Come enjoy a night of scientific exploration! Local researchers will set up booths with interactive activities and live demonstrations. This is an opportunity for you adults to learn about all the stuff kids get to enjoy at the St. Petersburg Science Festival that weekend (Saturday, 19 October 2019).

Come and go as you please throughout the evening.

Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observing System-information for your daily life.

GCOOS provides on-demand oceanographic and meteorological information for the Gulf of Mexico. The products we serve have NOAA’s stamp of approval.

St. Petersburg College STEM Center and ROVs (underwater robots)

St. Petersburg College's new Bay Pines STEM Center is a hands-on science learning complex adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway in Pinellas County.

DNA Detectives with the Breitbart Lab

At the USF College of Marine Science, our lab looks at bacteria, viruses, and DNA in the marine environment. At this booth, fish for an egg filled with DNA, then decode that DNA to to find out which fish species it belongs to.

Ryan Druyor is a researcher at Florida Fish & Wildlife

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Center of Spatial Analysis

FWC is the Florida state agency tasked with managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and benefits. Come learn about some of the ongoing projects from FWC's Center of Spatial Analysis. Their focus is on marine debris but I will have a computer and monitor to provide information on many different marine conservation subjects.

Imagine Museum

The Imagine Museum hosts the comprehensive survey of contemporary glass art from the 1960s to the present. Their booth will allow you to experiment with infinity mirrors and get a new look about yourself.