Ocean dead zones cause for concern
By Stuart Wakeham Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography When you look at the activities in the waters of Coastal Georgia and you see an ocean seemingly teeming with life, it… Read more »
Research
Ribbon cut — It's official!
We cut a ribbon and officially dedicated the Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instructional Center Tuesday morning. Most of the background information is in earlier posts, so her are… Read more »
‘Planet Earth in the 21st Century’ wraps up Skidaway Institute spring lecture series
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s spring lecture series will wrap up with a two-speaker program titled “Planet Earth in the 21st Century.” The program will be presented twice, on Monday, May… Read more »
We're moving in!
Mike Sullivan writes: The new Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instructional Center is coming to life. Four of our scientists, Marc Frischer, Liz Mann, Aaron Peck and Jim Nelson,… Read more »
Savannah State, SCCPSS and Skidaway Institute launch ocean literacy program
Savannah State University, the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) are joining hands to enhance science education in local schools through infusion of local… Read more »
Skidaway Institute scientists use microscopic algae to track coastal water quality
As burgeoning growth on the Georgia Coast puts additional pressure on the fragile coastal environment, scientists at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography are researching new techniques to monitor coastal water… Read more »
That's a lot of mud!
One of our scientists, Clark Alexander, just returned from two weeks in China, where he attended the 7th International Conference in Tidal Sedimentation in Qingdao, China. Prior to the meeting,… Read more »
Cruisin' with new grad students
The class of new graduate students in the joint Skidaway Institute-Georgia Tech program went on their first, two-day, research cruise this week. The weather was a little windy so we… Read more »
More new grant $$$$
Marc Frischer (left) and Gustav Paffenhöfer (below right), along with Deidre Gibson from Hampton University, recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study doliolds on the South… Read more »
New grant $$$
Jim Sanders and Bill Savidge are co-PIs for a $145,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for the construction of two flowing seawater laboratories in which air temperature, seawater temperature,… Read more »