The Data Systems Committee (DSC) of the Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board (OOIFB) was established to help ensure timely and reliable access to high-quality U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) data. The Committee evaluates and recommends improvements to the data services, policies, and practices of the NSF OOI Facility that will lead… Read more Call for Applications: Data Systems Committee
The OOIFB’s Administrative Supportive Office (ASO), hosted out of the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett, RI, is currently recruiting for a part-time (21hrs/week) Marine Research Assistant II. In addition to supporting all OOIFB-ASO activities, this position will largely focus on digital communications (marketing, social media, and website development and maintenance).… Read more The OOIFB Administrative Support Office (ASO) is hiring!
The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) is pleased to announce the 2025 UNOLS-MATE MARINE TECHNICAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025 This is an incredible opportunity to work onboard research vessels and be exposed to a wide range of marine technologies, equipment and marine technical professionals. Please share this announcement with current students… Read more 2025 UNOLS-MATE MARINE TECHNICAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM- NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The OOIFB is pleased to welcome its newest member, Dr. Jun-Hong Liang. Dr. Liang joins the OOIFB from the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (Center for Computation and Technology) at Louisiana State University. Dr. Liang’s expertise in ocean modeling and his background work with Station Papa and Irminger Sea data will greatly complement, and augment, the knowledge… Read more OOIFB and DSC Membership Updates
This past fall, the NSF OOI Facilities Board (OOIFB) hosted a workshop to bring together scientists, educators, and NSF OOI operators to learn about the new Mid Atlantic Bight (MAB) Pioneer Array, which was recently deployed off the coast of North Carolina. At the workshop, attendees discussed how NSF OOI data can support scientific research and the… Read more Data Labs at the 2024 OOIFB PMAB Community Workshop
We invite you to consider submitting an abstract for the 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting (Taking the Aquatic Pulse) to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from 26-31 March 2025 for our session (SS36). See details below. The deadline for abstract submission is Midnight, Central Standard Time (USA) (11:59 p.m.) on 21 October 2024. So, mark your calendars. We… Read more Submit an abstract for the 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
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 one OOIFB Open Position
The DSC is now soliciting applications to fill one open position. This 3-year appointment will begin October 2024. The selected individual will be eligible to serve a second 3-year term, if fitting. Scientists with experience using scientific observing systems such as OOI, as well as those with experience in successfully delivering data from large-scale multi-sensor… Read more Data Systems Committee – Call for Applications
Graduate Students Apply Now for Endurance Fall Shipboard Experience! There is an opening for a student volunteer in the Fall 2024 as part of the U. S. National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Coastal Endurance Array on R/V Sikuliaq. The team will deploy and recover oceanographic moorings, profilers and gliders off Washington and Oregon. even surface moorings… Read more Upcoming cruise volunteer opportunity on NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Coastal Endurance Array Expedition
Proposed notice for ending the Pioneer MAB PI-Added Instrument hiatus The U.S National Science Foundation (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is excited to report that the relocation of the Pioneer Array to the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) is now complete and the OOI facility is again considering requests by Principal Investigators to add new sensors and/or… Read more Opportunity to Add New Sensors/Equipment to Pioneer MAB Array