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Stennis Space Center Industry Day Casino Magic, Bay St Louis, Ms. 19 August 2003

Stennis Space Center Industry Day Casino Magic, Bay St Louis, Ms. 19 August 2003. Department of Marine Science We Change Lives. Mission Education of graduate students and development of a high-quality basic research program in marine science/oceanography and hydrographic science.

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Stennis Space Center Industry Day Casino Magic, Bay St Louis, Ms. 19 August 2003

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  1. Stennis Space Center Industry Day Casino Magic, Bay St Louis, Ms. 19 August 2003

  2. Department of Marine ScienceWe Change Lives Mission Education of graduate students and development of a high-quality basic research program in marine science/oceanography and hydrographic science. Serving Students from: Mississippi !! The Nation !!! The World !!!!

  3. … at the center of the world’s largest population of hydrographers and oceanographers. Since 1985 USM – DMSlocated atStennis Space Center

  4. Department of Marine Science at the Stennis Space Center The University of Southern Mississippi is THE university of the Stennis Space Center

  5. Ten tenure-track faculty36 total faculty and staff The Only Resident Tenure Track Faculty at SSC

  6. The University of Southern MississippiDepartment of Marine Science • M.S. and Ph.D. in Marine Science • M.S. in Hydrographic Science • Physical, Geological, Chemical, Biological, Remote Sensing, Bio-Optics, Ocean Modeling, and Hydrography

  7. Department of Marine Science • Courses taught at SSC (~28 each year) • 54 graduate students enrolled Fall 2003 • 16 students seeking the Ph.D. • 14 part-time students employed at SSC • 56 Marine Science graduates to date • 45 Hydrographic Science graduates to date

  8. Marine ScienceTeaching through Research Students are actively involved in the lab and in the field.

  9. Oceanographic ResearchAround the World Vernon Asper Charlotte Brunner

  10. Oceanographic Research Benefiting Mississippi Long Term Monitoring Bay St. Louis Supporting Bottom Data Bases

  11. Hydrography: the surveying, sounding and charting of bodies of water.

  12. Active Learning

  13. Today’s ships are bigger than you think…

  14. The Field Project • Not just an academic exercise • Projects performed to professional standards • Final products submitted to NOS

  15. USM Carolina Skiff

  16. ProjectAreas Stennis Space Center Saint Louis Bay 2001 Pass Christian 2003 Pearl River 2002 Gulf of Mexico

  17. Saint Louis Bay - 2001

  18. Pearl River - 2002

  19. Pearl River Project

  20. Pearl River Project

  21. Pass Christian 2003

  22. GPS Buoy Addresses a Critical Data Gap Equippedwith Oceanographic Sensors

  23. Building 1020 can be seen in red as part of the Master Plan, with the new lab circled.

  24. USM Planned Expansion at Stennis USM HSRC Oceanographic Support Facility

  25. The George A. Knauer Marine Science Building Classes Starting – Fall 2003 www. usm.edu/marine

  26. The University of Southern MississippiDepartment of Marine Science We Change Lives University budget: $1,036,137 (FY 03) • Research funding: $2,016,000 (FY 00) • Research funding: $5,165,287 (FY 01) • Research funding: $2,633,744 (FY 02) Serving: Mississippi The Nation The World

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