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OCB to sponsor early career participation in 2023 Cornell Satellite Remote Sensing Summer Course

Posted by hbenway 
· Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 

2023 Cornell Satellite Remote Sensing Training Program

June 5-16, 2023 (Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY)

The Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program will support five US-based students or postdocs to participate in this course, including tuition, housing, and a travel stipend. To apply for support, please send your 2-page CV (NSF biosketch format) and a brief statement of interest (1 page max) to the OCB Project Office (hbenway@whoi.edu) by March 17, 2023. The statement should describe your interest in the course and its potential to enhance your research and your professional development. Application materials will be reviewed by the OCB Project Office, OCB Scientific Steering Committee leadership, and the course organizer Bruce Monger (Cornell Univ.). Please bear in mind that this is a full immersion class and participation for the entire 2 weeks is required. Visit the course website (http://oceanography.eas.cornell.edu/satellite) for more information about the course content. If you have additional questions about the course, please contact course organizer Bruce Monger (bcm3@cornell.edu).

 

 

NASA Sponsored Workshop on Calibration and Validation of Ocean Color Remote Sensing – Apply by March 15

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Thursday, February 9th, 2023 

NASA Sponsored Workshop on Calibration and Validation of Ocean Color Remote Sensing

June 12 – July 7, 2023
Bowdoin College, Schiller Coastal Studies Center (SCSC), Orr’s Island, Maine

An intensive four-week, cross-disciplinary, graduate-level workshop in optical oceanography will be offered at Bowdoin College’s SCSC. This workshop is the latest version of the optical oceanography course first offered at the Friday Harbor Laboratories in 1985, then starting in 2001 at the Darling Marine Center, and since 2021 at the SCSC. Past graduates include many of today’s leaders in oceanography.

The major theme of the workshop is calibration and validation of ocean color remote sensing. The course will provide students with a fundamental knowledge of ocean optics and optical sensor technology that will enable them to make quality measurements, assess the uncertainties associated with the measurements, and compare these data with remotely sensed ocean color measurements and derived products. The course is sponsored by NASA, the University of Maine and Bowdoin College, with the goal of preparing a new generation of oceanographers trained in the use of optics to study the oceans.

Course elements include:
• lectures on the basic theory of the light interaction with matter in aquatic environments; ocean color remote sensing and its inversion; optical sensor design and function; optical approaches to ocean biogeochemistry; computation and propagation of measurement uncertainties.

• laboratory sessions for hands-on work with optical instrumentation and training in radiative transfer software.

• field sampling of optical and biogeochemical variables in the environmentally diverse waters of coastal Maine.

• analysis of optical and biogeochemical data sets, and

• collaborative student projects.

See:
http://misclab.umeoce.maine.edu/OceanOpticsClass2021/
http://misclab.umeoce.maine.edu/OceanOpticsClass2019/
http://misclab.umeoce.maine.edu/OceanOpticsClass2017/
for previous class content and activities.

Instructors: Emmanuel Boss and Collin Roesler (coordinators), Ivona Cetinić, Meg Estapa, Andrew Barnard, Kelsey Bisson and Jeremy Werdell with Charlotte Begouen Demeaux and Patrick Gray as the teaching assistants and guest lectures by Optics Class alumni.

Dates: June 12-July 7, 2023 (arrive June 11, depart July 8th)

Costs: Room and board, as well as graduate course credits for interested students through the University of Maine will be covered through a grant for qualified participants. OCB will provide travel support for US-based participants.

Application Deadline: March 15th, 2023

Notification by: April 15, 2023

To apply: Submit the following in pdf format to opticaloceanography@maine.edu: (1) a recent transcript, (2) a current CV (two-page maximum), (3) a letter from your advisor (or supervisor), and (4) a one-page statement of how you anticipate that this course will contribute to your professional development

We are committed to bringing a cohort of students together whose background, experiences, and training result in diversity of interest, ideas, and skills from which everyone benefits.

2023 Open Call for Shipboard Fellowships

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Thursday, February 9th, 2023 

We are pleased to announce the 2023 Open Call for Shipboard training. On its 5th edition, this annual programme offers a number of shipboard fellowship opportunities onboard research vessels throughout the year.
Normally, specific calls are made a minimum of six months before the cruise begins, in order to allow time for large numbers of applications to be reviewed, shortlisted candidates to be interviewed, and for the the successful applicant to put the necessary paperwork in order, eg visas, travel documents, and essential medical/training certifications.

