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Dec 30, 2010
College of Marine Science Engineer Graham Tilbury works in Antarctica on "Project IceCube"
Nine months out of the year, Graham Tilbury’s workplace is at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science’s balmy, waterfront complex on Tampa Bay. But for the other three months, the engineer for the Center for Ocean Technology plunges himself into the icy, forbidding world of the South Pole as a volunteer in a monumental effort to build one of the world’s most advanced scientific instruments.
Tilbury spends months in Antarctica as a part of Project IceCube, a $271 million effort led by the National Science Foundation and the University of Wisconsin to build a telescope that will explore the cosmos by peering into the polar ice cap.
View full article by Vickie Chachere
Nov 1, 2010
NOAA Fisheries Chief Scientist Joins USF
Steve Murawski, the director of scientific programs and chief science advisor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service and a key figure in the nation's scientific response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, is joining the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science as a research professor.
Murawski will hold the St. Petersburg Downtown Progress - Peter R. Betzer Endowed Chair.
View full article by Vickie Chachere
Oct 11-15, 2010
Research Week at USF
USF Marine Scientists to Kick Off ResearchOne 2010
Oct. 11 kickoff features USF researchers involved with tracking Gulf oil spill.
TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 3, 2010) – ResearchOne, USF's annual week-long celebration of USF researchers, will kick-off at 9 a.m., Monday Oct. 11 in the Interdisciplinary Research Building (IDRB) Galleria, with “Tracking the Spill”, an event focused on the impact of the Gulf oil spill and the pivotal role that USF marine scientists have played in this national disaster. In addition to expert speakers and presentations, the event will feature exhibits of equipment used by USF's marine scientists and the Mote Marine Response Trailer from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The event is sponsored by the Florida High Tech Corridor.
The kickoff brings together expert speakers and researchers from the College of Marine Science to put the Gulf oil spill into perspective, explain what really happened, where the oil is going, what is happening underwater, and explore risks, problems, and the impact of the spill on marine life.
Speakers include College of Marine Science Dean William Hogarth, Associate Dean Al Hine, and scientists Robert Weisberg, David Hollander, and Ernst Peebles. The event will also feature Michael Crosby from Mote Marine Laboratory, and an overview of the Tampa Library's Gulf Oil Spill Information Center Website.
Sept 14, 2010
Dixon Selected to Lead College of Marine Science
Jacqueline Eaby Dixon, a University of Miami geochemist whose internationally-recognized research has focused on underwater volcanoes and the Earth’s deep water and carbon dioxide systems, has been selected as the new dean of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science, USF Provost Ralph Wilcox announced Tuesday. Dixon will take office on Jan. 3.
“Her acceptance of this high priority leadership position promises a very bright future for both the College of Marine Science and the University of South Florida,” Wilcox said. “She brings to USF an impressive slate of scholarly credentials; experience in higher education leadership and a commitment to student success, interdisciplinary collaboration, and global engagement.”
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August 27, 2010
Guest Speaker Steve Murawski scheduled to speak at CMS on the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill
"Omni-directional and Multidimensinal: Understanding the Extent, Fate and Impacts of Deep Water Horizon MC-252"
Abstract
Admiral Allen of the USCG described the spill as "omni-directional" and "multidimensional". From understanding the impacts of the spill itself to the impacts of remediation measures, the effort by federal and state agencies academic institutions and private organizations has taxed the science capabilitiies nation-wide. I will present an overview of efforts to understand the scope, scale and impacts of the spill as well as to assist the responders and those seeking to understand the long-term impacts of the spill, as well as review and discuss research priorities looking forward.
Click here to download seminar flyer for more information on time and location!
June 8, 2010
Media Full of News about USF's College of Marine Science
The media is full of news following NOAA's announcement confirming USF's research on Oil Plumes in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two news conferences were held on June 8th. One at the USF College of Marine Science in which USF Scientists spoke to members of the media, along with representative from NOAA. The second was National NOAA news conference in which NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco announced they had confirmed the findings of our research.
