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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · 9d

#CEOAS researchers with the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI Endurance Array) use an advanced network of underwater sensors to monitor these changes in near real-time.

Learn more: www.kptv.com/video/2025/0...

This research vessel studies an underwater volcano off Oregon's coast

The Research Vessel Atlantis is a ship currently around 300 miles off of the Oregon Coast, as it monitors the Axial Seamount underwater volcano and replaces sensors and equipment that are part of the ...

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · 9d

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.

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · 15d

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · 20d

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...

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Sep 8

#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

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Sep 2

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...

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 26

“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

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

YouTube video by The Gist

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 15

#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...

Smiling woman holds small fish in outstretched hands toward the camera.

Drone view of a Greenland fjord dotted with floating ice.

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thanks for sharing. We're always wishing for more science!⚓

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 12

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...

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 8

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 7

“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...

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jul 30

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jul 25

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jul 18

Happy Friday! Where will this weekend take you?

#TGIF #MountStHelens

Tent perched on green ridgeline with a hazy Mount St. Helens in the distance.

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jul 17

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...

Measuring Glaciers with Robots

YouTube video by Oregon State University

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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jun 10

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · Jun 3

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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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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · May 23

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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Oregon State University CEOAS @osuceoas.bsky.social · May 23

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!
www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

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