Education Overview
 CMOP’s coastal-systems research and broad range of educational activities and partners provide unique educational and career-advancement opportunities, for students and teachers alike, at every level. Study opportunities include a broad range of topics– such as understanding the impact of climate on oceans and coasts, managing natural resources, mitigating natural hazards, and protecting fragile ecosystems. |
Education
CMOP provides opportunities for students at every level to engage in interdisciplinary studies. We can do this because CMOP’s research includes and integrates fields such as coastal oceanography, environmental microbiology, biogeochemistry, computational sciences, and information technology. Our education and training programs produce professionals with the tools and background for rewarding careers in and across these quickly-growing fields.
Student and Teacher Development Opportunities
An important CMOP objective is to build an educational pipeline that covers educational needs and provides opportunities for the entire spectrum “from K-through-gray", plus to provide teacher and mentorship training at various levels.
Multi-Institutional Research Center
CMOP is one of seventeen National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers across the USA, each of which is interdisciplinary and has a unique focus. CMOP’s three-fold focus is in coastal margin science, coastal-margin collaboratories, and enabling technologies. CMOP is a collaboration among several leading research institutions, including:
- Oregon Health & Science University—Institute of Environmental Health
- University of Washington—Applied Physics Lab, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
- Portland State University—Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Oregon State University—College of Ocean and Atmospheric Science
- University of Utah—School of Computing
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science—Horn Point Laboratory
Commitment to Diversity
The Center is committed to improving the diversity of the U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (i.e., the STEM disciplines). Women and persons from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to become involved with CMOP.
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