Click here to visit the USF College of Marine Science Oil Spill Information Webpage
June 8, 2010
Middle School Girls Learn About Oil Spill At USF Sarasota-Manatee
Over 150 middle school girls participated in the 2nd Annual Girls Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (S.T.E.M.) Summit at USF Sarasota-Manatee. The girls attended workshops, listened to a panel of speakers, participated in a S.T.E.M. Career Fair featuring local companies and got hands on experience in classroom activities.
Some of the girls participated in a workshop titled “Diving In: The Ocean World” and learned about the oil spill currently affecting the Gulf of Mexico. The presenters of the workshop, Teresa Greely, PhD and Angie Lodge, PhD, are the Director and Co-Director, respectively, of the Oceanography Camp for Girls at USF St. Petersburg.
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June 2, 2010
Rick Baker To Head USF Innovation Partnerships
The University of South Florida has launched a new initiative to develop partnerships with research corporations, headed by former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker.
Baker will be Director of “USF Innovation Partnerships.” A division of the USF System, USF Innovation Partnerships will cultivate research and development companies.
“Rick Baker has the vision and energy to get the job done,” said President Judy Genshaft. “This is the right time to build on our momentum in attracting SRI International and Draper Laboratories to USF and to the region.”
USF Innovation Partnerships will work with liaison personnel from the USF Research Foundation, USF Health, and the USF Foundation. Baker will work out of offices in USF’s Knight Oceanographic Research Center in downtown St. Petersburg, and in the USF Research Foundation offices in Tampa.
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February 29, 2010
USF Team Embarks on Amazon Expedition in Search of Climate Clues
Expedition USF
A team from the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science is at the Amazon River basin off the coast of Brazil in search of clue to past climate change. Aboard the R/V Knorr, these researhcers from the Paleloab use the best of modern technology to understand ancient climates.
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http://expeditionusf.wordpress.com
January 25th, 2010
Dedication of the new Science and Technology Building!
The new Science and Technology Building was dedicated January 25, 2010. This 35,000 square ft, two-story building containing new, state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching laboratories, and research laboratories will be shared by USF-St. Petersburg and the College of Marine Science. This building will house the College's new Marine Assessment Program in fisheries oceanography. The building has earned the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) Gold Certification. The LEED designation is a national rating system for buildings designed, constructed, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
January 21st, 2010
USF Study Shows First Direct Evidence of Ocean Acidification
Principal investigator Robert Byrne, a USF seawater physical chemistry professor, said the study leaves no doubt that growing CO2 levels in the atmosphere are exerting major impacts on the world’s oceans.
“If this happens in a piece of ocean as big as a whole ocean basin, then this is a global phenomenon,” Byrne said.
Adding carbon dioxide to seawater makes it more acidic, and each year the world’s oceans absorb about one-third of the atmospheric CO2 produced by human activities.
Check out the article here!
January 7th, 2010
Congratulations to Ashanti Johnson!
Dr. Johnshon was honored at the White House and received an award from President Obama for excellence in teaching and mentoring in math and science.
This appeared in the St. Pete Times January 7, 2010.
"An assistant professor at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg was among more than 100 educators honored at the White House Wednesday for excellence in teaching or mentoring in mathematics and science.
Ashanti Johnson teaches chemical oceanography at the College of Marine Science at USF St. Petersburg. She was one of 19 individual mentors and three mentoring groups recognized by President Barack Obama. Johnson came up with a program to create a community of scientists to help students with professional development. She also founded the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science initiative.
Johnson was one of four individuals from Florida and the only one from Tampa Bay to be honored."
January 17th update: Congratulations to Ashanti Johnson for being featured in an article published in the Floridian section of the Sunday Jan 17th 2010 issue to the St. Pete Times.
Check out the article here!
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