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INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES. We are seeking initial interest in contributing short articles to the December 2024 Oceanography supplement, “Frontiers in Ocean Observing.” There is no cost to authors for publishing. The deadline for expressions of interest is March 15, 2024. > LEARN MORE
FROM THE TOS PRESIDENT. Hello TOS members! It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Ocean Sciences meeting in New Orleans! One of the events I helped organize at the meeting was a panel to discuss the need to advocate for financial resources for ocean sciences. The focus of the panel is a question that affects all of us. How can scientists best advocate for the resources they need? > READ MORE
2024 TOS HONORS RECIPIENTS. The Oceanography Society is pleased to announce the 2024 TOS Honors recipients recognized for their exceptional achievements and contributions to the ocean sciences. > LEARN MORE
MEET THE NEW TOS COUNCIL MEMBERS. Thank you for voting! The results of the Council Elections are in. > READ MORE
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Join us in Las Palmas in October for the leading international conference on the optics of inland, coastal, and ocean waters. Housing for Ocean Optics XXVI is now open! Visit our Housing page for discounted rates and links for exploring alternate housing options. Registration and abstract submission will open this spring.
Building on the momentum of hosting over 5,500 attendees in New Orleans last month, we’re excited to announce that Glasgow, Scotland, UK, will be the host city for OSM26! The event will be held in February 2026 at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), located on the bank of the River Clyde.
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GRAD STUDENT/EARLY CAREER RESOURCES
Visit TOS’s Grad Student/Early Career Resources page where you will find graduate student and early career job and fellowship links, shiptime opportunities, and helpful articles and websites…
CAREER PROFILES: OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS
View nearly 100 career profiles of ocean scientists with careers outside of academia. These profiles are intended to advise ocean sciences graduate students about career options other than teaching and/or research in a university setting…
NAVIGATING GRAD SCHOOL
Don’t miss Oceanography magazine’s popular articles providing guidance on navigating grad school:
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT
Brittney Mitchell
UNDERGRAD STUDENT RESOURCES
Visit TOS’s Undergrad Student Resources page for lists of opportunities and recommended reading…
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Featured Resources
Disseminating Knowledge of Oceanography and Its Application
Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Ocean Sciences
This special issue of Oceanography explores many avenues for building DEI in the ocean sciences.
Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Ocean Sciences Autobiographical Sketches
This supplement of Oceanography presents short autobiographies from a diverse group of ocean scientists.
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
This special issue of Oceanography explores 50 years of innovative research in oceanography
New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration
The Ocean Exploration Trust 2022 Field Season—A 2023 Supplement to Oceanography
Frontiers in Ocean Observing
Emerging Technologies for Understanding and Managing a Changing Ocean—A 2023 Supplement to Oceanography
Oceanography March 2023
This issue includes a look at hot vents along Gakkel Ridge, turbulence in the deep Mediterranean, an array of ocean education subjects, and more…
Scientific Ocean Drilling
More than 50 years of extraordinary science enabled by scientific ocean drilling is celebrated in this 2019 special issue of Oceanography.
The New Arctic Ocean
This special issue of Oceanography explores the profound changes that are occuring to the Arctic Ocean and the many follow-on consequences.
DIY Oceanography
Presenting homemade sensors or instruments that you can build, or build upon.
Hands-On Oceanography
Providing peer-reviewed activities for undergraduate and/or graduate classes in oceanography.
Teaching Physical Concepts in Oceanography
A collection of hands-on/minds-on activities for teaching physical concepts that are fundamental in oceanography.
Scientifically Speaking
Tips for preparing and delivering scientific talks and using visual aids.
Career Profiles
Providing advice to ocean sciences graduate students about career options outside of the university setting.
INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES. We are seeking initial interest in contributing short articles to the December 2024 Oceanography supplement, “Frontiers in Ocean Observing.” There is no cost to authors for publishing. The deadline for expressions of interest is March 15, 2024. > LEARN MORE
Featured Articles
Developing Engineering Skills Through Project-Based Learning
By G. Lockridge and K.M. Dorgan
Develop skills by building, calibrating, and testing an Arduino-based submersible temperature and depth sensor…
DIY Oceanography: The OpenCTD
By A. Thaler et al.
This article explores the construction and operation of the OpenCTD—a low-cost, open-source CTD for collecting baseline oceanographic data in coastal waters…
Acidification of the Global Surface Ocean
By R.A. Feely et al.
In this paper, we discuss the major roles played by air-sea anthropogenic CO2 uptake, warming, local upwelling processes, and declining buffer capacity…
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