Student program

Marine Careers Student Schedule

Follow the presentations, exhibits, demonstrations, and student activities that made up the most recent Marine Careers Day program.

2026 reference program

The most recent student schedule is shown below

The 2026 schedule remains available while the 2027 Marine Careers program is being developed.

2026 program

Friday, March 27^th

Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey

8:45 AM – 9:15 AM

Student registration at front desk; issued wristbands.

Sign-up for Triscopic photogrammetry, submersible robot technical demonstration with Scuba.Tech

Sign-up for Commercial Diving Hands-on activities (Foyer – Enter through Exhibition Hall C)

8:45 AM – 3:00 PM

Students/Guests visit the Exhibition Hall (C)

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Introduction by George Buckley, IMPORTANT information regarding the day.

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Christopher Drew with Joshua Gross, "Murky Water, Clear Futures: Subsea Survey and Careers You Can Start Now".

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Kenneth R Hayes, "51 Years Later: Indiana Jones Exploration without a Bullwhip".

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Margo Peyton, "Oceans Connect Us".

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Anna DeLoach and Ned DeLoach, "Finding Your Niche: Preparation Plus Luck".

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Jeffrey Bozanic, "40 Years of Wreck Diving".

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Lunch/Guest Speaker/Working Lunch, Visit with Exhibitors. Check-in for Afternoon Speakers.

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Jacob Scoccimerra, "Oysters, Space, and How I Got Here".

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

TreVaughn Ellis, "Diving in and learning to breathe, how failure, adventure and creativity can guide your journey in marine science".

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Victoria Fulfer, "A Career Journey into Oceanography and Pollution Research".

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Paul Washington, "Citizen Science: Volunteering to Save the Planet".

3:00 PM

End of Marine Careers Day program.

Conference Room B

Lectures

Conference Room C

Exhibitors

BTS Foyer

Sea Scouts and New York Harbor School - Exhibitors.

BTS Exhibition Floor

Marine Careers Booth (Must sign-up and be escorted to Scuba.Tech interactive demonstration; no walking on Exhibition Floor unattended).