Resources - Oceanography
OCEANOGRAPHY - SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS
General List of Oceanographic Institutions:
Academic Oceanographic Institutions (USA)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography - San Diego CA
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - Woods Hole MA
- University of Washington & UW APL - Seattle WA
- Lamont-Doherty, Univ. Columbia - New York NY
- Rosenthali, Univ. Miami - Miami FL
- Oregon State - Corvallis OR
- Stanford - Palo Alto & Monterey CA
- Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences - Gloucester Point VA
- UCSC, UCSB, UCD, Univ. Rutgers, Univ Delaware, Univ. Hawaii, Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, and many more
Non-Profit & Related Oceanographic Organizations
- Labs / Institutes
- Monterey Bay Aquiarium Research Institute - Monterey CA, Packard Foundation
- Marine Biological Laboratory - Woods Hole MA
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences - East Boothbay Maine
- Ship Based
- Ocean Exploration Trust, OET - EV Nautilus – ROV Hercules Streams
- NOAA Ocean Exploration - RV Okeanus Explorer
- Schmidt Ocean Institute - RV Falkor, Schmidt Foundation – ROV SuBastion Streams
- OceanX - RV OceanXplorer, Dalio Foundation
- Tara Oceans - France
- Nekton - UK
- REV Ocean - Norway
- Pisces VI Submarine - Canary Islands
Government Labs - Oceanography & Adjacent
- USA
- NOAA Labs - https://research.noaa.gov/labs-programs/, https://www.noaa.gov/education/noaa-in-your-backyard, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/west-coast-region
- NASA Centers - NASA Science About, Wiki List - JPL CA, Ames CA, Johnson TX, Stennis MS, Marshall AL, Kennedy FL, Glenn OH, Goddard DC, Langely VA
- Department of Energy (DOE) National Labs - Lawrence Berkley CA, Lawrence Livermore CA, Los Alamos NM, etc - Wiki List
- EPA Regional Offices
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
- International
- National Oceanography Centre (NOC) - United Kingdom
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Australia
Defense / Military
- Navy, Civilian
- Office of naval Research (ONR)
- US Naval Research Lab - Washington DC
- Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific - San Diego CA
- Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic - Charleston SC
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Civilian
- Engineer Research and Development Center
- Coastal & Hydraulics Lab - Vicksburg MS, Duck NC
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) - Hanover NH
- Defense, Commissioned
Education & Expeditions
- Sailing Based Science / Education
R&D Organization - Non-profits, Consulting, Companies etc. with ocean adjacent work
- Large Institutions, Non-Profit
- SRI International (Stanford Research Institute) - Bay Area CA
- Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) - San Antonio
- Battelle - Columbus, Ohio
- RTI International - Research Triangle Park, NC
- Desert Research Institute (DRI) - Reno / Las Vegas NV
- Companies
- ESRI. GIS mapping - Redlands CA
- Google X - Bay Area CA
- IBM Research
- Microsoft Research
- Smaller Organizations
- Applied Ocean Sciences, consultants acoustics focus - DC / Remote
- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute - Bay Area CA
- Ocean STL Consulting
- Wild Beacon Consulting, Science & Sustainibility Consulting - San Diego CA
- Blue Latitudes - San Diego CA
- Many others
- Research Consortiums / Associations
OCEANOGRAPHY - SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS ETC.
