Oregon State University CEOAS
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Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences - our scientists and students are on the leading edge of discovery, from the depths of the ocean to remote mountain peaks. Come explore.
Header photo by Pat Kight.
Header photo by Pat Kight.
"You want big waves, you want consistency in big waves. And Oregon really has this in droves...all of these conditions come together to produce one of the areas of the world with the highest #wave energy potential."
One of the largest wave #energy projects, PacWave, is located off Oregon's coast.
One of the largest wave #energy projects, PacWave, is located off Oregon's coast.
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period.
#CEOAS paleoclimatologist Peter Clark shares the latest:
#CEOAS paleoclimatologist Peter Clark shares the latest:
New study finds large fluctuations in sea level occurred throughout the last ice age, a significant shift in understanding of past climate | Newsroom
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period, a study...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period.
#CEOAS paleoclimatologist Peter Clark shares the latest:
#CEOAS paleoclimatologist Peter Clark shares the latest:
Chris Goldfinger, #CEOAS marine #geologist, uses deep-sea sediment cores that represent 3,100 years of geologic history to analyze historical earthquakes.
'Turbidite' layers are deposited by underwater landslides often triggered by #earthquakes.
Learn more: news.oregonstate.edu/news/twin-th...
'Turbidite' layers are deposited by underwater landslides often triggered by #earthquakes.
Learn more: news.oregonstate.edu/news/twin-th...
Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked | Newsroom
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially triggering s...
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October 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Chris Goldfinger, #CEOAS marine #geologist, uses deep-sea sediment cores that represent 3,100 years of geologic history to analyze historical earthquakes.
'Turbidite' layers are deposited by underwater landslides often triggered by #earthquakes.
Learn more: news.oregonstate.edu/news/twin-th...
'Turbidite' layers are deposited by underwater landslides often triggered by #earthquakes.
Learn more: news.oregonstate.edu/news/twin-th...
300 miles off the coast of Oregon and thousands of feet beneath the surface, the Axial Seamount underwater volcano has shown signs of increased seismic activity and growing pressure – an indication that it may soon erupt.
September 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
300 miles off the coast of Oregon and thousands of feet beneath the surface, the Axial Seamount underwater volcano has shown signs of increased seismic activity and growing pressure – an indication that it may soon erupt.
Congratulations to #CEOAS Professor Andreas Schmittner on the outstanding publication award for his book, Introduction to #ClimateScience, from Open Oregon Educational Resources! openoregon.org/2025-champio... #OpenAccess
2025 OER Champion Awards
Open Oregon Educational Resources recognizes OER champions who have done outstanding open education work in Oregon’s community colleges and universities. Congratulations champions! Read more…
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September 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Congratulations to #CEOAS Professor Andreas Schmittner on the outstanding publication award for his book, Introduction to #ClimateScience, from Open Oregon Educational Resources! openoregon.org/2025-champio... #OpenAccess
Congrats to our #CEOAS award winners at University Day 2025!
Christo Buizert earned the Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award and Andrea Allan earned the Faculty Excellence in Online Teaching Award.
Read about their achievements: today.oregonstate.edu/.../universi...
Christo Buizert earned the Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award and Andrea Allan earned the Faculty Excellence in Online Teaching Award.
Read about their achievements: today.oregonstate.edu/.../universi...
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Congrats to our #CEOAS award winners at University Day 2025!
Christo Buizert earned the Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award and Andrea Allan earned the Faculty Excellence in Online Teaching Award.
Read about their achievements: today.oregonstate.edu/.../universi...
Christo Buizert earned the Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award and Andrea Allan earned the Faculty Excellence in Online Teaching Award.
Read about their achievements: today.oregonstate.edu/.../universi...
Geology rocks! Our upcoming Thomas Condon Lecture speaker, geologist Nick Zentner goes with the flow – lava flows and ice age floods, that is – to reveal the ancient path of the Columbia River: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mark your calendar and join us Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m.
Mark your calendar and join us Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m.
How the Columbia River Basin formed over millions of years
The field evidence of ancient cataclysms in Washington are everywhere to be seen — if you know where to look.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Geology rocks! Our upcoming Thomas Condon Lecture speaker, geologist Nick Zentner goes with the flow – lava flows and ice age floods, that is – to reveal the ancient path of the Columbia River: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mark your calendar and join us Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m.
Mark your calendar and join us Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m.
#CEOAS geographer, Jamon Van Den Hoek, recently received an award from NASA’s European counterpart, the European Space Agency, for timely and accessible visualizations of the environmental damage of wars and natural disasters: today.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...
#MapMonday
#MapMonday
CEOAS professor’s conflict-mapping group wins European Space Agency award | OSU Today
The Decentralized Damage Mapping Group (DDMG), founded by geography professor Jamon Van Den Hoek in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, is receiving the 2025 Earth Observation Exc...
