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Visitors: SERC's outdoor trails are openĀ from 8am-5:30pm Monday through Saturday, with closures only on Sundays and federal holidays. Visitors no longer need to wear face coverings to use the restrooms in our Reed Education Center. All visitors should do a self-health check before arriving, and stay home if feeling sick. See our COVID-19 Visitor Guide for where to park, updated maps and hours, and other safety info.

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Patrick Neale
nealep@si.edu
443-482-2285
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Photobiology Projects

  • Artist's depiction of a gamma ray burst impinging on Earth's atmosphere

    How cosmic events radiating Earth's atmosphere may destroy the ozone layer and how the resulting increase in UV will affect ocean productivity. (Image: NASA)

    Cosmic Events & Ocean Productivity

  • Image of phytoplankton from the Ross Sea Antarctica

    Quantifying the impact of normal and enhanced UV on Antarctic phytoplankton productivity based on experiments and mathematical modeling

    UV & Antarctic Productivity

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