Rising Tides: August 2024 Edition

Rising Tides Newsletter - August 2024

Dear CMS community,

I’m excited to welcome our students back to the College of Marine Science for Fall 2024. The start of each semester offers us the chance to refocus and prioritize our goals, but I hope you also take this time to consider your recent achievements. Already this year, we’ve had plenty to celebrate at CMS. I look forward to what the rest of the year holds for our college and have no doubt we’ll have even more successes to highlight throughout this semester.

All the best,

Tom Frazer

Dean

How GEOTRACES helped unlock secrets of marine trace elements

Tim Conway led a group of guest editors of the latest special issue of Oceanography titled Twenty Years of GEOTRACES: An International Study of the marine Biogeochemical Cycles of Trace Elements and Isotopes.

Students from across the country spent their summer at USF conducting ocean and weather research

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program gives students the interdisciplinary research skills needed for graduate school and future careers.

USF-trained shipwreck hunter makes another major discovery

Shipwreck hunter and USF alum David Mearns has made another outstanding discovery: the remains of Quest, the steamship on which polar explorer Ernest Shackleton made his final voyage.

The Ocean Circulation Lab braces for a busy hurricane season

When hurricane season rolled around, busy gets a new meaning for the lab, which operates several high-resolution models that forecast currents and water levels along the western coast of Florida.

USF Mapping Center Taps Tampa Bay’s Boating Crowd for Seafloor Depth Measurements

The Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT), at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, is funded by the NOAA's Office of Coast Survey to work on a range of projects related to seafloor mapping and coastal hazard response.

From space to canvas: Observing ocean color

From space, mosaics of color can be observed throughout the ocean. Satellite images of those colorful patterns can now be seen in the halls of CMS.

USF launches MBAs in blue economy, personal financial planning, and healthcare leadership

Developed in partnership with the USF College of Marine Science, the blue economy concentration is tailored for professionals who want to lead in maritime trade, coastal tourism and fisheries management.

Engineering for Ocean Science Research

TREVOR (Test Robotics Environment Vehicle for Ocean Research) is an uncrewed surface vehicle made largely from repurposed parts.

USF and Florida Institute of Oceanography’s new remotely operated vehicle to advance deep-sea exploration and education

The ROV Taurus is a sophisticated, remotely operated vehicle that can reach ocean depths of up to 2.5 miles

OCG 2024...And that's a Wrap!

The Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls just wrapped up its 33rd camp. View the blogs from this year's peer counselors.

Tracking CMS successes

On July 17, Gary Mitchum and Chuck Jacoby met with participants from the International Visitor Leadership Program. Organized by World Partnerships and the United States Department of State, the visit gave four participants from India the opportunity to learn about the science of sea level rise, impacts of climate change, and latest efforts of the Florida Flood Hub.
In a recent paper with an intriguing title, Josh Kilborn detailed his effort to inform an ecosystem-based fishery management approach in the Gulf of Mexico.
Jean Lim, a postdoc in the Breitbart Lab, recently published a paper investigating the geographic distribution of the turtlegrass virus X.

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