Life Beneath the Seafloor Explored by UA Guest Lecturer

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A professor of oceanography who studies life on and below the ocean’s floor will give a public talk at The University of Alabama beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Shelby Hall, room 1004.

Dr. Steven D’Hondt, a professor in the graduate school of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, will give a talk titled “How slow can life go? Lessons from subseafloor life.” D’Hondt was co-chief scientist on the first and second ocean-drilling expeditions to focus primarily on life beneath the seafloor.

D’Hondt earned his bachelor’s degree in geology from Stanford University and his doctorate in geological and geophysical sciences from Princeton University.

His talk is part of the Ocean Leadership Program Distinguished Lecture Series, and it is sponsored by UA’s department of geological sciences, part of the College of Arts and Sciences, UA and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.

UA’s College of Arts and Sciences is the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the USA Today Academic All American Team.