NOPP Town Hall at Ocean Sciences 2010 Conference
NOPP attended the Ocean Sciences 2010 conference in Portland, Oregon from 22-26 February. Read more
NOPP Program Update: February 2010
The NOPP Office hosted an exhibit at the Ocean Sciences 2010 conference this week. NOPP also held a Town Hall on Ocean Partnerships: Collaborative Oceanographic Research of the Future on Tuesday, February 23rd. Read more
NOPP Program Update: January 2010
The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Partnerships (IWG-OP) hosted a meeting at the Office of Naval Research on January 15, 2010 and continued their effort to inform and engage agencies on the benefits of participating in the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP). Read more
C.I.A. Is Sharing Data With Climate Scientists
The nation’s top scientists and spies are collaborating on an effort to use the federal government’s intelligence assets — including spy satellites and other classified sensors — to assess the hidden complexities of environmental change. Read more
New Task Force on Unmanned Systems Established
Under the Interagency Working Group on Facilities and Infrastructure (IWG-FI), a Task Force on Unmanned Systems (TFUS) was formed in December 2009. Read more
Deep-sea Glider
The first robot to cross the Atlantic offers new possibilities for ocean and climate research. Read more
Glider Completes Historic Ocean Crossing: New Technology Advances Climate Understanding
The first-ever 7,300-mile Atlantic Ocean crossing by an unmanned underwater glider is opening up a new world of ocean technology. Read more
NOPP Holds Roundtable Discussions at Oceans ’09 Conference
NOPP attended the Oceans ’09 conference in Biloxi, Mississippi from 26-29 October. Read more
Monmouth University President Takes on New Role
For the better part of three decades, Paul G. Gaffney II toured the world’s oceans — above and below — as one of the U.S. Navy’s most respected oceanographers. Read more
MMS Funding Expedition to Study Deepwater Coral Habitats
A joint expedition funded by MMS and NOAA to study the distribution and abundance of deepwater coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico recently departed from Key West, Florida. This project is conducted under the auspices of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Read more