Sea Grant Makes Waves at Ocean Sciences 2020

February 12, 2020

Sea Grant is excited to share its research, education and extension work from across the nation at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. The gathering of ocean scientists and other professionals will take place in San Diego, CA from February 16-21, 2020. This year’s theme, For a Resilient Planet, includes many presentations and events connected to Sea Grant’s mission. See below for ways to connect with Sea Grant at the meeting:

Stop by the Sea Grant booth

Visit Sea Grant’s booth (#143) in the exhibit hall to learn more about education and fellowship opportunities and talk about the exciting work with representatives from Sea Grant programs across the country.

Attend a town hall

Washington Sea Grant, along with many partners, is hosting a town hall on Tuesday, February 18th to discuss “TH25G – Advancing Public-Private Partnerships in Ocean Science and Technology.” Stop by SDCC-10,UL to join the town hall discussion and engage with the national ocean science and technology community on this important topic.

Check out a session

Sea Grant staff are co-chairing several sessions throughout the week to foster partnership development and collaborative research, develop a diverse ocean workforce and share results across topical research areas of interest to the broader Sea Grant network.

Monday, February 17th, 8:00-10:00 am (SDCC-11B, UL) “ED11A – Adventures, Challenges, and Benefits of Conducting International Collaborative Research”

Tuesday, February 18th, 8:00-10:00 am and 2:00-4:00 pm (SDCC-9, UL) and Wednesday, February 19th, 8:00-10:00 am (SDCC-9, UL) “CP21B/CP23B/DCP31B – Impacts of Micro plastics on Marine Organisms and Ecosystem Health”

Tuesday, February 18th, 2:00-4:00 pm (SDCC-11B, UL) “ED23A- Outreach, Engagement, Impact: Translating Science Applications for Societal and Professional Benefits”

Wednesday, February 19th, 2:00-4:00 pm (SDCC-14B, Mezzanine) and Thursday, February 20th, 2:00-4:00 pm (SDCC-14B Mezzanine) “ED33A/ED43A – Changing the Culture: Preparing a Diverse and Inclusive Ocean Science Workforce”

View a poster or talk

Sea Grant has oral and poster presentations ranging a variety of topics including estuarine ecology, harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification, micro plastics, wetland hydrology, workforce development and education resources.

Download a list of all of the Sea Grant presentations and posters at OSM2020 (PDF).

Academia to Government

Sea Grant welcomes 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 class of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This year, for the first time in program history, all eligible Sea Grant programs are represented by a diverse cohort of 88 early-career professionals who will spend the next year working alongside federal agencies or legislative offices in Washington, D.C., applying their academic expertise to critical marine, coastal and Great Lakes policy issues.

Sea Grant & Weather Program Office award $1.5 million for community flooding social science liaisons as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s $22.78 million investment to help communities better prepare for water-related climate impacts

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of $22.78 million in funding to NOAA labs, programs, cooperative institutes and other research partners to advance research on a wide range of water-driven climate impacts. Research topics include coastal and inland flood and inundation mapping and forecasting, and next-generation water modeling activities, including modernized precipitation frequency studies.

These funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help communities prepare for a range of climate impacts and will directly benefit policymakers, emergency responders, researchers and the general public.

Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Announce 2024 Joint Fellowship Program Awardees

Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries are excited to announce the 2024 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship recipients. This year, seven population dynamics fellows and three marine resource economics fellows will embark on critical fisheries research with support through this national program.