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Teaching is a primary mission of the University of Maine and we participate in this mission enthusiastically. We have developed classes and educational materials all of which have significant hands-on activities and have shared all on the WWW.
Education Related Publications
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Engineering Literacy for Undergraduates in Marine Science - A Case for Hands On] |
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Teaching Physical Concepts in Oceanography: An Inquiry Based Approach
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Diffusion at Work: An Interactive Simulation |
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Settling of Particles in Aquatic Environments |
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Absorption, Scattering, and the Color of the Ocean |
Workshops and Tutorials
Teaching Science by Ocean InquiryDarling Marine Center
2007-2008
Tutorial given at OOXVII, 2004:
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• Part 1
• Part 2
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• Part 3
• Part 4
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Movies
• Dead Water Experiments: Halocline and No Halocline Waves
Arduino resources
Ben's beginner's guide and Links to do-it-yourself environmental sensors and peripherals
UMaine 2024 Classes
SMS 302: Oceanography
SMS 416 spring: Marine Engineering Literacy
SMS 204: Physics for Marine Sciences
SMS 416 fall: Marine Engineering Literacy
UMaine 2023 Classes
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics for Marine Science).
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
UMaine 2021 Classes
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics module).
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
UMaine 2020 Classes
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics module).
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
UMaine 2019 Classes
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics module).
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
UMaine 2018 Classes
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics module).
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
UMaine 2017 Classes
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics module).
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
UMaine 2015 Classes
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
SMS 416: Marine Engineering Literacy
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (Physics module).
UMaine 2014 Classes
SMS 491: Marine Engineering Literacy (taught in both spring and May semesters)
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics).
UMaine 2013 Classes
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics).
SMS 491: Engineering literacy for marine sciences.
UMaine 2012 Classes
SMS 598: Seminar on instrumentations.
SMS 491: Sounds in the ocean.
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics).
SMS 491: Engineering literacy for the 21st century.
UMaine 2011 Classes
SMS 491: Estuaries Oceanography (May term hands-on class).
SMS 598: Calibration and Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics).
SMS 491: Engineering literacy for the 21st century.
UMaine 2010 Classes
SMS 303: Integrative Marine Sciences III (a five week module on diffusion, mixing, tides, Coriolis and waves).
SMS 204: Integrative Marine Sciences II (seven week module on physics).
SMS 491: Engineering literacy for the 21st century.
UMaine 2009 Classes
SMS 618: Particle dynamics.
SMS 303: Integrative Marine Sciences III (a five week module on diffusion, mixing, tides, waves, and Coriolis). Course Evaluation
Weizmann 2008 Classes
Radiative transfer in environmental sciences.
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).