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Zafer Defne discussed ocean and coastal dynamics with attendees and provided details about the COAWST modeling system. The COAWST model allows many sophisticated models to work together to accurately simulate physical processes during a storm.

Jin-Si Over at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Jin-Si Over at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Seth Ackerman showing drones to Science Stroll attendees. The Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group showcased uncrewed aircraft system technology (drones) of all sizes and talked about how they’re used to map short- and long-term changes in coastal landscapes. The group also flew one of the drones to demonstrate how they’re piloted.

Jin-Si Over talking to an attendee about foraminifera, tiny microfossils that live in marine environments. Scientists at the USGS use foraminifera to determine the age of sediment found many meters below the seafloor and to learn more about past climate conditions.

Zafer Defne discussing COAWST, a modeling system that allows many sophisticated models to feedback to one another to accurately simulate physical storm processes.

Eric Moore setup a shake table that moves in different directions, at varying frequencies to demonstrate the power of earthquakes. People built structures out of Legos to put on the shake table to test how buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure would behave during a real seismic event. 

Marie Bartlett at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Brita Jessen and Eric Moore at the earthquake station at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. We setup a shake table that moves in different directions, at varying frequencies to demonstrate the power of earthquakes.

USGS at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025! This year's participants included Meagan Eagle, Eric Moore, Zafer Defne, Marie Bartlett, Sara Ernst, Amit Millo, Seth Ackerman, Brita Jessen, and Alfredo Aretxabaleta.

Meagan Eagle used a gas analyzer and respiration chamber to demonstrate the role of salt marshes in carbon sequestration.

Marie Bartlett showing a family a core sample replica that displays how sediment core samples provide a layered record of past environments, climate, and geological events. 3D printed microfossils found in marine cores, such as forams and diatoms, were also on display.

The Science Career coloring books were super popular at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll.

Amit Millo showing off one of our drones at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. 

Marie Bartlett at the 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Meagan Eagle used a gas analyzer and respiration chamber to demonstrate the role of salt marshes in carbon sequestration.

Meagan Eagle used a gas analyzer and respiration chamber to demonstrate the role of salt marshes in carbon sequestration.

The 2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll on August 9, 2025. During this free event, a variety of booths line the streets, docks, and Waterfront Park to deliver hands-on science activities, games, demonstrations, and more to visitors of all ages. 

Anxiously waiting to see how the Lego structure does on the shake table! We setup a shake table that moves in different directions, at varying frequencies to demonstrate the power of earthquakes. People built structures out of Legos to put on the shake table to test how buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure would behave during a real seismic event.

Marie Bartlett at the microscope station where visitors could look at foraminifera, tiny microfossils that live in marine environments. Scientists at the USGS use foraminifera to determine the age of sediment found many meters below the seafloor and to learn more about past climate conditions.

Jin-Si over talking about using drones for coastal mapping. The Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group showcased uncrewed aircraft system technology (drones) of all sizes and talked about how they’re used to map short- and long-term changes in coastal landscapes. The group also flew one of the drones to demonstrate how they’re piloted.