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Join Dr. Kirt Rusenko as he discusses "Sea Turtles and Artificial Lighting."
Dr. Kirt W. Rusenko, Marine Conservationist and Sea Turtle Biologist worked for the City of Boca Raton based at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center from 1995 until his retirement in 2021. He was in charge of the Boca Raton Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program which monitors sea turtles on Boca Raton’s five miles of beaches. He worked on reducing many forms of environmentally destructive lighting that negatively impacts sea turtles even in areas with no beachfront lighting. Kirt was invited to work with the Government of Costa Rica on beachfront lighting issues in 2007. He was awarded the 2012 Lighting Design Award and a 2013 Dark-Sky Defender Award from the International Dark-Sky Association. Previous positions included: Research Assistant Professor of Dermatology at University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill; Research and Development Scientist for Thermo Separation Products in Riviera Beach, FL; and Environmental Specialist for Florida Power and Light at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. Kirt has a BS/BA in Biology/Psychology, an MS in Biochemistry, and a PhD in Zoology.
