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FROM THE TOS PRESIDENT
PAULA BONTEMPI
I would like to talk with you all about Promotion and Tenure (P&T) practices worldwide. One of the TOS Strategic Plan Objectives is to “Develop Policy for Science and Science for Policy.” One of the Goals under this Objective is to “catalyze pathways to equity in promotion and tenure.” > READ MORE
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
TOS HONORS PROGRAM
One of the most meaningful TOS programs is celebrating our colleagues’ accomplishments through the TOS Honors program. Please take this opportunity to recognize a colleague, mentor, team, or peer for their exceptional achievements and contributions to the ocean sciences. Nominations are due October 31, 2025. Honors recipients will be celebrated at the TOS Honors Breakfast event during the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting in February in Glasgow, Scotland. > LEARN MORE
RENEW YOUR
TOS MEMBERSHIP
Membership dues enable the Society to maintain a robust Honors program, produce Oceanography magazine, host member activities at the biennial Ocean Sciences Meeting, convene events of community interest, and support the efforts of the Council in implementing the Strategic Plan.
Membership renewal notices were sent last week, and are due by December 31, 2025. Please contact Jenny Ramarui if you have any questions about your membership status.
VOTE!
TOS COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Be sure to vote for the open TOS Council positions of Applied Technology Councilor, Chemical Oceanography Councilor, and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Councilor. Voting in this election is an important function of membership as those elected will participate in directing the affairs and determining the future of the Society. > LEARN MORE
MAKE CONNECTIONS
Upcoming Events
Join us in Glasgow, Scotland for OSM26. Discover the latest findings across diverse fields, from marine ecosystems to climate change impacts. Connect with peers, leading experts, and organizations dedicated to ocean sustainability. Engage with 100+ scientific organizations and ocean-focused companies through exhibitions, partnerships, and sponsorships.
REGISTRATION. Be sure to register by January 14, 2026 to take advantage of early bird rates.
HOUSING. Exclusive discounted hotel rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
We look forward to welcoming you to Ocean Optics XXVII for a week of insight, collaboration, and connection. This event brings together a diverse ocean optics community, including oceanographers, limnologists, optical engineers, Earth observation scientists, resource managers, and policy professionals from across the globe, all united by a shared passion for optics in aquatic environments.
Ocean Optics XXVII will be held at two exceptional venues located in the heart of Ghent, Belgium. Ghent’s vibrant cafes, hotels, and cultural attractions, create the perfect setting for meaningful engagement.
Student and Early Career
News and Resources
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT
Hop on Instragram and meet Moronke Harris, elected Student Councilor on the TOS Council.
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:
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
September 2025 Oceanography Issue
This issue includes articles on oceanography and intelligent robots, freshwater-driven AMOC changes, perspectives on marine CO2 removal, the Kuroshio Current nutrient footprint, and more.
June 2025 Oceanography Issue
The flipbook version of the June issue includes a cover video of black smoker chimney spire, a photo slideshow within the Mihály et al. article, and animations in the Schönau et al. article.
Frontiers in Ocean Observing: Marine Protected Areas, Western Boundary Currents, and the Deep Sea
We hope that you enjoy this third and final Oceanography supplement in the Frontiers in Ocean Observing series and share it widely.
A Vision for Capacity Sharing in the Ocean Sciences
This special issue of Oceanography focuses on the global benefits of sustained capacity sharing in ocean science.
NISKINe
This special issue of Oceanography focuses on NISKINe: The Near-Inertial Shear and Kinetic Energy in the North Atlantic Experiment.
September 2024 Issue
This issue of Oceanography features articles on machine learning in ocean remote sensing, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Gulf of Maine cold wave, metocean data in support of offshore wind energy, and more…
Twenty Years of GEOTRACES
This special issue of Oceanography focuses on GEOTRACES: An International Study of the Marine Biogeochemical Cycles of Trace Elements and Isotopes.
Sea Grant: Science Serving America’s Coastlines and People
This special issue of Oceanography details the National Sea Grant College Program’s contributions to enhancing the use and conservation of US coastal, marine, and Great Lakes resources.
DIY Oceanography
Presenting homemade sensors or instruments that you can build, or build upon.
Career Profiles
Providing advice to ocean sciences graduate students about career options outside of the university setting.
NEWS
Oceanography is an open access journal featuring peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications.
Featured Articles
How Do Tides Affect Underwater Acoustic Propagation? A Collaborative Approach to Improve Internal Wave Modeling
By M.C. Schönau et al.
Examining how internal wave energy moves through numerical simulations, how this energy alters the ocean state and sound speed, and how machine learning could aid the modeling of these impacts…
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar: A New Tool for Seafloor Characterization
By J.W. Jamieson et al.
Discussing extending the potential applications of interferometric synthetic aperture sonar to habitat classification, environmental monitoring, and seafloor geological characterization…
The PIXIE: A Low-Cost, Open-Source, Multichannel In Situ Fluorometer Applied To Dye-Tracing in Halifax Harbor
By K. Park et al.
Introducing the PIXIE, intended to fill the gap between between the advantages provided by open-source in situ sensors and the performance provided by industrial in situ fluorometers…
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