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Call for Applications: OOI Facility Board (2 open positions)

OOI Facility Board [Application Deadline: April 24, 2024]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… Read more Call for Applications: OOI Facility Board (2 open positions)

NSF OOI’s Pioneer Array noted in Water Power Technologies Office 2022–2023 Accomplishments Report

In the Marine Energy program section of the Water Power Technologies Office 2022–2023 Accomplishments Report, a summary is provided of collaborative efforts between Sandia National Laboratories and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to develop a wave energy converter (WEC) that can support the NSF OOI Coastal Pioneer Array. Additional project partners include Evergreen Innovations, Monterey Bay… Read more NSF OOI’s Pioneer Array noted in Water Power Technologies Office 2022–2023 Accomplishments Report

Meg Yoder, second recipient of the Larry P. Atkinson Travel Fellowship, made a presentation at the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans

The Larry T. Atkinson Student Travel Grant was awarded by the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board to Meg Yoder, a fourth year PhD student at Boston College. In February, she used this funding to attend the Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, Yoder presented her research on net community production and inorganic… Read more Meg Yoder, second recipient of the Larry P. Atkinson Travel Fellowship, made a presentation at the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans

US CLIVAR workshop announcement

Please see below the US CLIVAR announcement for a workshop titled: “Optimizing Ocean Observing Networks for Detecting the Coastal Climate Signal” https://usclivar.org/meetings/optimizing-ocean-observing-networks-detecting-coastal-climate-signal

Notice of Availability of a Draft Supplemental Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for the NSF OOI Pioneer Array Modifications and Relocation to the Mid-Atlantic Bight

The National Science Foundation (NSF) gives notice of the availability of the “Draft Supplemental Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for Pioneer Array Modifications and Relocation to the Mid-Atlantic Bight” (Draft SSSEA) for review and public comment on the NSF website (http://www.nsf.gov/geo/oce/envcomp/index.jsp), closing on October 28, 2023. Comments may be submitted to: nsfnepaooipioneer@nsf.gov.  Comments received will be addressed in… Read more Notice of Availability of a Draft Supplemental Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for the NSF OOI Pioneer Array Modifications and Relocation to the Mid-Atlantic Bight

New OOI press releases from NSF, OOI, WHOI, UW, & OSU

Check out the latest public releases from the National Science Foundation, OOI, WHOI, UW, and OSU. NSF: https://new.nsf.gov/news/enabling-key-oceanographic-science-21st-century OOI Facility:  https://oceanobservatories.org/2023/09/national-science-foundation-renews-ocean-observatories-initiative-for-another-five-years/ OSU: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/consortium-receives-national-science-foundation-funds-continue-initiative-monitors-ocean WHOI: https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-to-lead-ooi-program-management/ UW: https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/09/21/nsf-funds-internet-connected-ocean-observatory-through-2028/ NSF: https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-announces-4-mid-scale-research-infrastructure?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Apply now for the Larry P. Atkinson Travel Fellowship for Students and Early Career Scientists

Do you need funding support to present your OOI research? The Larry P. Atkinson Travel Fellowship helps early career scientists and graduate students who are actively involved in research and/or education programs using Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) data. The Fellowship provides funding support for the recipient to participate in and present a paper or poster on… Read more Apply now for the Larry P. Atkinson Travel Fellowship for Students and Early Career Scientists