However, sometimes the POGO shipboard training programme is offered an available berth at shorter notice.

In order to make best use of these opportunities, the POGO Secretariat is issuing an Open Call for applications from early career scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (PhD or MSc) and Post-doctoral Fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The application form asks about the candidate’s background and specific training interests, including geographical areas and research/training topics. It also asks about availability to travel during 2023. The secretariat will maintain a database of all qualified, interested candidates and, as training opportunities become available, will create shortlists by evalulating suitability for the particular project on offer.

For further information on the Open Call, and to apply, visit http://www.oceantrainingpartnership.org/opencall2023

OCB2023 Plenary Sessions

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 

OCB2023 Summer Workshop
June 12-15, 2023

The 2023 OCB Summer Workshop will be held in person June 12-15, 2023 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Still seeking interested students and postdocs to help organize this year's OCB summer workshop plenary sessions! https://forms.gle/HbpXKkZh2azaq2yg6  Please submit your expression of interest by Jan. 23!

The OCB2023 plenary sessions:  

  • Marginal sea carbon cycle in the Anthropocene
  • Role of deltaic sediments in regulating biogeochemical cycles
  • Quantifying marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) efficacy and uncertainty
  • Marine biodiversity and ecosystem resilience
  • Sustained observations of global ocean biology

Follow and contribute to the workshop conversation on Twitter using #OCB2023

Co-Chief GO-SHIP opportunity – due Jan 16

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 

US GO-SHIP is seeking scientists with experience in physical or chemical oceanography (hydrography) who would be interested in participating as co-Chief Scientist on the decadal re-occupation of the U.S. GO-SHIP (https://usgoship.ucsd.edu and http://www.go-ship.org) hydrographic long-line known as I05 (32°S in the Indian Ocean). This expedition is ~2 months long (Fremantle, Australia to Cape Town,  South Africa,  July to September 2023). No at-sea experience is necessary, although it can be a plus. The Chief Scientist will provide training and mentoring onboard. As the co-Chief Scientist experience is a stepping stone to future opportunities to sail as Chief Scientist preferred candidates are early career, but technicians with equivalent experience are also encouraged to apply. Contact: Alison Macdonald amacdonald@whoi.edu.

Further details on the cruise and application (Due January 16, 2023) can be found here

SOCCOM ECR resources!

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Friday, August 5th, 2022 
Are you an early career researcher working on the Southern Ocean? Consider joining the SOCCOM early career mailing list and our meetings! This is a space for Southern Ocean ECRs to come together to discuss work and life and to exchange tips about potential careers, networking, and resources. All Southern Ocean ECRs are welcome, regardless of your affiliation with SOCCOM. If you are interested in joining, please contact Roberta Hotinski (hotinski@princeton.edu) to join the email list.

Extreme Events Workshop

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 

New OCB Scoping Workshop (October 23-26, 2022 at North Carolina State Univ. in Raleigh, NC, in person) : C-saw Time domain controls on carbon storage, release, and transformation in coastal and estuarine waters following extreme events.

The aim of this workshop is to push forward our knowledge of extreme weather and fire effects on coastal carbon cycling. This OCB Scoping Workshop will bring together a diverse group of scientists to build a community of monitors/observers, experimentalists, and modelers to address these challenging knowledge gaps across these spatial and temporal domains.

More information here: https://www.us-ocb.org/c-saw-extreme-events-workshop/

The workshop application will open in July. If this sounds interesting to you and you'd like to stay informed about the workshop, please fill out our expression of interest form to help us gauge community interest and ensure that you are notified when the workshop application opens.

Submit C-saw Workshop expression of interest form

C-CoMP programs

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 

We have two programs in C-CoMP (https://ccomp-stc.org/) that the OCB community may be interested in – a postdoc program and a bridge-to-PhD program.

Both programs are 2-year fellowships with professional development, mentoring opportunities and rich research experiences across the ocean sciences and education research.

