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Stretching our Sea Legs: A story from the 2022 Pelagic Ecology Cruise
This course gives students an opportunity to experience a research cruise – especially powerful for those who, for one reason or another, may otherwise have gone their whole time at CMS with dry feet.
June 29, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Q&A with CMS Alum Dr. Erica Ombres
Oceanography may seem an unlikely career choice for someone who grew up in Yuma, Arizona and never heard of a career in “marine science” as a kid. Graduate school wasn’t on the radar, either when Erica Ombres pursued her bachelor’s at the University of Arizona in Tucson. After all, no one in her family had earned an advanced degree, she said.
June 29, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Adventure and Exploration on the High-Seas aboard the Okeanos Explorer
This summer as part of a NOAA Explorer-In-Training internship, Catalina Rubiano received the incredible opportunity to sail on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer – a dream come true for any ocean science nerd.
May 23, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
CMS hosts Women in Science Leadership Training
The CMS served as home base for a two-day workshop for women called “Building Leadership Skills for Success in the Scientific Workforce.”
May 16, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Visiting a unique library in Oregon to sample old, Antarctic mud
Sampling archived sediment cores can illuminate how the Antarctic ice sheet responds to warming climate.
March 31, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
It’s all about Balance – in life, and in modeling
Life these days is about seeking balance: between work, research, self-care, and motherhood preparations.
March 23, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
NOAA Administrator visits USF CMS, inspires crowd at Hub ribbon-cutting
On March 2nd a group from the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS) led by dean Tom Frazer welcomed the Honorable Dr. Richard “Rick” Spinrad, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and the 11th NOAA Administrator, to St. Petersburg for a short visit.
March 9, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Graduate Student Symposium 2022
On February 18th, the College of Marine Science hosted the Graduate Student Symposium (GSS), an annual event where students present their research via poster and oral presentations with judges conferring first and second place awards.
February 22, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Spoonbill Bowl 2022 – A Nail biter of an event
The 18th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Spoonbill Bowl was hosted by USF College of Marine Science on February 11th and 12th, 2022.
February 22, 2022Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement
USF Scientists Wrap Integrative Topographic and Bathymetric Survey of Lower Tampa Bay
The Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT), an element of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, recently completed a four-week field sampling campaign called the Tampa Bay Bathymetry Experiment or TBBEx.
February 9, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
2021: A great year for gliders (despite a few Jaws)
The USF Glider Fleet was out and about collecting data in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean for 240 days of 2021 – a smashing success to celebrate amidst all of the challenges brought our way in 2021.
February 8, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Predicting high cross-currents near south Florida ports using machine learning
USF marine scientists develop algorithm prototype to improve port safety.
February 3, 2022Blogs and Perspectives