{"id":232068,"date":"2026-04-13T13:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=232068"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:19:34","slug":"uh-lecture-oceans-hidden-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/uh-lecture-oceans-hidden-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Free <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> lecture explores ocean\u2019s hidden power"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_232069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232069\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Manoa-nat-sci-speaker.jpg\" alt=\"Dai Ho: Helen Czerski\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Manoa-nat-sci-speaker.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Manoa-nat-sci-speaker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Manoa-nat-sci-speaker-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dai Ho: Helen Czerski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa will welcome physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski for a free public talk inviting audiences to see the ocean in a new way.<\/p>\n<p>Czerski, a professor at University College London, will deliver the Spring 2026 Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Lecture, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/speakers\/helen-czerski\/\">The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World<\/a><\/em> on April 23 at 7 p.m. in Bilger Hall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/helen-czerski-the-blue-machine-tickets-1985106616327?aff=BTSSwebsite\">Register online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her message is simple but powerful. The ocean is not just scenery; it is a system that drives life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Czerski studies how the ocean works at a physical level. Her research looks at how gases move between air and sea, how sound travels underwater, and even how tiny bubbles behave. Together, these processes help move heat around the planet, shape weather and climate, and support life in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are delighted to welcome Professor Helen Czerski to <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr>,&rdquo; said Philip Williams, interim dean of the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/natsci\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Natural Sciences<\/a>. &ldquo;Her research shows how the ocean\u2019s physical systems shape our planet, and she has a gift for sharing those insights in ways that capture your imagination. She invites us to see the ocean as a living force, revealing physics that shapes and nourishes our island and the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lecture is supported by the Dai Ho Chun endowment, established through an estate gift to the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Foundation to bring distinguished speakers to campus.<\/p>\n<p>The event is organized in coordination with the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/speakers\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Better Tomorrow Speaker Series<\/a>, a partnership among <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, The Learning Coalition, and the <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Czerski will deliver the Spring 2026 Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Lecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":232069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[308,1363,1314,73,9],"class_list":["post-232068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-college-of-natural-sciences","tag-manoa-research","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Manoa-nat-sci-speaker.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232068"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232085,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232068\/revisions\/232085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}