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Nominate a Distinguished Lecturer Ocean Leadership is seeking dynamic speakers to convey the excitement of IODP to geoscience communities across the through the Distinguished Lecturer Series. Your help is needed to identify scientists interested in continuing this important program during the 2009-2010 academic year. Lectures focus on the discoveries and results made through the ocean drilling programs and are primarily aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, museums, and science departments. Nominate a Lecturer

Report: IODP and Ocean Acidification Research With support from USSSP, a small group of scientists met last January to discuss the role of scientific ocean drilling in understanding ocean acidification. The working group identified past ODP/IODP discoveries that have advanced research about ocean acidification and the carbon cycle, future research directions aimed at investigating the fate of carbon entering the ocean, opportunities for immediate progress on the identified research direction, and potential partnerships with other programs and research efforts. Download Report

Apply to Host an Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer Ocean Leadership’s U.S. Science Support Program offers the Distinguished Lecturer Series to bring the exciting scientific results and discoveries of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program to academic research institutions, museums, and aquaria. The 2009-2010 Distinguished Lecturers are Jeffrey Alt, Frederick Colwell, Katrina Edwards, Jennifer Latimer, Kenneth MacLeod, and Elizabeth Screaton. Applications are due August 1, 2009. Find out more!

Letter from the USAC Chair “Earlier this month I had the privilege of touring the refitted JOIDES Resolution. Having followed the progress and challenges of the work in the shipyard from afar, I was especially impressed to see how much the ship has been improved…In other good news, USSSP has obtained funding to support additional U.S. scientists to attend the INVEST meeting in Bremen this September….please take advantage of this extended opportunity to apply for travel support…The next few months will bring much excitement to our community and greatly affect the future of scientific ocean drilling. I encourage you to get involved and help set the course for the new phase of drilling beyond 2013.” Read Letter

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Researchers Survey Mid-Atlantic Ridge Looking For New Forms of Marine Life, Clues to Deep-Sea Communities

An international team of researchers is surveying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge halfway between Iceland and the Azores to determine its biodiversity and perhaps discover new species and clues to deep-sea food webs.

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Georgia Teacher Latest to Set Sail on the JOIDES Resolution

Physics teacher Douglas LaVigne will soon be leaving the classroom for the open sea. After a competitive, nationwide application and interview process, LaVigne was selected as the Teacher at Sea on Expedition 323 of the JOIDES Resolution.

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Nominations NRC Committee on an Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030

The National Research Council will assemble an expert committee to provide advice and a perspective from the worldwide ocean community on the types of U.S. ocean infrastructure that will facilitate research in 2030, including advice as to what criteria may be most appropriate for setting priorities.

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