Public Lectures
The public lecture series features in-person presentations by scientists on their research and programs, free for everyone to attend. For questions, please contact us at msi-edureserve@utlists.utexas.edu or (361) 749-3152.
public lecture series (Port Aransas) 2026
Admission Free and open to the public
Hours of Operation January-March | Thursdays | Lectures at 7pm | Doors open at 6:30pm.
Location 855 E. Cotter Avenue | Port Aransas, TX 78373
public lecture series (Rockport) 2026
Admission Free and open to the public
Hours of Operation January-February | Wednesdays | Lectures at 2pm
Location Bay Education Center | 121 Seabreeze Drive | Rockport Texas 78382
Schweppe Public Lecture Series
LAURA RANDALL SCHWEPPE ENDOWED LECTURE SERIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
Through a generous donation in 1998, Dr. Irving Schweppe, Jr. and his daughters, Anne S. Ashmun and Jane V. S. Scott endowed the Laura Randall Schweppe Endowed Lecture Series in Marine Science at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute. The series honors the memory of a wife and mother who had a lifelong love of the marine environment, especially around Port Aransas. The lecture series brings accomplished scientists to the Marine Science Institute to interact with its faculty, staff, and students and especially to foster new ideas and research collaborations. In addition, these visiting scientists often give a lecture on a topic of interest to the general public. VIEW PAST LECTURES