Spotlight: Ocean Modeling

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Modeling the spread of radioactivity in seawater: Researchers funded by MIT Sea Grant develop model to examine near-shore and open-ocean circulation
by Rachel VanCott

When earthquake-triggered tsunami waves hit Japan in March of 2011, the surging water overtopped seawalls and caused massive damage. On top of the loss of life and general destruction, the disaster resulted in a release of radioactive seawater. Researchers Changsheng Chen, from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Robert Beardsley, from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute are investigating where that radioactivity may spread, using a mathematical model that they developed in part through funding by the MIT Sea Grant College Program. Read More...

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

2013 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Applications Due February 17, 2012

Applications to NOAA’s Coastal Management Fellowship due to MIT Sea Grant, January 27, 2012

Mass, RI, and Conn. Homeowners: Click here to take a 30-minute survey designed by RI Sea Grant to inform and support action to reduce your risk from increased storminess.

National Marine Fisheries Service - Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics Applications due to MIT Sea Grant Jan. 20, 2012.

NOAA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I 2012 due February 1st at 4:00 PM,Central Time

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CALENDAR

2 / 8 / 2012Humans in Marine Ecosystems - Addressing Needs and Concerns: Stakeholder Forum

3 / 9 / 2012Nautical Night at the MIT Museum

4 / 21 / 2012April 21-29: Cambridge Science Festival!

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