Have you ever wondered what happens in that unusual building with the tent-like roof at the Inner Harbor? Science happens! The Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) opens its doors for a free Open House on Saturday, May 6, 1-4 p.m. Enjoy hands-on science activities for kids of all ages, meet our scientists, and discover important marine research happening at the harbor’s edge.

•Check out the fish and crabs in a behind-the-scenes tour of our Aquaculture Research Center.

•Watch dance and science collide with performances by our artist-in-residence!

•Peer into microscopes to see what’s living in the harbor. You might be surprised!

•Learn how to use research tools like microscopes and pipettes to sample DNA

•Tour the Rachel Carson research vessel and see how science happens on the water!

•Meet your science superhero…marine biologists making new
discoveries every day.

•Talk with our graduate students about what it’s like to be a scientist, and much more!

Scientists at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) are engaged in cutting-edge research in microbiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology. They are using marine organisms like sponges to develop drugs for cancer, devising ways to make alternative fuel out of algae found in the Chesapeake, and working on understanding how crabs and fish grow so we have abundant sources of food.