- Associations
- Science
- Engineering
- IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE-OES)
- Marine Technology Society (MTS)
Meetings
- Meetings, Large General
- American Geophysical Union - Annually in Fall
- Ocean Sciences - Even Years
- Oceans - Annually, Engineering Focus
- International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) - Every Several Years
- Many others
- Meetings, Small Specific
- Meetings, Large General
Publications
- Publications, Oceanography:
- Google Scholar Journal List, Oceanography
- Examples: JGR Oceans (AGU), Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), ICES Journal of Marine Science, Oceanography, AGU Earth & Space Science, Journal of Physical Oceanography (AMS), Deep Sea Research Part I & II
- Publications, Ocean Technology:
- Google Scholar Journal List, Ocean & Marine Engineering
- Examples: IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering (IEEE), Limnology and Oceanography Methods (ASLO), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (MDPI), Ocean Engineering (Elsevier), Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (AMS), Marine Technology Society Journal (MTS), Underwater Technology (SUT)
- Publications, Oceanography:
Funding / Grants
- Government
- General - https://www.grants.gov/
- NSF (National Science Foundation) - https://new.nsf.gov/funding, https://www.research.gov/, https://www.nsf.gov/, https://new.nsf.gov/geo/oce
- NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - https://nspires.nasaprs.com/
- ONR (Office of Naval Research) - https://www.onr.navy.mil
- ONR Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) - https://www.onr.navy.mil/education-outreach/sponsored-research/university-research-initiatives/durip
- NOAA - https://seagrant.noaa.gov/opportunities/funding/, https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/funding-opportunities/
- SBIR (Small Buisness Innovation Research) - https://www.sbir.gov/
- DARPA - https://www.darpa.mil/
- USCG - https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Research-Development-Test-and-Evaluation/, https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Blue-Tech-COE/
- Many others
- Private
- Keck Foundation - https://www.wmkeck.org/
- Schmidt Foundation - https://schmidtocean.org/apply/
- Waitt Foundation - https://www.waittfoundation.org
- Heising-Simons Foundation - https://www.hsfoundation.org/
- Moore Foundation - https://www.moore.org/
- Sloan Foundation - https://sloan.org
- Many others
- Government
OCEANOGRAPHY - FIELD WORK
Field Work
- Organizations
- American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Scientific Diving
- University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), US Research Vessels
- Resources
- Diving - NOAA Dive Manual
- Small Boat Operations - NOAA Small Boat Manual
- Large Research Vessels - UNOLS Cruise Planning
Marine Field Stations
- National Association of Marine Labs - Comprehensive list of US marine field stations
- West Coast Examples:
- Wrigley Matrine Science Center (Catalina Island, CA - USC)
- Hopkins Marine Station (Monterey Bay, CA - Stanford)
- Bodega Marine Laboratory (Bodega Bay, CA - UC Davis)
- Hatfield Marine Science Center (Newport, OR - OSU)
- Friday Harbor Labs (San Juan Islands, WA - UW)
- Gulf Coast Examples:
- Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) (Chauvin, LA)
- Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (St. Teresa, FL)
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab (Dauphin Island, AL)
- Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (Savannah, GA - University of Georgia)
- East Coast Examples:
- Broad Key Research Station (Florida Keys, FL - University of Miami)
- Shoals Marine Laboratory (Appledore Island, ME - NHU & Cornell)
- Marine Field Stations, International
- Organization of Biological Field Stations - Inyternational list of field stations, not comprehensive
- Examples:
- Interuniversity Insitute for Marine Science (Eilat, Israel)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, STRI (Panama)
- Gump Station (Moorea Tahiti)
- Palmyra
- Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) (Bermuda - ASU)
- Great Barrier Reef: Heron Island, Lizard Island, One Tree Island, Orpheus Island Research Station
- Private Expeditions Etc.
- EYOS Expeditions
- Caladan Oceanic / Five Deep - https://caladanoceanic.com, https://fivedeeps.com, https://www.eyos-expeditions.com/
- Smaller Vessels, Polar - https://ocean-expeditions.com, http://www.pelagic.co.uk, https://www.spiritofsydney.co/, https://www.tecla-sailing.com
OCEANOGRAPHY - JOBS / OPPORTUNITIES
- Job Boards
- Scripps Business Job Board
- Marine Technology Society Job Board
- Schmidt Job Board
- https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/
OCEANOGRAPHY - EDUCATION / OPEN SOURCE TOOLS
- Engineering Tools
- Under Pressure, Pressure Housing Design: https://www.deepsea.com/under-pressure-design-software/
- Parker, O-Ring Selector: https://discover.parker.com/ORingSelector,
- Apple Rubber, O-Ring Selector: https://www.applerubber.com/oring-gland-calculator/
- Ardupilot Navigation Software: https://www.ardupilot.org/
- Education / Resources
- Blue Robotics, ROV Tutorials: https://bluerobotics.com/learn/
- Education
- UNOLS Chief Scientist Training
- Early Career Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class and Fellowship, Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator, additional link
- Summer Schools etc.: WHOI GFD Summer School (Woods Hole, MA), Friday Harbor Labs (San Juan Islands, WA),
- Undergraduate at Sea: Sea Education Association (SEA), Seamester
- Underwater robotics competitions: https://bluerobotics.com/learn/which-underwater-robotics-competition-is-right-for-you/#authors, https://robonation.org/programs/robosub/, https://materovcompetition.org/