Stone Lab offering 2026 summer seminars showcasing Great Lakes partners and Lake Erie science
Curious about Lake Erie and Ohio science? Join Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab for weekly research presentation webinars this summer.
The public can attend free Summer Seminar presentations every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. Connect with any of the research presentations via Zoom using this webinar link. Meeting ID: 955 9483 8943. Password: 023489.
Throughout June and July, guest speakers will give seminars on environmental topics as part of Stone Lab’s Thursday night series. Audience members are welcome to ask the speaker questions at the end of the presentation. All presentations will be recorded, with archives available to watch on Ohio Sea Grant's website.
To learn more about individual presentations, visit go.osu.edu/SLresearchbriefs.
June 18: Musseling Through: the Science and Conservation of Ohio’s Freshwater Mussels
Dr. Ieva Roznere, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University
June 25: Agricultural Nutrients and Western Lake Erie: Insights from Long-Term Monitoring and Paired Watersheds
Dr. Nate Manning, Heidelberg University
July 2: Lessons From Frogs: How Behavioral Plasticity Can Help You Find Career Paths in Ecology
Daniel Neelon, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
July 9: Mapping Ohio's Wild Side: GIS and the Future of Wildlife Management
Anthony Mosinski, Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
July 16: The Effects of Nitrogen on Toxin Phenotypes of Microcystis
Dr. Robbie Martin, University of Tennessee
July 23: Reintroductions of Ohio’s Fishes of Greatest Conservation Need
Brian Zimmerman, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University
July 30: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program Student Presentations
Ohio Sea Grant is supported by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension, and NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 34 Sea Grant programs nation-wide dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. Stone Laboratory is Ohio State’s island campus on Lake Erie and is the research, education, and outreach facility of Ohio Sea Grant and part of CFAES School of Environment and Natural Resources.