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dark rough seas and busy days filled with collecting samples from icy waters – thats a typical day in the southern ocean says dr alejandro orsi professor in the department of oceanography at texas a&m university from april 3 to may 12 orsi will lead a 40-day oceanography expedition to antarctica as the chief scientist of the global ocean ship-based hydrographic investigation program (go-ship) the overall science goal of the i6s go-ship cruise is to learn how the southwestern portion of the indian ocean has changed over the past decades said orsi specifically go-ship long-term measurements seek to characterize how the deep ocean has warmed and freshened to determine if the regional budgets of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide have changed and to estimate rates of nutrients depletion and ocean acidification dr isabella rosso postdoctoral scholar at scripps institution oceanography university of california san diego is the cruises co-chief scientist
dr alejandro orsi at the top of observation hill antarctica in 2011 (photo courtesy of orsi)the us go-ship 2019 i6s cruise logo (courtesy of dr alejandro orsi)
a total of 27 researchers will be aboard the r/v thomas g thompson including six students actively working on the cruise two of the students are from texas a&m university: loicka baille undergraduate student in the department of ocean engineering and garrett walsh graduate student in the department of oceanography baille will focus on measuring physical parameters such as operating the ctd (conductivity-temperature-depth) instrument; while walsh will focus on ocean-atmosphere interactions by measuring gaseous tracers in seawater such as chloroflurocarbon (cfc) and sulfur hexafluoride (sf6) since the 1970s numerous ship-based hydrographic surveys such as geochemical ocean section programs (geosecs) and world ocean circulation experiment (woce) have been conducted to observe and document the global ocean however the lack of formal global organizations and international agreements have progressively diminished the perceived important of repeat transoceanic hydrographic lines to observe the evolution of ocean property budgets in a changing climate to sustain a global hydrographic program through data sharing go-ship was established in 2007 by coordinating a network of repeat hydrographic lines across all ocean basins go-ship brings together scientists with interest in large-scale interdisciplinary climate studies go-ship is part of the global climate observing system (gcos) and global ocean observing system (goos) and it is a major contributor to the climate variability and predictability experiment (clivar) of the world climate research program (wcrp) and the international ocean carbon coordination project (ioccp) for more details on the go-ship program including upcoming cruises and links to data directory visit http://wwwgo-shiporg/
i6s section along 30°e from south africa to antarctica red dots indicate the location of the 91 planned hydrographic stations where profiling and seawater sampling will be conducted (figure courtesy of dr alejandro oris)r/v thomas g thompson (photo courtesy of go-ship)
the meridional i6s go-ship hydrographic section that orsi will lead spans the indian-atlantic gateway between africa and antarctica (see figure) during this cruise aboard the r/v thomas g thompson it will take about eight full days of sailing after leaving cape town south africa on april 3 to reach near the antarctic shelf break from there full water column ctd profiling and seawater sampling will start at stations separated about 30 nautical miles (a unit maritime distance approximately equal to 1 852 m) and continue all the way north along 30°e until arriving back to cape town on may 12 i6s 2019 will be the third occupation of the line since the french original in 1996 and the us repeat in 2008 once the i6s cruise departures from capet town texas a&m oceanography will receive and share exciting narratives and photos from the scientists aboard the r/v thomas g thompson with the public stay tuned for updates! by bumsoo kim
atmospheric sciences graduate students win awards for best graduate student presentationshedanqui bai and matthew brown won awards for the best graduate student presentations for the 2018 spring and fall semester graduate student seminar seriesmar 7 2019hedanqui bai and matthew brown after presenting at the department of atmospheric sciences seminar held february 13two graduate students in the department of atmospheric sciences recently won departmental awards for the best presentations in the 2018 spring and fall semester graduate student seminar series and presented their research at the department of atmospheric sciences department seminar held feb 13 for the spring 2018 semester hedanqiu bai a doctoral working with dr courtney schumacher won the award for best presentation matthew brown a doctoral student working with dr christopher nowotarski won the award for best presentation for the fall 2018 semester each spring and fall the graduate students hold a seminar series that gives students the opportunity to present their research this provides a venue where graduate students can present their research and are evaluated by the other students in a non-stressful environment finally at the end of each semester the evaluations of each presenter are compared and the best presenter receives in addition to a cash prize the opportunity to give a talk in front of the department at the beginning of the next calendar year bai presented on the intricacies of producing accurate diurnal processes over the amazon in cesm she said delivering good scientific talks [takes] practice