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Join us Monday, December 9th, 5:30pm-7:00PM
Presented By:
Sally Palmer, Assistant Director of Communications and Special Projects, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, Texas
Del Mar College Center for Economic Development
3209 S. Staples., Corpus Christi, TX 78411
5:30pm – FREE Food courtesy of HEB & Networking
Presentation Description:
The presentation will highlight research initiatives from UTMSI’s new Texas Gulf Coast Research Center. The purpose of the Center is to support a vibrant and productive Texas Gulf Coast by conducting research, collaborating with partners, and designing programming to inform and address long and short-term challenges facing the Texas coast. From flounder to seaweed mariculture, Palmer will give a brief overview of the projects, issues and solutions the scientists are discovering.
About the presenter: Sally Palmer is Assistant Director of Communications and Special Projects at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, Texas. She earned her master’s degree in marine science from The University of Texas at Austin. She’s a fourth-generation in the area and graduated from Flour Bluff High School. Sally currently handles communications and development for the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. She is also involved in hurricane recovery and associated project management. During her time at the university, she has been the primary grant writer, and often principal investigator, for over $31 million dollars in funding for administration, research, and construction of educational facilities.
This is a unique opportunity that you don’t want to miss where you will be enlightened, have a chance to ask questions and seek answers directly from the expert.
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