May 13, 2026 - Join us for an exciting Speaker Series event to hear Dr. Edith Widder speak about her presentation ~ Here Be Monsters: Exploring the Edge of the Map. (link to Facebook event):

Edie Widder, Ph.D.

CEO and Senior Scientist, Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA)

Edie Widder is a MacArthur Fellow, deep-sea explorer, and conservationist, and a world authority on marine bioluminescence. She has logged hundreds of dives in deep-sea submersibles, both as a passenger and pilot, and has helped develop groundbreaking tools for ocean exploration that have revealed animals and behaviors never before observed—including the first video of a giant squid filmed in its natural habitat.

Dr. Widder has authored more than 100 scientific papers and, in 2021, published Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea, which The New York Times Book Review described as a “thrilling blend of hard science and high adventure.”

Her life and pioneering work are also the subject of the feature documentary A Life Illuminated, which premiered in 2025 and continues to screen at film festivals around the world, sharing her extraordinary career and lifelong mission to explore, understand, and protect the deep ocean.

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