The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

The UK Focus for Marine Science 4th PUL - 21 May 2009 Prof Mike Coffin, Director of Research www.oceanography.ac.uk

Director ecto o of Research esea c AB Dartmouth College AB, PhD,, Columbia Universityy Geoscience Australia, 1985-1989 University of Texas, 1990-2001 University of Tokyo Tokyo, 2001 2001-2007 2007 National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 2008-

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The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) opened in 1995 in a purpose-built, waterfront campus on the city’s Empress Dock. A collaboration between the University of Southampton and the Natural Environment Research Council, the centre houses around ~530 staff (180 principal i i l investigators) i ti t ) and d ~800 800 undergraduate d d t and d postgraduate t d t students. t d t Budget (2007): US$61.6 million.

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Parent Organizations g Universityy of Southampton p -students: 14,873 undergraduate / 6,599 graduate -2 168 faculty staff -2,168 -budget g ((2007): ) US$494.9 million Natural Environment Research Council -one of seven UK research councils -budget budget (2007/08): US$550.8 US$550 8 million www.oceanography.ac.uk

Unique combination of: • world-leading research and technology gy development p (150 ( 2 laboratories; 22,500 m ) • education and teaching • national coordination remit • national facilities : Royal Research ships, s ps, inshore s o e research esea c fleet, eet, international project offices • sustained ocean observing • knowledge transfer • outreach www.oceanography.ac.uk

Peer Institutions IFM GEOMAR (1980s), IFM-GEOMAR (1980 ) G Germany National Oceanography Centre, Centre Southampton (1995) Ocean Research Institute (1962), Japan S i Scripps IInstitution tit ti off Oceanography O h ((1903), ), USA Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1930), (1930) USA www.oceanography.ac.uk

527 staff Professor ~650 undergrad students Edward Hill grad students ~150 g Turnover US$61.6 million per year

How we are organised g Cdre David Lewis

Professor Mike Coffin

Professor Phil Weaver

Professor Andrew Roberts

Ruth Grimmer

Geology & Geophysics

120 staff

180 staff

Geochemistry

120 staff

Biogeochemistry & Ecosystems Ocean Observing & Climate Ocean Modelling & Forecasting Technology

Palaeoceanography & Palaeoclimate Coastal Processes

National Marine Facilities Division (NMFD)

62 staff

NERC Strategic Research Division (NSRD)

Corporate Services Division (CSD)

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School of Ocean & Earth Science (SOES)

Central University/NERC Services

Research and Education Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography g p y Marine Geology & Geophysics Ocean Engineering g g & Technology gy Physical Oceanography www.oceanography.ac.uk

Beacon Themes Arctic Science Ocean Acidification Geoengineering Marine Biofuels/Renewable Energy Marine Policy Molecular Proteomics Ocean Technology/Microsensors

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Recent Highlights •Could Atlantic Conveyor switch off? ff? •World’s largest g landslide discovered Science Paper: Ocean drilling D Damon T Teagle l

Antarctic research makes Time Magazine’s top 10 list.

•Iron I fertilisation f tili ti processes •Antarctic marine life under threat •CO2 rise causes plankton to calcify •Ice on Greenland – 20 million years earlier than p previously y thought g

Ocean surface fluxes & Saharan dust, Eric Achteberg

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Swire Foundation Ocean monitoring. David Hydes

World-Class NOCS Research

Some leading scientists at NOCS working on globally important problems… problems Prof. Harry Bryden, FRS ocean circulation i l ti & rapid id climate change

Some leading scientists at NOCS working on globally important problems… problems Prof. Eelco Rohling paleoclimate & sea level change

Some leading scientists at NOCS working on globally important problems… problems Dr Lisa McNeill & Dr Tim Henstock Marine geophysics & tsunami generation

Some leading scientists at NOCS working on globally important problems… problems Prof Paul Tyler Prof. deep-sea reproductive biology & ecosystems

Technology Development

Communication and navigation challenges Novel sensors www.oceanography.ac.uk

Novel platforms

Design, operations and support for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Design D i and db build ild off A Autosub6000 t b6000 d deep ocean geophysical survey AUV with 300 km range. Current design for long-range hydrographic survey AUV for 6000m depth 6000 km range. Designs for air-launched air launched small AUVs, e.g., for dropping into oil spills to measure sub-surface oil. Consultancy on use of AUV technology in support of offshore activities, i l di risk including i k management, t use iin polar waters.

Scours at ~4200 m off the Canary Islands imaged with EM2000 swath bathymetry from the Autosub6000 AUV August

Contact: Prof. Gwyn Griffiths [email protected]

Sustained Ocean Observing

OPEN OCEAN CLUSTER AMT (SO 1) PAP (SO2 MOC, Drake (SO 3, 6) Ellett Line (SO 4) UK-GLOSS (SO 7) SOO (SO 8) Plus SO5 Argo g SO9 Surface fluxes

COASTAL CLUSTER Coastal Observatories (SO 10,11,12) A ti series Arctic i (SO13

PLANKTON CPR routes (SO15) MARINE MAMMALS SO14 Marine Mammals

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National Marine Facilities

RRS Discovery

RRS James Cook QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.

QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.

Isis Remotely Operated Vehicle

National Marine Equipment Pool (NMEP)

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British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility

Partnerships, p , representation p and coordination

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Science into policy

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Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise

Stewardship and Governance

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Strategic industry networking, partnerships and commissioned research business research, b siness breakfasts breakfasts, technology marketplace.

Science and society

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Education

University’s School of Ocean & Earth Science 9Around 800 under and p post-grad g students 9High quality teaching – top QAA rating 9Academic staff - attract more NERC funding than any other UK university (2005 (2005-6) 6) 9Top of Russell Group universities for student satisfaction (2006) ( ) 9SOES second in satisfaction survey across UoS

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Opportunities in Education Undergraduate Courses BSc in Oceanography, Marine Biology, Geology, Geophysics, Ocean & Earth System Science: 3 years MSc as above: 4 years with 1 yr in USA Graduate School (GSNOCS) MSc Oceanography Oceanography, Marine Geology & Geophysics; Ocean Remote Sensing; Coastal Engineering; 1 yr PhD 3 yr WHOI WUN www.oceanography.ac.uk

The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

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The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Thank you! y 180 scientists 350 support staff Mike Coffin [email protected] ffi @ t k www.oceanography.ac.uk