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September 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#CEOAS geographer, Jamon Van Den Hoek, recently received an award from NASA’s European counterpart, the European Space Agency, for timely and accessible visualizations of the environmental damage of wars and natural disasters: today.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...
#MapMonday
#MapMonday
This spring, CEOAS oceanographer Jack Barth set out on an incredible voyage that traveled as much through history as it did through the waves of Mexico's Sea of Cortez... #WesternFlyer #Steinbeck #CanneryRow #Oceanography
Read more in the Oregon Stater: oregonstater.org/where-scienc...
Read more in the Oregon Stater: oregonstater.org/where-scienc...
Where Science Meets Story - Oregon Stater
Jack Barth, professor of oceanography in Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been on a lot of ships in his time. He has deployed instruments and collected ...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This spring, CEOAS oceanographer Jack Barth set out on an incredible voyage that traveled as much through history as it did through the waves of Mexico's Sea of Cortez... #WesternFlyer #Steinbeck #CanneryRow #Oceanography
Read more in the Oregon Stater: oregonstater.org/where-scienc...
Read more in the Oregon Stater: oregonstater.org/where-scienc...
“I loved participating in sea-going research and working aboard #research vessels.”
Follow recent #CEOAS graduate Athena Abrahamsen’s journey from desert to sea: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/athena-abrah...
#Oceanography #StudentResearch #ClimateScience #MyCEOASJourney
Follow recent #CEOAS graduate Athena Abrahamsen’s journey from desert to sea: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/athena-abrah...
#Oceanography #StudentResearch #ClimateScience #MyCEOASJourney
From land-locked to sea legs: Oceanography major Athena Abrahamsen sets sail | College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Photo credit: Luke Hunter By Nancy Steinberg How does a childhood spent in land-locked Tempe, Arizona and West Linn, Oregon inspire a student’s plan for a career in oceanography? In the case of Athena...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“I loved participating in sea-going research and working aboard #research vessels.”
Follow recent #CEOAS graduate Athena Abrahamsen’s journey from desert to sea: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/athena-abrah...
#Oceanography #StudentResearch #ClimateScience #MyCEOASJourney
Follow recent #CEOAS graduate Athena Abrahamsen’s journey from desert to sea: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/athena-abrah...
#Oceanography #StudentResearch #ClimateScience #MyCEOASJourney
Listen in as Michael Harte, #CEOAS professor and associate dean for undergrad programs, reflects on his time as chief economics advisor to the Falkland Islands on The Gist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkT5...
Michael Harte: Tariffs and Trade | The Gist
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August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Listen in as Michael Harte, #CEOAS professor and associate dean for undergrad programs, reflects on his time as chief economics advisor to the Falkland Islands on The Gist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkT5...
#CEOAS graduate student Haley Carlton went to Greenland on a #research cruise, and learned about more than just ecological food webs: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
August 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#CEOAS graduate student Haley Carlton went to Greenland on a #research cruise, and learned about more than just ecological food webs: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
CEOAS #oceanographer Andrew Barnard works at sea level to help ground-truth a critical #NASA satellite for measuring ocean color: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
August 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
CEOAS #oceanographer Andrew Barnard works at sea level to help ground-truth a critical #NASA satellite for measuring ocean color: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
CEOAS’s Chris Sullivan joins the NVIDIA AI for All panel to showcase tools and strategies for leveling up your use of AI in the classroom or research lab. Listen in: www.nvidia.com/en-us/on-dem...
AI for All: Essential Resources for Educators | Other 2025 | NVIDIA On-Demand
Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how educators across disciplines—whether new to AI or already experienced—can leverage NVIDIA’s robust suite of r
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August 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
CEOAS’s Chris Sullivan joins the NVIDIA AI for All panel to showcase tools and strategies for leveling up your use of AI in the classroom or research lab. Listen in: www.nvidia.com/en-us/on-dem...
“The more we learn about the #diversity of life in the most extreme conditions here on Earth, the closer we get to understanding where else life could occur.” -- CEOAS's Rick Colwell digs deep in the latest Strata Magazine: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
August 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“The more we learn about the #diversity of life in the most extreme conditions here on Earth, the closer we get to understanding where else life could occur.” -- CEOAS's Rick Colwell digs deep in the latest Strata Magazine: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
Scientific #ocean drilling aboard the now-retired JOIDES Resolution ship has revealed some of the Earth’s deepest secrets. Discover more in our latest Strata Magazine: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
August 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Scientific #ocean drilling aboard the now-retired JOIDES Resolution ship has revealed some of the Earth’s deepest secrets. Discover more in our latest Strata Magazine: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...
