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TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF OCEAN SCIENTISTS:THE MASTER OF GEOSCIENCE CERTIFICATE
IN OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS AT
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Lisa CampbellSteven F. DiMarcoDept. Oceanography
Norman L. Guinasso, Jr.Geochemical and Environmental
Research GroupTexas A&M University
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Master of Geoscience-
Certificate in OOS
• Rationale for a certificate program in Ocean Observing Systems
• TAMU Degree requirements– Skill sets
– Coursework
– Timeline
• Features of the program
• Other programs
• Challenges
• Examples– degree plan
– courses
– field work
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Ocean Observing Systems
• An important direction in oceanographic
research for the assessment of
environmental health and climate change.
• Will require a well-trained workforce
– Knowledgeable in ocean related issues
• Science, engineering, management, administration
– Many expertise levels
• Technicians to PhD
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Why a Certificate
in Ocean Observing Systems
• Will meet the growing demand for technically
trained persons
– Industry
– Government
• Combination of scientific and technical training
• Targets non-thesis non-traditional graduate
students
• Addition of Ocean Observing credential to
professional portfolio
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Certification
• Professional Organization accreditation
– Currently does not exist
– Need sponsorship
• Standard skill set and knowledge base
• Iterative Process (evolving/responding)
– Industry
– Government
– Academics
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TAMOO Objective
• To train the next generation of ocean
professionals
– Ocean data collection
– Data Management
– Production and distribution of products and
services
• Initially, 5 new students per year
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Certificate Requirements
• 24 credit-hours
– Ocean Science
– Climate Science
– Data Methods• GIS
• Remote Sensing
• Computational Methods
• Statistics
• Time-series analysis
• Data Products
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Coursework Requirements
Foundations of Ocean Observing (credit hours) (Required)
• OCNG 604 - Ocean Observing Systems (3)
• OCNG 657 - Data Methods and Graphical Representation in Oceanography (3)
• GEOG 651 - Remote Sensing for Geographical Analysis (3)
• OCNG 611 – Global Scale Oceanography (3)
• FRSC 651 - Geographic Information Systems (3)
Fundamentals of Ocean Science (1 - 3 of the following):
• OCNG 608 - Physical Oceanography (3)
• OCNG 620 - Biological Oceanography (3)
• OCNG 640 - Chemical Oceanography (3)
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Degree Requirements-continued
Advanced Specialized Skills (additional electives, up to 3 of
the following are required):
• OCNG 610 -Mathematical Modeling of Marine Ecosystems (3)
• OCNG 649 - Estuarine Biogeochemistry (3)
• OCNG 659* - Ocean Observing Applications
• ATMO 656 - Tropical Meteorology (3)
• FRSC 661 - Photo Interpretation (3)
• FRSC 652 - Advanced Topics in GIS (3)
• GEOG 660 - GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling (3)
• GEOG 661 - Digital Image Processing and Analysis (3)
• MATH 601 - Methods of Applied Mathematics (3)
• STAT 601 – Statistical Analysis (4)
• STAT 626 - Methods in Time Series Analysis (3)
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Areas of Concentration
• Ocean instrumentation systems
• Data Processing
• Numerical modeling
• GIS (Certificate)
• Meteorology
• Design is flexible to meet student interests and
future course offerings
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Distance Learning Options
• Target non-tradition students– Non-degree seeking
– Remotely located
– Current Ocean Professionals
• Web-based courses– Online resources
– Problem/reading sets
– 1-100% web-based
• All certificate course instructors have been asked to make their courses “distance friendly”– University motivation
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Research/Operational Opportunities
• Texas– Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS)
– CICEET - Texas Imaging FlowCytobot
– TCOON
• Regional– NOAA-NGOMEX Hypoxia Research
– GCOOS
• National– IOOS
– NDBC
– NODC
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Internships
• Positive feedback from industry and state and
federal government agencies
• Provide valuable hands-on/real world
experience
• Insures students are exposed to timely and
practical topics of interest to OOS stakeholders
• TAMOO students internships
– WHG, Houston
– GERG, College Station
– Wilkins Weather, Houston
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Summary
• TAMOO Certificate Requirements
– 24 credit hours (8 courses)
– Non-thesis
• Currently 7 students
– Anticipated 5 students per year
• First recipient Dec 2007
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Additional Programs
• Rutgers University- Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory (COOL)
• Princeton University-Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Graduate Program (PU-BIOS)
• NSF-- Center for Ocean Science Excellence in Education (COSEE) utilizing OOI science and technology.
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Challenges:
• Recruitment
– target student audience
• Student support
– stipends
• Internships
– links with industry
– employment
• Certification
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Sample Degree PlanSemester 1
• OCNG 604 - Ocean Observing Systems (3)
• OCNG 608 - Physical Oceanography (3)
• FRSC 651 - Geographic Information Systems (3)
Semester 2
• OCNG 657 - Data Methods and Graphical Representation in Oceanography (3)
• OCNG 620 - Biological Oceanography (3)
• OCNG 611 - Global Scale Oceanography (3)
Semester 3
• OCNG 640 - Chemical Oceanography (3)
• GEOG 661 - Digital Image Processing and Analysis (3)
• GEOG 651 - Remote Sensing for Geographical Analysis (3)
Semester 4
• OCNG 600 - Ocean Observing Applications (3)
• ATMO 656 - Tropical Meteorology (3)
• FRSC 661 - Photo Interpretation (3)
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OCNG 604
Ocean Observing Systems
• Objective: to train students in the motivation, technical
design and operation, and policy issues associated with
Ocean Observing Systems
• Text: Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century, Eds.
Smith and Koblinsky, 2001.
• Graduate Level
• Offered in Fall
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OCNG 657 Data Methods and
Graphical Representation in
Oceanography
• Objective: provides the basic tools and techniques to
process, analyze, and represent oceanographic data
with EMPHASIS ON APPLICATIONS
• Text: Emery and Thompson, Data Analysis Methods
in Physical Oceanography: 2nd edition, 2001
• Includes MATLAB and Computational Lab
• Graduate Level
• Offered in Spring
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TABS
ADCP
Aanderaa
DCS3900
• Network of current- and wind-measuring buoys
• Communications infrastructure to collect real-time data
• Website
• Prediction and early warning
• Forecast models: offshore and inshore
• Regional component of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) through the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
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HABs are phytoplankton bloom phenomena that have negative impacts– an unusually high concentration of toxic or nuisance algae. • The Campbell Lab is testing a novel imaging flow cytometry system, the Imaging FlowCytobot, at the pier at UT-MSI to provide frequent real-time images of plankton in Texas coastal waters.
Harmful Algal Blooms
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NOAA-HYPOXIA Program
Investigations of processes
responsible for maintaining
seasonal hypoxia on the
Louisiana Shelf
• Moored Observations
• Hydrographic Surveys
• Student Training
• Outreach
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More information
• TAMOO Webpagehttp://ocean.tamu.edu/
• Contacts:
– DiMarco: [email protected]
– Campbell: [email protected]
– Guinasso: [email protected]