she said its fine to give imperfect talks at the beginning i didnt expect that id win especially as a non-native speaker winning the seminar to some extent not only gives me confidence about my research but also my english expression in fact i feel much more comfortable giving talks in front of people in english browns research focused on the effect of low-level moisture on outflow and rotation in simulated supercells he said graduate student seminar is a valuable opportunity for students to share their work in a low-stakes environment hone their presentation skills and receive meaningful feedback from their peers he said oftentimes students might feel nervous about bringing preliminary or unfinished research to their advisors so graduate seminar serves as a good ‘checkpoint to ensure that they are on the right track also graduate seminar gives students the opportunity to share work that they might not otherwise get to present at conferences (ie reu experiences undergrad research side projects etc) for those who win the chance to give an invited talk is great exposure for them and their research plus it is a solid resume-builder! we had a number of extremely strong presenters in both the spring and fall graduate seminar series with fascinating talks spanning dynamics climate radiation and several other aspects of our field brown said the scope and quality of these talks really speaks to the strength of our atmospheric sciences department here at texas a&m by kevin smalley
hedanqui bai and matthew brown after presenting at the department of atmospheric sciences seminar held february 13
two graduate students in the department of atmospheric sciences recently won departmental awards for the best presentations in the 2018 spring and fall semester graduate student seminar series and presented their research at the department of atmospheric sciences department seminar held feb 13 for the spring 2018 semester hedanqiu bai a doctoral working with dr courtney schumacher won the award for best presentation matthew brown a doctoral student working with dr christopher nowotarski won the award for best presentation for the fall 2018 semester each spring and fall the graduate students hold a seminar series that gives students the opportunity to present their research this provides a venue where graduate students can present their research and are evaluated by the other students in a non-stressful environment finally at the end of each semester the evaluations of each presenter are compared and the best presenter receives in addition to a cash prize the opportunity to give a talk in front of the department at the beginning of the next calendar year bai presented on the intricacies of producing accurate diurnal processes over the amazon in cesm she said delivering good scientific talks [takes] practice she said its fine to give imperfect talks at the beginning i didnt expect that id win especially as a non-native speaker winning the seminar to some extent not only gives me confidence about my research but also my english expression in fact i feel much more comfortable giving talks in front of people in english browns research focused on the effect of low-level moisture on outflow and rotation in simulated supercells he said graduate student seminar is a valuable opportunity for students to share their work in a low-stakes environment hone their presentation skills and receive meaningful feedback from their peers he said oftentimes students might feel nervous about bringing preliminary or unfinished research to their advisors so graduate seminar serves as a good ‘checkpoint to ensure that they are on the right track also graduate seminar gives students the opportunity to share work that they might not otherwise get to present at conferences (ie reu experiences undergrad research side projects etc) for those who win the chance to give an invited talk is great exposure for them and their research plus it is a solid resume-builder! we had a number of extremely strong presenters in both the spring and fall graduate seminar series with fascinating talks spanning dynamics climate radiation and several other aspects of our field brown said the scope and quality of these talks really speaks to the strength of our atmospheric sciences department here at texas a&m by kevin smalley
texas sea grant seeks public comment for site reviewmar 6 2019texas sea grant will undergo a program review on april 9-11 2019 by a team convened by the national sea grant program the review will be conducted at texas a&m university and will consider all aspects of texas sea grants programs including management and organization performance stakeholder engagement and collaborative activities including those with various offices of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration sea grant programs are reviewed every four years this notice invites you to participate in our review please submit comments by tuesday april 2 2019 to the national sea grant office for more information about the review contact texas sea grant director dr pamela plotkin
texas sea grant will undergo a program review on april 9-11 2019 by a team convened by the national sea grant program the review will be conducted at texas a&m university and will consider all aspects of texas sea grants programs including management and organization performance stakeholder engagement and collaborative activities including those with various offices of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration sea grant programs are reviewed every four years this notice invites you to participate in our review please submit comments by tuesday april 2 2019 to the national sea grant office for more information about the review contact texas sea grant director dr pamela plotkin
