Title: Life in the Polar Ocean. Andrew Thurber, a post-doctoral scientist in Oregon State's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, describes his research of life under the sea ice in Antarctica. Life here thrives in surprising abundance. Sponges, sea stars, tube worms and anemones dot the sea floor around Antarctica while ice fish carve out caves to hid from predatory seals. Overhead during the summer, a light show flashes sunset colors and illuminates natural ice sculptures. At this presentation, see images from the seafloor near the U.S. Antarctic station at McMurdo, learn what it’s like to dive into a dark nearly frozen realm and hear how art is informed by science.