Title: The IMarEST Stanley Gray Lectures - Self and Science: High Stakes Conflict in Murky Seas
David Wright, PhD DSc FIMarEST, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Toxicology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Date: Thursday 23 February 2012
Start: 1740 hours Tea; 1815 hours Lecture; 1915 hours Reception
Location: America Square Conference Centre, London EC3. Click here for map
Organised By: IMarEST
Contact: +44 (0)20 7382 2702
Email: events@imarest.org
General information
Attendance at this meeting is free of charge for IMarEST Members and attendees from the Ballast Water Technology Conference taking place on 23 to 24 February at America Square Conference Centre, London EC3. Non-Members of IMarEST not attending the conference are also welcome to attend the lecture. A registration fee of £25 (inc VAT) will be charged.
To reserve a place, call the Events Team on: +44 (0)20 7382 2702; or email: events@imarest.org
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About Professor David Wright and the Stanley Gray Lecture
'Self and Science: High Stakes Conflict in Murky Seas’ is the title, scientist, Professor David Wright has chosen for his IMarEST Stanley Gray Lecture, which will see him drawing on his long experience of discourse and conflict, navigating what he describes as ‘the murky waters of political and commercial interest’.
David Wright is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Toxicology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
In an academic career spanning 40 years he has often worked at the interface of academia, industry and the regulatory community, and is acutely aware of the sometimes conflicting interests involved with product development, proprietary issues and objective environmental assessment in a scientific landscape where scientific integrity is of paramount importance.
Working primarily in the marine/estuarine environment, Professor Wright was involved with toxicological issues stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, and was Senior Scientist aboard two vessels assigned to monitor the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.
Early studies on aquatic toxicology, and as director of the Chesapeake Bay Ambient Toxicity Program, led to several appearances as an expert witness in cases involving industrial discharge and pollution. Similar toxicological studies led to the development and testing of technologies for the mitigation and control of nuisance species through ballast water management and treatment. Professor Wright draws on these experiences to examine the challenging role of the scientist in navigating those ‘murky waters’ of his title.
The presentation offers a unique opportunity to hear from a leading expert in the field whose studies and experience to address a topic of current concern will be of great interest to IMarEST Members and Non-Members.