atmospheric sciences graduate student wins poster awardchris siu won a poster award at the american meteorological society 20th annual middle atmosphere conferencemar 1 2019chris siu stands in front of his posterchris siu a doctoral student in the department of atmospheric sciences won an outstanding student poster award at the american meteorological society 20th middle atmosphere conference held jan 6-10 in phoenix our goal is to investigate the forcing mechanisms of the north american monsoon anticyclone (nama) using a simplified dry general circulation model (gcm) siu said his research results show that the primary forcing of the nama is precipitation in the longitude sector between 60° and 120°w with the largest contribution coming from the subtropical latitudes within that sector siu said "chris's research is an elegant computer experiment that explains the origin of an important feature of the large-scale atmospheric circulation namely the high-altitude anticyclone that covers north america during the summer said sius advisor dr kenneth bowmanhe had demonstrated that the anticyclone or high pressure system is driven by summertime convective storms over mexico and the united states his results have eliminated several other hypotheses that had been proposed to explain the existence of the anticyclone and he has advanced our understanding of the connection between small scale storms and the global atmospheric circulation" by kevin smalley
chris siu a doctoral student in the department of atmospheric sciences won an outstanding student poster award at the american meteorological society 20th middle atmosphere conference held jan 6-10 in phoenix our goal is to investigate the forcing mechanisms of the north american monsoon anticyclone (nama) using a simplified dry general circulation model (gcm) siu said his research results show that the primary forcing of the nama is precipitation in the longitude sector between 60° and 120°w with the largest contribution coming from the subtropical latitudes within that sector siu said "chris's research is an elegant computer experiment that explains the origin of an important feature of the large-scale atmospheric circulation namely the high-altitude anticyclone that covers north america during the summer said sius advisor dr kenneth bowmanhe had demonstrated that the anticyclone or high pressure system is driven by summertime convective storms over mexico and the united states his results have eliminated several other hypotheses that had been proposed to explain the existence of the anticyclone and he has advanced our understanding of the connection between small scale storms and the global atmospheric circulation" by kevin smalley
left: mike and debbie dishberger then debbie mclean at boot dance at texas a&m in 1978 right: debbie and mike dishberger in 2019 debbie's advice to aggies: get a degree and try to get some internships or some good job experience along the way and once you get out just be flexible look at what opportunities you have and be ready for some surprises (photos courtesy of the dishbergers)
jpl and texas a&m sign memorandum of understandingthe college of geosciences is part of the agreement which calls for research collaboration to support goals for nasa and the us in space science and explorationfeb 25 2019texas a&m university recently signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the jet propulsion laboratory (jpl) a federally funded research and development center managed by the california institute of technology to promote and encourage collaboration between the institutions texas a&m and jpl will cooperate under the laboratorys strategic university research partnerships program which reflects jpls commitment to work with the academic community to accomplish the nations space exploration goals jpl serves as an important resource for the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) in support of deep space systems especially for development of planetary science missions and supporting technology texas a&m and jpl will develop specific plans for collaborative activities with joint reviews held periodically to assess the progress and effectiveness of collaborative efforts this agreement recognizes texas a&m as a leader in education and research in science technology and engineering said vice president for research dr mark a barteau this collaboration will have a special focus on research collaborations as well as graduate and undergraduate student involvement in science and engineering fields of mutual interest we look forward to working closely with jpl and its researchers to advance space science and explorationmark a barteau vice president for research at texas a&m university shakes hands with michael m watkins director of the jet propulsion laboratory after signing a three-year strategic partnership between the institutions standing are representatives from the laboratory and faculty members from texas a&ms colleges of engineering science and geosciences (image: college of engineering)this agreement provides members of the college of geosciences opportunities to partner with jpl and other texas a&m colleges to advance the understanding of our planet as well as our solar system said dr jack baldauf geosciences executive associate dean and associate dean for research these opportunities include calibrating satellite measurements with earth surface-based observing systems developing new sensor technology and collaborating with jpl and others on future satellite programs under the memorandum of understanding jpl and texas a&m intend to: exchange personnel for seminars workshops research exchanges and advisory or review boards enable texas a&m undergraduates graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to participate in research at jpl and jpl researchers to take part in texas a&m research identify research areas of mutual interest promote joint collaboration and enhance research opportunities in space missions as well as the definition and design of related instruments originally published at texas a&m today
