June 29, 2023

Colleagues:

A video of the 5th annual National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium is now available online at: https://players.brightcove.net/679256133001/NkgrDczuol_default/index.html?videoId=6330251964112 (ID: 6330251964112)

In celebration of June as World Ocean Month, the NSF Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium highlights NSF-supported scientists who are transforming ocean science and are at the frontiers of their field.

Speakers featured at the 2023 symposium were:

• Dr. Angelicque White, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
• Dr. Heidi Sosik, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Dr. Noel Bartlow Jackson, University of Kansas
• Dr. Patrick Heimbach, University of Texas Austin

The alumni panel consisted of:

• Dr. Amina Schartup, U.C. San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Dr. Claudine Hauri, University of Alaska
• Dr. Dan Okamoto, Florida State University

A welcoming speech was given by Dr. James “Jim” McManus, the Director of the Division of Ocean Sciences, with a closing speech by Dr. Alexandra Isern, the Assistant Director of the Directorate of Geosciences.

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