Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Sharks gallery | This program is FREE to Peoria Riverfront Museum members
On loan from the American Museum of Natural History, current exhibition Sharks demystifies one of the ocean's oldest and most diverse species. Now, as part of our Museum Conversations series, the Peoria Riverfront Museum welcomes Dr. Steven Kessel, director of marine research at the Shedd Aquarium, for a discussion on the importance of sharks to our ecosystem, myth-busting of sharks' fearsome reputation, and insight from his own research projects protecting economically important species in the Bahamas.
Tickets:
Non-member: $5
Museum Member: Free
Get your tickets HERE
Dr. Steven Kessel gained his PhD in marine ecology and biology from Cardiff University, UK, conducting his field work at the Bimini Biological Field Station in The Bahamas. Following the completion of his degree in 2009, he spent two years at Cardiff University as a postdoctoral fellow, acting as the principal investigator for the Jupiter Large Coastal Shark Species Study, which investigated the biology and ecology of large coastal shark species resident off the eastern seaboard of the USA. Since then, Steven has worked for the University of Windsor Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research as the principal investigator of the Lancaster Sound Arctic component of the Ocean Tracking Network. Following a brief stint at Michigan State University studying the movements and migrations of lake sturgeon, he took up his current position at the Shedd Aquarium as the director of marine research.
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