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College of Marine Science Overview

College of Marine Science Overview. http://www.marine.usf.edu. ~ Saint Petersburg, Florida ~. United States Geological Survey. International Oceans Institute (IOI). 2006-2007. C.W. Young Marine Science Complex: Knight Oceanographic Research Center, MSL building, COT/SRI

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College of Marine Science Overview

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  1. College of Marine Science Overview http://www.marine.usf.edu

  2. ~ Saint Petersburg, Florida ~ United States Geological Survey International Oceans Institute (IOI)

  3. 2006-2007 • C.W. Young Marine Science Complex: Knight Oceanographic Research Center, MSL building, COT/SRI • 26 Tenure-track Faculty • 118 graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) • ~$21 Million in research funding • ~$5.7 Million in private support

  4. Academics • Degrees offered: • Master of Science (MS) • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) • Areas of Study: • Biological Oceanography • Chemical Oceanography • Geological Oceanography • Physical Oceanography • Ocean Technology

  5. Biological Oceanography • Research topics: • Fish/marine mammals • Zoo/phytoplankton • Coral reef health • Water quality • Remote sensing • Courses offered: • Biological Oceanography • Marine Microbiology • Zooplankton Dynamics • Environmental Virology • Coral Reef Ecology • Ecological Physiology • Deep Sea Biology • Phytoplankton Ecology

  6. Chemical Oceanography • Research topics: • Particulate material • Chemical sedimentology • Carbonate system • Trace metals • Nutrient dynamics • Radionuclides • Bioaccumulation • Modeling • Courses offered: • Chemical Oceanography • Marine Pollution • Mass Spectrometry • Physical Chemistry of Seawater • Biogeochemistry • Basic Clean Room Techniques • Applications of Gas Chromatography

  7. Geological Oceanography • Research topics: • Coral reef ecology • Paleoceanography • Deep-sea sediments • Micropaleontology • Sea level change • Plate tectonics • Paleoclimatology • Courses offered: • Geological Oceanography • Marine Isotope Geochemistry • Geology of Continental Margins • Natural Disasters • Marine Paleoecology • Advanced Carbonate Sedimentology • Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy

  8. Physical Oceanography • Research topics: • Ocean optics • Ocean circulation • Modeling • Ocean observing systems • Sea level change • Courses offered: • Physical Oceanography • Ocean Circulation I & II • Ocean Modeling • Radiative Transfer • Ocean Waves • Turbulence and Boundary Layers • Oceanic Microstructure • Introduction to Satellite Oceanography

  9. Center for Ocean Technology • Recent partnership with SRI International • Instrumentation under development • SIPPER • SEAS • Port Scanner • ROBOT • MEMS • BSOP • Wave energy buoy • Underwater mass spectrometers

  10. Executive Internships • GK12 Program • Oceanography Camp for Girls • Teacher and community workshops • Community, Science and Environmental Policy Brown Bag Discussion Education and Outreach

  11. Fellowships • Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship • Elsie and William Knight, Jr. Endowed Fellowship • St. Petersburg Progress Endowed Fellowship in Coastal Science • John and Katharine Ann Lake Endowed Fellowship • Gulf Oceanic Trust Fellowship • Paul Getting Memorial Endowed Fellowship • C.W. Bill Young Fellowship • Robert M. Garrells Fellowship • Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club Endowed Fellowship • Von Rosenstiel Fellowships • Wachovia Bank Fellowship • Carl Riggs Endowed Fellowship • Tampa Bay Parrot Head Endowment

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