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Pamela Hallock Muller, PhD, award-winning geological oceanographer, was the first female marine science faculty member hired at USF.

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, we sat down with Pamela Hallock Muller, PhD. She was the first female marine scientist hired at USF and serves as a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and ‘Notorious RBG’ for oceanographers around the globe.

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BLOGS & PERSPECTIVES

A screen capture from PezCa, a fishing app Dr. Marrari helped create that displays real-time satellite data of ocean conditions for safer fishing practices.

A Q&A with CMS Alum, Marina Marrari, PhD: CMS Launched Her Dream Career Path

Monday, April 5, 2021

Marina Marrari graduated from the Dr. Kendra Daly’s Zooplankton Ecology Lab at the USF College of Marine Science with a PhD in 2008.

Chief Scientist, Matthew Hommeyer (left), and FIO Science Technician, Andrew Warren, prepare to deploy the underway sound velocity profiler (underway SVP) towfish aboard the R/V W.T. Hogarth in February 2021.

CMS Seafloor “Map the Gaps” Expedition to Florida’s Big Bend

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

After three postponements due to COVID-19 and a slew of weather fronts ending with Hurricane Zeta in October 2020, scientists from the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT) were able to safely set sail to the northeastern Gulf of Mexico in February 2021.

CMS in the News

A model from researchers at the University of South Florida simulates the first days of a pollutant plume off Piney Point. Orange and yellow indicate higher concentrations. [ University of South Florida Ocean Circulation Group ]

USF will play valuable role in clean up effort

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Wastewater from the former fertilizer plant property has stopped flowing — at least temporarily — into Tampa Bay.

Forecasting what comes next from Piney Point for Tampa Bay

Monday, April 12, 2021

A USF professor modeling the discharge sailed by Port Manatee and took note of brown water.

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Sarah Purkey, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Observing the bottom limb of the MOC: New insight into deep water formation and transformation from deep argo and deep ocean microstructure measurements

Patricia Yager, University of Georgia

Melting ice and green oceans – Climate sensitive carbon cycling

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Plunging into Our Polar Seas was the theme for this year’s competition, where students competed virtually for the first time.

Spoonbill Bowl – A Virtual Success!

Congratulations to all the students and coaches and a huge thank you to the committee and volunteers that made this online event possible!

The winning team of the (pre-COVID!) 2020 Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl from Gainesville, FL.

Spoonbill Competition – the Biggest Ever -- Goes Virtual

For the first time in its long-running history, the Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl, a regional high school competition in St. Petersburg, FL where teams compete to advance to the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, will be held virtually.

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