Last week, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it will pause further removal or descoping of Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) infrastructure and begin planning for the redeployment of the Endurance Array in the Pacific. The OOIFB looks forward to working with NSF, the OOI, ocean observing community members, and other stakeholders to provide… Read more NSF Update on the Ocean Observatories Initiative
The OOIFB is pleased to welcome two new members: Dr. Hilary Palevsky and Dr. Ethan Williams. Dr. Palevsky joins the OOIFB from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College Dr. Palevksy’s expertise in marine biogeochemistry and the ocean carbon cycle, and her research that combines field measurements at sea, biogeochemical sensor data… Read more Spring 2026 OOIFB Membership Update
On Monday, May 11, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will release vacancy announcements of particular interest to early career scientists and engineers. The staff in these positions work with program directors to plan and analyze program portfolios, identify emerging research areas, and support/manage the merit review of proposals and use data analysis to… Read more NSF Vacancy Announcements
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board (OOIFB) is tasked with representing the science community and users of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Facility. The OOIFB works to expand scientific and public awareness of OOI, and ensure that the oceanographic community is kept informed of developments of NSF OOI. The OOIFB is… Read more Call for Applications to fill two, open OOIFB membership positions
The OOIFB is pleased to announce its 2026 Community Workshop, which will take place August 26-28, 2026, at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (Narragansett, RI), and will focus on current and future science and education initiatives that can be addressed using data from the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Global Arrays (high-latitude, open-ocean observation systems: Irminger Sea, Station… Read more OOIFB 2026 Community Workshop (August 26-28, 2026)
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has published its Draft Strategic Plan for the period 2026-2030. It describes the agency’s vision, core values, and the challenges and opportunities it seeks to address over the next five years. NSF seeks public input and will use this feedback to inform the plan’s implementation. NSF welcomes feedback from all… Read more NSF seeks public input on its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan
Dr. Deborah S. Kelley, Professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington, OOIFB member, and director of the cabled component of the NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Regional Cabled Array, has been awarded the Wallace S. Broecker Medal by The Oceanography Society. This honor recognizes her innovative and impactful contributions to marine… Read more Deborah S. Kelley awarded the Wallace S. Broecker Medal
The OOIFB is pleased to announce its first international Town Hall event at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. This Town Hall, which will take place on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, from 12:45-1:45pm GMT, will serve as a catalyst to build connections within the observing community, communicate successes, and discuss ways to address the common challenges… Read more OOIFB Town Hall, 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting
At the start of the summer of 2025, the OOI Ocean Data Labs team welcomed over 30 Data Labs community members to Cape May, New Jersey, to pilot test and improve the upcoming 3rd edition of the OOI Lab Manual. The Lab Manual is on track to completion and the next step is to test… Read more OOI Ocean Data Labs is recruiting lab manual testers
The OOIFB is pleased to announce its Town Hall event at the 2025 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference in New Orleans, LA. This Town Hall, which will take place on Monday, December 15, 2025, from 1-2pm CST, is centered around a community discussion on recent research discoveries and the status of Axial Seamount in the Northeast Pacific. For full event details and… Read more OOIFB Town Hall at AGU 2025