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
A warm welcome to the OOIFB newest members Rosie Gradoville and Janet Nye. They officially joined the Board this June to help continue the independent input and guidance regarding the management and operation of the U.S. National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative. Rosie Gradoville joins the OOIFB from the Watershed Department of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal… Read more Welcome new Facility Board members
Darlene Trew Crist retired the beginning of July. She was a tremendous asset to OOI and her enthusiasm, creativity, and many talents will be missed. Joining the OOI team will be Amber Stronk, with a wealth of experience running communication and engagement operations for environmentally focused organizations and has a deep understanding of both the… Read more Congratulations on retirement and a welcome to a new OOI Community Engagement Manager.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) recently issued a “Dear Colleague” letter (DCL) to stimulate the use and reuse of long-term environmental data sets, such as that generated by the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). Other examples of multidisciplinary data sets/projects include: To learn more about this DCL opportunity (NSF 24-081), its goals and how to… Read more NSF “Dear Colleague” Letter to encourage the use of long-term datasets
Please help spread the word about this new U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded faculty travel grant program. This award will support up to 50 early-to-mid career faculty from under-resourced U.S. undergraduate-focused institutions, such as Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and community colleges (2YCs) to attend, in-person, the AGU24 annual meeting in Washington,… Read more Announcing a new NSF-funded faculty travel grant program