2021-22 Oregon Marine Scientist & Educator Alliance

Apply to Join the 2021-22 ORSEA Cohort!

The Oregon Marine Scientist and Educator Alliance (ORSEA) program brings together scientists (graduate students, post docs, research assistants and professors) and middle/high school math and science teachers to create integrated lessons focused on marine-related anchoring phenomena. In addition to co-created curriculum that will help meet outreach goals, participating researchers will also receive training in communicating science.

Oregon Sea Grant Releases 2021-2026 SEED-LEAF RFP

Oregon Sea Grant is pleased to announce the 2021-2026 SEED-LEAF Research Competition.  The purpose of this effort is to foster interdisciplinary research approaches that address issues critical to Oregon’s coast and citizens. Letters of Intent for the SEED competition are due July 24, 2020 and SEED proposals are due August 10, 2020.

Summer Day Camp Registration Now Open

Summer day camp registration is now open.

Oregon Sea Grant hosts a number of summer day camps for youth ages 8 to 18. Our camps provide the opportunity to interact with researchers and learn about the marine environment through hands-on programs and field trips. Topics covered in each camp differ, but range from marine technology to marine mammals!

Learn more and register today.

OSG 2020 Winter Fellowship Applications Announcement!

Oregon Sea Grant is pleased to announce several upcoming paid fellowship opportunities in marine science and policy for undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent graduates. Please share with everyone that may be interested in these opportunities.

2020-2022 Biennial Grant Competition: Request for Pre-Proposals

Preliminary proposals are due Thursday, February 21, 2019 before 5:00 pm PST.

The Oregon Sea Grant College Program invites preliminary proposals from researchers who are affiliated with any Oregon institution of higher education for research projects that address cutting-edge socioeconomic and biophysical science related to important marine and coastal issues.

Full details are available here.

Collaboration with fishermen leads to ocean-forecasting website

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NOAA tracks hurricanes with fancy equipment. 

Hurricanes Are Awesome

There are a variety of metrics commonly used to measure storm size. The most common metrics include the radius of maximum wind, the radius of 34-knot wind (i.e. gale force), the radius of outermost closed isobar (ROCI), and the radius of vanishing wind.

Size plays an important role in modulating damage caused by a storm. All else equal, a larger storm will impact a larger area for a longer period of time. Additionally, a larger near-surface wind field can generate higher storm surge due to the combination of longer wind fetch, longer duration, and enhanced wave setup.

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