics Mammal? Maybe!" (note: starts at 1pm!)

February 26 -Arvind Borde "The shape of space: Do we live on a donut ?"

Fall 2002

October 30 - Fall colors are beautiful (to a molecular biologist...) with Ed Himelblau.

October 23 -The Great South Bay: The Silence of the Clams with Steve Tettelbach

October 16 - No brain is as good as a bad brain with John Neill

October 9 - Marine sanctuaries: fast-food or take-out? with Brad Peterson

October 2 - 50,000 penguins can't be wrong with Joe Warren

September 25 - It’s Getting Hard to Breath Down Here: Low Oxygen in Long Island Sound Bottom Waters with Chris Gobler.