Hatfield Marine Science Center

• A university research lab

Range of Activities at HMSC

• An educational institution

• A research vessel base

• A government research lab

• A center for public education

A diverse group of partners with shared goalsA diverse group of partners with shared goals

HMSC Agency Elements: Research and Management

Participating in the Campus Community

• ODFW Marine Resources Program• EPA Western Coastal Ecology Branch• NOAA -- 3 separate elements

• National Marine Fisheries Service• Northwest Fisheries Science Center• Alaska Fisheries Science Center

• Oceanic and Atmospheric Research• PMEL Vents Program

• US Fish and Wildlife Service• Oregon Coastal Refuges

• USDA Agricultural Research Service

• Oregon State University• Departments involved: Fisheries and Wildlife; Zoology;

Microbiology; Botany and Plant Pathology; Veterinary Medicine;Environmental Toxicology and Biochemistry; COAS; Marine ResourceManagement; Pharmacy; Science and Math Education; Library Science

• Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES)Broad-based marine research

• Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies (CIMRS)

• Sea Grant Extension• Visitor Center

• Oregon Coast Community College• Aquarium Science program

HMSC’s Academic Research, Education and Outreach

Meeting the University’s Mandates

From Youth to Graduate Students

HMSC’s Education Programs

•• Fisheries and WildlifeFisheries and Wildlife•• Marine BiologyMarine Biology•• Marine Resource Marine Resource

Management and PolicyManagement and Policy•• Aquarium ScienceAquarium Science•• Youth and Public EducationYouth and Public Education

Internships

HMSC’s Education Programs

•• Research Experience for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)Undergraduates (REU)

•• HMSC Visitor CenterHMSC Visitor Center•• Guin Guin LibraryLibrary•• EPA, NOAA Fisheries, EPA, NOAA Fisheries,

other agencies, COMESother agencies, COMES

http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/intern/intern.html

Annual Attendanceabout 150,000

visitors to Visitors Center

14,000 K-12 students for 1-2 hour classes

1,200 people on guided walks/tours

about 5,000 participants in workshopsand public programs

Demographics• Self-selected audience; a

subset of the Oregon Coast Aquarium visitor base

• More than half of the visiting adults have completed college degrees

• Most come as a family group or travel with adult peers

• 75% of visitors from Oregon

• 40% of visitors are repeat customers

1. outreach to public, professional, and school audiences.

2. undergraduate and graduate education --especially in communicating science.

3. conducting research on how people learn and how to advance informal science education.

The Visitor CenterProvides opportunities for

ExtensionTeachingResearch

Free-Choice Learning Initiative• Evaluation Program• Research Program• Professional Development Program• Academic Programs (M.S. / Ph.D.)

– Science and Mathematics Education– Environmental Sciences– Marine Resource Management

http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/freechoice/index.html

Seeing Satellite DataSeeing Satellite Data• Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic

Satellite Studies (CIOSS)• Oregon Sea Grant• Science and Math Investigative Learning

Experiences (SMILE)

•What do people see when they look atsatellite data?•What are people interested in learning about satellites andsatellite data?• Are there simple things we can do to help people see the data in a satellite image?

SST June 16, 2000

Seeing Satellite DataSeeing Satellite Data

Seeing Sea Surface TempSeeing Sea Surface Temp

SeeingSeeing ChlorophyllChlorophyll--a Dataa Data

Kiosk ExhibitKiosk ExhibitBuilds on what weBuilds on what we are are

learninglearning

• Satellites - How they’re used to collect data• Ships - How scientists collect data on ships and

what kind of data is collected• Satellite images - how to see them, what do they

tell us• Using the data

Future CollaborationsFuture Collaborations

• Earth Systems Visualization Research and Evaluation

• Teacher Workshops on using near real time and archived data

• Linking CIOSS activities with upcoming COSEE and Sea Grant Network activities

• Developing or adapting SMILE CIOSS activities for K-12 audiences at ISEIs

THANK YOU!

shawn.rowe@oregonstate.edu