texas a&m university recently signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the jet propulsion laboratory (jpl) a federally funded research and development center managed by the california institute of technology to promote and encourage collaboration between the institutions texas a&m and jpl will cooperate under the laboratorys strategic university research partnerships program which reflects jpls commitment to work with the academic community to accomplish the nations space exploration goals jpl serves as an important resource for the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) in support of deep space systems especially for development of planetary science missions and supporting technology texas a&m and jpl will develop specific plans for collaborative activities with joint reviews held periodically to assess the progress and effectiveness of collaborative efforts this agreement recognizes texas a&m as a leader in education and research in science technology and engineering said vice president for research dr mark a barteau this collaboration will have a special focus on research collaborations as well as graduate and undergraduate student involvement in science and engineering fields of mutual interest we look forward to working closely with jpl and its researchers to advance space science and exploration
mark a barteau vice president for research at texas a&m university shakes hands with michael m watkins director of the jet propulsion laboratory after signing a three-year strategic partnership between the institutions standing are representatives from the laboratory and faculty members from texas a&ms colleges of engineering science and geosciences (image: college of engineering)
this agreement provides members of the college of geosciences opportunities to partner with jpl and other texas a&m colleges to advance the understanding of our planet as well as our solar system said dr jack baldauf geosciences executive associate dean and associate dean for research these opportunities include calibrating satellite measurements with earth surface-based observing systems developing new sensor technology and collaborating with jpl and others on future satellite programs under the memorandum of understanding jpl and texas a&m intend to: exchange personnel for seminars workshops research exchanges and advisory or review boards enable texas a&m undergraduates graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to participate in research at jpl and jpl researchers to take part in texas a&m research identify research areas of mutual interest promote joint collaboration and enhance research opportunities in space missions as well as the definition and design of related instruments originally published at texas a&m today
kimber de salvos masters of oceanography graduation photo (photo courtesy of sarah hall)kimber de salvo in the field in the damariscotta river estuary maine driving to go collect water samples (photo courtesy of kimber de salvo)
kimber de salvo working with her samples in darling maine centers clean lab (photo courtesy of kimber de salvo)kimber de salvo post-wind storm and power outage finding a lobster-pot buoy that had washed ashore from the storm (photo courtesy of kimber de salvo)
moving on to texas sea grant upon graduating with her masters from texas a&m texas sea grantoffered de salvo a position on its communications team texas sea grant works in alliance with national oceanic and atmospheric administration to issue grants to scientists and students around texas to gain knowledge of the oceanic environment and relay information from that research to stakeholders and texas legislators helping inform science-based decisions for local and statewide communities i had been so intrigued by texas sea grant as a graduate student de salvo said theyre the intersection between funding science and making that science functional for texans to improve the understanding wise use and stewardship of texas coastal and marine resources from masters student to science communicator texas sea grants mission excites de salvo and she has taken to her new role naturally she said i have a huge passion for taking complicated science and digesting it down to help anybody understand and i absolutely love it de salvos position mainly involves creating social media campaigns for the program as it spreads awareness to a larger audience social media is an area texas sea grant wants to expand upon just because you can reach so many people and it fits in with our mission to educate de salvo said her masters research advisor fitzsimmons believes the experience in her masters program not only benefitted de salvo as a scientist but also improved her communication skills giving her the ability to succeed at texas sea grant this project challenged kimber to learn how to talk about detailed technical sciences to a broad and general audience and make them understand its importance fitzsimmons said she took this task very seriously and she is gifted at simplifying complex sciences clearly and persuasively communicating science to the public benefits the community as a whole de salvo has learned some people are not exposed to science she said communicating science is so important because it can inform decision making by rachel swindell 19