Texas A&M University
Department of Oceanography
“Being able to know my professors by their first name, being able to sit on a boat with them and talk to them about my future, and where they think I should go has been very beneficial to me.”
Victoria Scriven '19, Oceanography
Oceanography Spotlights
Charles Holmes II
“The work we do in Texas A&M Oceanography is helping to make the seas, and thus the Earth, less of a stranger to humanity.” - Charles Holmes II
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Shelley Culver
“The Texas A&M Oceanography Department is unique in that the faculty and staff want to see you succeed and are supportive of the endeavors of every student.” – Shelley Culver '20
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Damian Simonini
“During the two years I spent at Texas A&M, the bonds I made with the oceanography students and professors really made the department feel like a home away from home.” – Damian Simonini '18 (M.S.)
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Faculty in the Department of Oceanography and KAMU-FM have created an oceanic science podcast, On the Ocean, that shares important facts about the ocean, marine creatures, and oceanographic research.
KAMU-FM airs On the Ocean Tuesdays at 8:30 AM CT. Podcasts, text, and links will be uploaded on this site shortly after.
News
Texas A&M Research Team Finds Life Deep Beneath Ocean Floor
The cores show life present at 2,600 feet below the Indian Ocean seafloor. The discovery could lead to similar finds around the world.
Aggie Student Veteran Receives AMS Outstanding Poster Award
Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography student, Lance Belobrajdic ’21, was awarded an Outstanding Student Conference Poster Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
Extraordinary Ocean Floor Cores Speak To Ancient Climate Shifts, Texas A&M Dean Says
Dr. Debbie Thomas, Dean of the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M, spent five weeks co-leading International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 378, which recovered the sediment cores in the South Pacific.
Investigating Past Ocean Circulation, Slowey Led NSF-Funded Southern Argentine Margin Expedition
Dr. Niall Slowey led an NSF-funded expedition to the Southern Argentine Margin, with three oceanography graduate students also onboard.
Two Oceanography Graduate Students Receive AGU’s Outstanding Presentation Award
Texas A&M Oceanography graduate students, Daianne Höfig and Tyler Winkler, were both awarded 2019 Outstanding Student Presentation Awards.
Outstanding Faculty And Staff Honored At Geosciences Awards Ceremony
The Jan. 10 holiday luncheon and ceremony honored award-winning faculty and staff in the college.
