Talks
Upcoming
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012, Salt Lake City, UT. February 20-24, 2012
Workshop: The Role of Social Media in Ocean Science and Conservation" with A.D. Thaler, H. Bik and R. MacPherson.
Poster: "Increased abundance and ecological implications of plastic microdebris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre" in 186 General Session, Biological Oceanography.
Scientific
Goldstein, M.C., M. Rosenberg, L. Cheng. "Abundance, distribution, and ecology of plastic microdebris in the North Pacific Central Gyre." Presented at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference, Honolulu CA, March 22, 2011.Goldstein, M.C., A.J. Titmus, J. Witting, M. Engels, and E. Zettler. "Eyeballs, nets, and digital scanners: The influence of methodology in assessing plastic debris in the North Pacific Central Gyre." Presented at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference, Honolulu CA, March 22, 2011.
Goldstein, M.C. "Abundance and distribution of plastic microdebris in the North Pacific Central Gyre." Presented at the Western Society of Naturalists Meeting, San Diego CA, November 14, 2010. Honorable Mention Student Paper Award, Applied Ecology and Conservation Division.
Goldstein, M.C. "Abundance and distribution of plastic microdebris in the North Pacific Central Gyre." Presented at the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland OR. February 23, 2010.
Goldstein, M.C. and D.C. McNaught. "Effects of shifts in algal habitat architecture on the primary settlement of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis.” Presented at the Western Society of Naturalists Meeting, Monterey CA, November 20, 2005.
Goldstein, M.C. and D.C. McNaught. "Effects of algal structure on the primary settlement of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis.” Presented at the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Groton CT, March 2003.
Invited
National Engineers Week 2011, San Diego CA, Feb 25th, 2011Keynote Speaker (PDF)
Perils of Pacific Plastic Pollution: Facts, Myths, and How You Can Help. 38th Annual Conference on Sail Training & Tall Ships, Long Beach, CA. November 15, 2010.
Because Your Grandpa's on Facebook: Online Outreach for Scientists. Student Workshop, Western Society of Naturalists 2010 Meeting, San Diego CA. November 11, 2010. View slides.
General Audience
February 6, 2012 - TRASH - Art + Science Intersect (with the Institute for Figuring)January 17, 2012 - Pacific Voyagers
November 18, 2011 - 34th America's Cup Sustainability Series (with Dr. Sylvia Earle; video)
November 15, 2011 - American Society of Civil Engineers San Diego Younger Member Forum
May 4, 2011 - Georgia Aquarium Science On Tap Lecture Series
November 2, 2010 - UCSD Near You, San Diego CA. With Dr. Bruce Appelgate.
June 2, 2010 - San Diego Coastkeeper, Encinitas, CA.
May 18, 2010 - La Jolla Junto, San Diego, CA
March 17, 2010 - Lear Salon Event, Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 2010 - Expand Your Horizons Conference(PDF), San Diego CA.
January 19, 2010 - The Explorer's Club, San Diego Chapter, San Diego CA
December 14, 2010 - Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science at Birch Aquarium, San Diego CA.
November 16, 2009 - E.W. Scripps Associates, San Diego CA
October 2, 2009 - Scripps Environmental Advocates (SEA) Tenth Anniversary Event, San Diego CA
September 23, 2009 - United Nations Association, San Diego CA
March 24, 2009 - Polaris Society, San Diego CA
Education
April 22, 2011 - Undergraduate seminar on Conservation and the Human Predicament, UCSD, La Jolla CAMay 12, 2010 - Undergraduate seminar (SIO 90), La Jolla, CA
February 11, 2010 - Rancho Bernardo Middle School 7th graders, San Diego, CA
December 18, 2009 - Del Mar Hills Academy 4th graders, Del Mar, CA
March 9, 2009 - Workshop for high school marine science teachers, San Diego, CA
Online Outreach
Science Online 2012, Raleigh NC. January 19-21, 2012Organizer of the "Why Scientists Hate and Fear the Media" and "What to do when you're the go-to online outreach person at your institution" sessions
Science Online 2011: Organizer of "Technology and the Wilderness" session, co-moderator of "The First Line of Response - The BP Oil Spill: science, outrage, spin, and dead pelicans" session
Goldstein, M.C., A.M. Cawood, M.C. Aguilera, A. Reisewitz, L. Dickens. Using Social Networking Tools For Low Cost, High Impact Outreach: The Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX). AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland OR. February 23, 2010. View slides.
Co-moderator in "Talking Trash: Online Outreach from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Science Online 2010, Durham NC. January 16, 2010.
Co-moderator in "Broader Impact Done Right." Science Online 2010, Durham NC. January 17, 2010.
After attending the Science Online 2009 conference, I gave a presentation on online outreach to the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. The slides and links can be found here.