The postdoc fellowship asks applicants to identify a host who can advise and support a research project within the scope of C-CoMP. The host does not need to be a current C-CoMP member (nor does the prospective postdoc). More information can be found at our website.

The Bridge-to-PhD fellowship is intended to foster a diverse and inclusive research community and so will support fellows as they transition from a 4-year college degree to graduate school. These fellows will be matched with current C-CoMP laboratories and research programs from chemistry, biology, data science, modelling and education research. There is more information on our website as well.

We are hosting an information session on both programs Tuesday April 12th at 4p Eastern and interested parties can register here.

Ocean Nucleic Acids ‘Omics Workshop Report

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 

Ocean Nucleic Acids 'Omics Workshop Report Released

In January 2020, the workshop on Ocean nucleic acids 'omics intercalibration and standardization was convened by the US Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry (OCB) program. The goal of this workshop was to develop a focused marine microbial nucleic acid (na) 'omics intercomparison and intercalibration effort to enhance future field programs that integrate methods such as molecular barcoding, metagenomics and transcriptomics to understand the functioning of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes in the ocean. Initial efforts are guided, in part, by the success of the marine geochemistry community in implementing programs like GEOTRACES.

Download the report
NA Omics report cover - image with title

Berube, P., S. Gifford, B. Hurwitz, B. Jenkins, A. Marchetti, A. E. Santoro. 2022. Roadmap Towards Community-wide Intercalibration and Standardization of Ocean Nucleic Acids ‘Omics Measurements. 50pp. DOI 10.1575/1912/28054
Citable URI: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/28054

Learn more about the workshop

PACE summer training class images, overview and dates -

PACE training summer course – apply by March 11

Posted by mmaheigan 
· Monday, February 14th, 2022 

What’s behind the curtain of the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission?

The NASA PACE Project and Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Project Office are excited to announce the upcoming summer class “What’s behind the curtain of the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission?”  This one-week graduate-level course will provide in-depth insight into the upcoming PACE mission that is scheduled for launch in January 2024. The course will provide instruction on passive satellite remote sensing, with foci on both ocean and atmosphere. This will encompass not just lectures on Earth science, but also potential field trips and details on PACE instruments’ performance and how they relate to derived geophysical products, uncertainties, and ultimately, Earth system models.

Our target audience includes graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early career professionals (<4 years from terminal degree). Our hope is to engage the next generation of early career scientists in PACE, with the goal of equipping this next generation with specialized expertise in global Earth System passive remote sensing, as well as offering unique access to all elements of a major NASA flight project. In addition to PACE scientists, mission and instrument systems engineering staff will be accessible to share “behind-the-scenes” details that are often not readily available to the research community (e.g., design choices that impact products, agency hurdles that dictate the mission lifecycle, and rationales for instrument concepts).

Class details:
• Location: in-person only in the Baltimore, MD area (exact venue TBD)
• Timing: 1-5 August 2022
• Participation: ~30 student enrollments
• Cost: Travel and room/ board are covered via an OCB grant for qualified participants*
• Details on course elements: https://www.us-ocb.org/pace-mission-training-activity/
• SUBMIT APPLICATION BY 11 March 2022 (midnight ET) 

Qualified individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM will be prioritized to promote the diversity and inclusion aims of both OCB and NASA. Application requirements include:
• Contact information
• Personal statement that illustrates how this class will support your professional development and future work (limit of 1800 characters, including spaces)
• Abbreviated (2-page biosketch format) CV
• Letter of support from an advisor, mentor, or supervisor (this should be sent directly from your supervisor to the OCB Office (hbenway@whoi.edu)

Applications will be evaluated by the organizing committee based on timeliness in career and capacity to benefit from course, background and relevant experience, and capacity to play a future leadership role in PACE and/or satellite oceanography. While the majority of the class will likely be composed of US-based students, international students* will also be considered for admission. Application decisions will be distributed by April 8.

We look forward to your participation!
Jeremy Werdell
Brian Cairns
Ivona Cetinić
Antonio Mannino
Vanderlei Martins
Lorraine Remer
Pengwang Zhai
Heather Benway
Mai Maheigan
Mary Zawoysky

*International travel and associated costs to/from the class location will be the responsibility of the student or student’s home institution.

 

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