We're excited to announce that Ocean Optics XXVII will take place in the vibrant city of Ghent, Belgium, from September 13-18, 2026!

Check out the conference website for more info: oceanopticsconference.org

Ghent University Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity

At the Marine Optics and Remote Sensing group (MarSens), we develop and apply in situ and remote sensing observations to study marine particles. Learn more about this postdoc opportunity here: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-po...

No pinches for us today!

The green swirls detected in this image by NASA’s Plankton Aerosol Cloud ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite are phytoplankton blooms in the Mississippi River drainage basin.

This St. Patrick’s Day, don’t forget about our green photosynthetic friends! 🍀

Image Credit: NASA

Want to kick-start your research using the Earth science data streams generated by the OCI, SPEXone, and HARP2 instruments on board PACE?

Check out the PACE Data Hackweek planned for August 3-7, 2025!

Learn more and apply here: www.us-ocb.org/pace-hackwee... Apply by March 24, 2025.

Happy 1st Birthday PACE!

On February 8th, 2024, at 1:33 AM ET, a brand new satellite was launched into space, and in the months since we have had access to unprecedented ocean color imagery.

How have you used PACE in the past year? Send photos of you and your team for our #PACEsFaces celebration!