How far and how high do you need to go? CEOAS's Dr. Jenna Tilt helps coastal communities prepare for a #tsunami: kval.com/news/local/f...
#CoastalResilience #HazardMitigation #CEOASInTheNews
#CoastalResilience #HazardMitigation #CEOASInTheNews
For Oregon's coastal communities, a local earthquake means minutes to reach safety
When it comes to tsunami preparedness, the biggest danger for Oregon's coastal towns may be time itself.If a local earthquake triggers a tsunami— like the long-
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July 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
How far and how high do you need to go? CEOAS's Dr. Jenna Tilt helps coastal communities prepare for a #tsunami: kval.com/news/local/f...
#CoastalResilience #HazardMitigation #CEOASInTheNews
#CoastalResilience #HazardMitigation #CEOASInTheNews
ICYMI: Andone C. Lavery, inaugural director of the Gaulke Center for Marine Innovation and Technology, will lead its advancement of #ocean exploration and collaboration. Learn more: engineering.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...
Expert in applied ocean sciences to helm Gaulke Center | College of Engineering
The Gaulke Center for Marine Innovation and Technology, established in November 2023 with a $20 million gift from Oregon State University alumni Judy and Mike Gaulke, has appointed Andone C. Lavery as...
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July 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
ICYMI: Andone C. Lavery, inaugural director of the Gaulke Center for Marine Innovation and Technology, will lead its advancement of #ocean exploration and collaboration. Learn more: engineering.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...
With a degree in #ClimateScience from CEOAS, and a minor in writing, Cassidy’s story is making an impact: liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/blending...
Blending art and science to combat climate change | College of Liberal Arts
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July 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
With a degree in #ClimateScience from CEOAS, and a minor in writing, Cassidy’s story is making an impact: liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/blending...
July 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ICYMI: Jonathan Nash, #CEOAS oceanographer, and others at Oregon State University, use robots to take measurements at the face of calving glaciers – a feat that was never before thought possible.
#Oceanography #Engineering #Robotics #Climate
See how they do it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmA...
#Oceanography #Engineering #Robotics #Climate
See how they do it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmA...
Measuring Glaciers with Robots
YouTube video by Oregon State University
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July 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ICYMI: Jonathan Nash, #CEOAS oceanographer, and others at Oregon State University, use robots to take measurements at the face of calving glaciers – a feat that was never before thought possible.
#Oceanography #Engineering #Robotics #Climate
See how they do it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmA...
#Oceanography #Engineering #Robotics #Climate
See how they do it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmA...
CEOAS undergrad Kendal Hobbs has been named as alternate for the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Kendal will graduate in spring 2025 with a B.S. in Oceanography and minor in Chemistry. Congratulations Kendal!
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Three from OSU named finalists, one alternate for 2025-2026 Fulbright US Student Program | National & Global Scholarships Advising
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June 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
CEOAS undergrad Kendal Hobbs has been named as alternate for the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Kendal will graduate in spring 2025 with a B.S. in Oceanography and minor in Chemistry. Congratulations Kendal!
topscholars.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...
topscholars.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...
We are so excited that our very own Kim Bernard has been named a National Geographic Explorer! She will be part of their Perpetual Planet Expeditions - read more here!
#nationalgeographic #rolex #explore #GoBeavs #antarctic
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#nationalgeographic #rolex #explore #GoBeavs #antarctic
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National Geographic Society and Rolex Announce Ambitious Exploration Encompassing All Five Regions of the Global Ocean
New multiyear expedition builds on the National Geographic Society and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Expeditions to reveal the fundamental impacts of marine systems change while generating innovative, comm...
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June 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We are so excited that our very own Kim Bernard has been named a National Geographic Explorer! She will be part of their Perpetual Planet Expeditions - read more here!
#nationalgeographic #rolex #explore #GoBeavs #antarctic
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#nationalgeographic #rolex #explore #GoBeavs #antarctic
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Learn here about the top priorities of the US ocean sciences community, presented in a report by a committee co-chaired by CEOAS Dean Tuba Özkan_Haller. Bonus: the piece was written by CEOAS alum Jenessa Duncombe, now a science writer for Physics Today!
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US ocean sciences decadal report calls for regaining leadership
Worried about brain drain and national security, US ocean scientists say that the antidote is reinvigorating basic research and the country’s research vessels.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Learn here about the top priorities of the US ocean sciences community, presented in a report by a committee co-chaired by CEOAS Dean Tuba Özkan_Haller. Bonus: the piece was written by CEOAS alum Jenessa Duncombe, now a science writer for Physics Today!
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
Congratulations to Oregon State University Distinguished Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Peter Clark, newly elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences!
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May 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Congratulations to Oregon State University Distinguished Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Peter Clark, newly elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences!
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