Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology invites public to

free 2025 IMET Open House

 

IMET Open House Returns Outdoors on May 10 in Partnership with Big Truck Day

BALTIMORE, MD (April 22, 2025) – Ever curious about that building with the tent-like roof at the Inner Harbor? That’s where science comes to life!

IMET invites you to our annual Open House on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, we’re taking the fun outside to Pierce’s Park behind the IMET building partnering with the Department of Public Works’ Big Truck Day.

Enjoy a day of engaging with the public through hands-on STEM activities, touch tanks, and marine science exhibits. It’s a chance to highlight IMET’s research and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders.

• Marine life under the microscope
• DNA discovery with pipettes and lab tools
• Meet-the-scientist stations
• Outreach tables with kid-friendly science fun

• Touch tanks and activities

 

Location: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology – Pierce’s Park
Address: 701 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Website: https://imet.usmd.edu

Let’s show Baltimore how science happens here!

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 from the Chesapeake Bay, and working to understand how crabs and fish grow so we have abundant sources of food.

Located at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) is a joint University System of Maryland institute that conducts research to help protect and restore coastal marine systems and their watersheds and improve human health. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), the University of Maryland Baltimore, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County are partner universities.