Education

Teaching is a primary mission of the University of Maine and we participate in this mission enthusiastically. We have developed several new classes all of which have significant hands-on activities and have shared all on the WWW.

We were recently awarded a COSEE grant to work with K-12 teachers-in-training and teachers-to-be at UMaine's Teaching Science by Ocean Inquiry workshop held during the summer at the Darling Marine Center. For this year's workshop application, click here.

Education Related Publications

Hands-On Oceanography [Diffusion at Work: An Interactive Simulation]

Hands-On Oceanography [Settling of Particles in Aquatic Environments]

Teachable Optics [Absorption, Scattering, and the Color of the Ocean]

Tutorial given at OOXVII, 2004:

•  Introduction   •  Part 1 •  Part 2

•  Part 3 •  Part 4 •  Secchi talk

Movies

High Reynolds Swimmers
Low Reynolds Swimmers
Internal Wave Halocline
Internal Wave No Halocline

UMaine 2008 Classes

SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics).

HON 312: Honors tutorial: Engineering literacy for the 21st century.

SMS 491/EDW 472: Teaching sciences by ocean inquiry (with Lee Karp-Boss and H. Weller).

UMaine 2007 Classes

SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics). Course Evaluations: 001 | 002

SMS 303: Integrative Marine Sciences III (a five week module on waves, tides, Coriolis and mixing). Course Evaluation

SMS 491/EDW 472: Teaching sciences by ocean inquiry (with Lee Karp-Boss and H. Weller). Course Evaluation

SMS 598: Application of Remote and In-situ Ocean Optical Measurements to Ocean Biogeochemistry. Hydrologic Optics | Light and Water

UMaine 2006 Classes

SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics). Course Evaluation

SMS 303: Integrative Marine Sciences III (a four week module on waves, tides, Coriolis and mixing). Course Evaluation

SMS 591: Dynamical Oceanography I (with Huijie Xue). Course Evaluation

SMS 598: Special Topics in Marine Sciences - Radiative Transfer Theory. Course Evaluation

UMaine 2005 Classes

SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics). Improved version is being taught in spring 2006.

SMS 303: Integrative Marine Sciences III (a four week module on waves, tides, Coriolis and mixing).

SMS 598: Introduction to Acoustical Oceanography (co-taught with Mick Peterson from Mechanical Engineering).

UMaine 2004 Classes

SMS 491: Integrative Marine Sciences (co-taught with Mary Jane Perry). Improved version taught in spring 2006.

SMS 598-003: Ocean Optics: Observing ocean biogeochemistry with optics (organized by E. Boss and sponsored by ONR, NSF and NASA).

SMS 598-004: Ocean Optics: Radiative transfer and inversions of ocean color remote sensing (organized by E. Boss and sponsored by ONR and NASA).

UMaine 2003 Classes

SMS 491: Physical solutions to every-day problems in aquatic sciences (co-taught with Pete Jumars).

SMS 598: Small scale fluid dynamics (co-taught with Pete Jumars).

SMS 598-002: Spatio-Temporal Statistical Analysis of Multi-platform Optical Ocean Observations (organized by Mary-Jane Perry and sponsored by NSF).

SMS 618: Particle dynamics.

Related Classes

SMS 598-003: Ocean Optics: Observing ocean biogeochemistry with optics. (organized by E Boss and sponsored by ONR, NSF and NASA).

SMS 598-004: Ocean Optics: Radiative transfer and inversions of ocean color remote sensing (organized by E Boss and sponsored by ONR and NASA).

SMS 598-002: Spatio-Temporal Statistical Analysis of Multi-platform Optical Ocean Observations (organized by Mary-Jane Perry and sponsored by NSF).