college of marine science overview

College of Marine Science

Overview

http://www.marine.usf.edu

~ Saint Petersburg, Florida ~~ Saint Petersburg, Florida ~

International Oceans Institute

(IOI)

United States Geological Survey

• 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

2006-2007

• Degrees offered:Master of Science (MS)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Areas of Study:Biological OceanographyChemical OceanographyGeological OceanographyPhysical OceanographyOcean Technology

AcademicsAcademics

• Courses offered:Biological OceanographyMarine MicrobiologyZooplankton DynamicsEnvironmental VirologyCoral Reef EcologyEcological PhysiologyDeep Sea BiologyPhytoplankton Ecology

Biological OceanographyBiological Oceanography• Research topics:

Fish/marine mammalsZoo/phytoplanktonCoral reef healthWater qualityRemote sensing

• Courses offered:Chemical OceanographyMarine PollutionMass SpectrometryPhysical Chemistry of Seawater

BiogeochemistryBasic Clean Room Techniques

Applications of Gas Chromatography

Chemical OceanographyChemical Oceanography• Research topics:

Particulate materialChemical sedimentologyCarbonate system Trace metalsNutrient dynamicsRadionuclidesBioaccumulationModeling

• Courses offered:Geological OceanographyMarine Isotope Geochemistry

Geology of Continental Margins

Natural DisastersMarine PaleoecologyAdvanced Carbonate Sedimentology

Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy

Geological OceanographyGeological Oceanography• Research topics:

Coral reef ecologyPaleoceanographyDeep-sea sedimentsMicropaleontologySea level changePlate tectonicsPaleoclimatology

• Courses offered:Physical OceanographyOcean Circulation I & IIOcean ModelingRadiative TransferOcean WavesTurbulence and Boundary Layers

Oceanic Microstructure Introduction to Satellite Oceanography

Physical OceanographyPhysical Oceanography• Research topics:

Ocean opticsOcean circulationModelingOcean observing systemsSea level change

Center for Ocean TechnologyCenter for Ocean Technology

• Recent partnership with SRI International

• Instrumentation under developmentSIPPER SEASPort Scanner

ROBOTMEMS BSOP

Wave energy buoy Underwater mass spectrometers

• Executive Internships

• GK12 Program

• Oceanography Camp for Girls

• Teacher and community workshops

• Community, Science and Environmental Policy Brown Bag Discussion

Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach

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

FellowshipsFellowships