The world-famous NERD NITE** returns Thurs, May 7th at the Villain Theater. Doors at 6. The show begins promptly at 7pm. We’ll do a round of trivia in-between the presentations.Get tickets: https://bit.ly/nnm_may7
Guest speakers:
* Dr. Lisa Murphy Goes, Director of the Undergraduate Meteorology Program (University of Miami)
* Dr. Michael S. Studivan, Associate Scientist (University of Miami/CIMAS), Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7-9p (Doors at 6p)
Villain Theater
5865 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, FL 33137
PRESENTATION #1: “Atmospheric Tease: Why Forecasts Don’t Always Deliver” by Dr. Lisa Murphy Goes
Dr. Lisa Murphy Goes is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Director of the Undergraduate Meteorology Program, and MPS Broadcast Meteorology Track Leader in the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences at the University of Miami. She holds a B.S. in Meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland.
At the University of Miami, she studies the drivers of past climate variability and teaches atmospheric science courses. She attributes her early fascination with weather patterns to growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, where she experienced extreme changes in weather, including hailstorms and blizzards. She has two children and in her free time enjoys outdoor activities such as running, stand-up paddle boarding, and camping.
PRESENTATION #2: “Sex on the beach: the mystery of “urban corals” in the Port of Miami” by Dr. Michael Studivan
Dr. Michael Studivan is an Associate Scientist with the Coral Program at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. He is a coral molecular biologist, technical rebreather diver, and girl dad. He has a strange affinity for wanting to watch corals have sex.
Corals have been discovered in unlikely places in Miami - on artificial substrates inside the highly urbanized Port of Miami. These “urban corals” are living in proverbial and literal garbage, facing extreme thermal stress, UV radiation, sedimentation, and ocean acidification, yet are surviving, nay, thriving. The Coral Program at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory have been studying these fascinating corals since 2017, and have learned much about the capacity for coral adaptation in extreme environments and under climate change stress. Come learn more about Miami’s urban corals, including their disgusting habitats, unusual sex lives, and how they may be the future of Florida’s Coral Reef.
**NERD NITE is an evening of entertaining and educational presentations. Our guest speakers present for 15 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A with the audience. Special events include trivia, speed dating, among others. Nerd Nite operates in over a hundred cities around the world, including Toronto, Tokyo, Seattle, St. Petersburg, Pittsburgh, Orlando, New York, Miami, Memphis, Los Angeles, London, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Austin, and many more.
Event Venue
Villain Theater, 5865 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137-2026, United States
Tickets
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