College of Marine Science
Overview
http://www.marine.usf.edu
~ Saint Petersburg, Florida ~~ Saint Petersburg, Florida ~
International Oceans Institute
(IOI)
United States Geological Survey
• C.W. Young Marine Science Complex: Knight
Oceanographic Research Center, MSL building, COT/SRI
• 26 Tenure-track Faculty
• 118 graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.)
• ~$21 Million in research funding
• ~$5.7 Million in private support
2006-2007
• Degrees offered:Master of Science (MS)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Areas of Study:Biological OceanographyChemical OceanographyGeological OceanographyPhysical OceanographyOcean Technology
AcademicsAcademics
• Courses offered:Biological OceanographyMarine MicrobiologyZooplankton DynamicsEnvironmental VirologyCoral Reef EcologyEcological PhysiologyDeep Sea BiologyPhytoplankton Ecology
Biological OceanographyBiological Oceanography• Research topics:
Fish/marine mammalsZoo/phytoplanktonCoral reef healthWater qualityRemote sensing
• Courses offered:Chemical OceanographyMarine PollutionMass SpectrometryPhysical Chemistry of Seawater
BiogeochemistryBasic Clean Room Techniques
Applications of Gas Chromatography
Chemical OceanographyChemical Oceanography• Research topics:
Particulate materialChemical sedimentologyCarbonate system Trace metalsNutrient dynamicsRadionuclidesBioaccumulationModeling
• Courses offered:Geological OceanographyMarine Isotope Geochemistry
Geology of Continental Margins
Natural DisastersMarine PaleoecologyAdvanced Carbonate Sedimentology
Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy
Geological OceanographyGeological Oceanography• Research topics:
Coral reef ecologyPaleoceanographyDeep-sea sedimentsMicropaleontologySea level changePlate tectonicsPaleoclimatology
• Courses offered:Physical OceanographyOcean Circulation I & IIOcean ModelingRadiative TransferOcean WavesTurbulence and Boundary Layers
Oceanic Microstructure Introduction to Satellite Oceanography
Physical OceanographyPhysical Oceanography• Research topics:
Ocean opticsOcean circulationModelingOcean observing systemsSea level change
Center for Ocean TechnologyCenter for Ocean Technology
• Recent partnership with SRI International
• Instrumentation under developmentSIPPER SEASPort Scanner
ROBOTMEMS BSOP
Wave energy buoy Underwater mass spectrometers
• Executive Internships
• GK12 Program
• Oceanography Camp for Girls
• Teacher and community workshops
• Community, Science and Environmental Policy Brown Bag Discussion
Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach
Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Elsie and William Knight, Jr. Endowed Fellowship St. Petersburg Progress Endowed Fellowship in
Coastal Science John and Katharine Ann Lake Endowed
Fellowship Gulf Oceanic Trust Fellowship Paul Getting Memorial Endowed Fellowship C.W. Bill Young Fellowship Robert M. Garrells Fellowship Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club Endowed Fellowship Von Rosenstiel Fellowships Wachovia Bank Fellowship Carl Riggs Endowed Fellowship Tampa Bay Parrot Head Endowment
FellowshipsFellowships