HHUC Inner Space Seminar: Jill Heinerth, Guest Speaker, Jan 19, 2026

• When: Jan. 19, 2026, 8:30 pm
• Where: Online – Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.

Registration

Deadline to register: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2025 before midnight.

The Science of Cave Diving – Cave divers are an important asset to scientists exploring global climate change, archaeology, water issues and unique biology. Jill Heinerth will share stories from expeditions to faraway caves around the world from Egypt to Antarctica and Bermuda to the Bahamas. She’ll cover new technologies like augmented reality and robotic cave mapping missions that are destined to head to outer space.

About the speaker, Jill Heinerth, FRCGS, D. Lit. h.c.

From technical dives deep inside underwater caves to being the first person to swim inside Antarctic icebergs, Jill Heinerth, a Fellow of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame, collaborates with climatologists, archaeologists, biologists, and engineers worldwide. Jill has made TV programs for the CBC, BBC, National Geographic, and produced independent films. Her books Into The Planet and The Aquanaut have been lauded by diverse voices from Oprah to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Dolly Parton and a new documentary, Diving Into The Darkness, celebrates her life as an explorer.

This event is FREE of charge, on Zoom. All are invited to attend. You do not need to be a member of HHUC or a member of the University to Toronto. However, you do need to register to receive the Zoom link!

Contact Hart House Underwater Club at hhuc.innerspace.events@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Courtesy of Ontario Underwater Council Newsletter