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TOS Membership Renewal for 2022
The system is now open for regular, sponsoring, and early career members to renew memberships for 2022. Thank you very much for your support of The Oceanography Society. Your membership dues enable TOS to continue to serve our community!
OSM 2022 Mentoring Opportunities
There are multiple ways for mentors to participate in programming at OSM 2022. Check out our OSM 2022 Activities & Opportunities page to learn more about each opportunity and deadlines. Note that the deadline for the ASLO Multicultural Program has been extended to January 15.
TOS Council Elections
The TOS Council Election will be opening in late December. TOS Council members guide the direction and activities of the Society. Therefore, voting in this election is an important function of membership. The persons elected will participate in directing the affairs and determining the future of the Society.
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TOS Webinar Series
Exploring Ocean Instrumentation
Join us for this webinar series focused on how oceanographic instrumentation supports advances in research.
Ocean Sciences Meeting
February 27–March 4, 2022
Virtual
Ocean Optics Conference
October 2–7, 2022
Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam
OSM 2022 Activities & Opportunities
We would like to bring your attention to several OSM 2022 related activities and opportunities. Visit our Activities & Opportunities page to learn more.
Featured Resources
Disseminating Knowledge of Oceanography and It’s Application
Frontiers in Ocean Observing
Documenting Ecosystems, Understanding Environmental Changes, Forecasting Hazards
MBON: Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
An Observing System for Life in the Sea
September 2021 Oceanography
This issue includes articles on the North Atlantic right whale decline, changing the culture of ocean sciences, how to write a thesis proposal, and much more.
DIY Oceanography
Presenting homemade sensors or instruments that you can build, or build upon.
New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration
This annual supplement to Oceanography explores the geology, chemistry, biology, and archaeology of the global ocean and seas.
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.
MAGAZINE NEWS
Oceanography is an open access magazine featuring peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications.
Featured Articles
A Simple and Inexpensive Method for Manipulating Dissolved Oxygen in the Lab
BY K.J. Gadeken and K.M. Dorgan
We present a system controlled by an Arduino microprocessor that leverages the oxygen-consuming capacity of sediments to manipulate dissolved oxygen in an aquarium tank to planned concentrations…
Human Health and Socioeconomic Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
By P.A. Sandifer et al.
Co-Creating Learning in Oceanography
By M.S. Glessmer and K. Daae
For many teachers, breaking up a lecture with multiple choice questions and peer instruction has become an integral part of their teaching. We suggest involving students in creating the framework in which they learn together with their teachers…
Spotlights
In this Oceanography section, contributing authors share all of the relevant information on a homemade sensor, instrument, or software tool(s) so that others can build, or build upon, it. The short articles also showcase how this technology was used successfully in the field.
Upcoming Oceanography Special Issues
» Oceans Across the Solar System
» The Changing Arctic Ocean
» Building Diversity and Inclusion in the Ocean Sciences
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