Fundamental Topics in Ocean Studies

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The oceans cover 70% of the planet and are at the center of earth’s function as a habitable planet. They hold value for humans in context of cultural and natural resources, and are also sources and sinks of phenomena that affect global climate. The purpose of this graduate class is to introduce students to a breadth of topics related to the oceans through survey of contemporary and historic literature, preparation of funding proposals to facilitate future work, and sharing research ideas as they relate to the oceans. Students will share recent research findings from the peer-reviewed literature, learn about funding opportunities, prepare and peer-review funding proposals available to ocean sciences, and share their research ideas or current work performed in graduate study.