DSOS Virtual Town Hall

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences (DSOS) committee seeks your input on research and infrastructure needs to advance the understanding of the ocean’s role in the broader Earth. Your perspectives will help guide the work of the DSOS committee that will help advise the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) on forward looking approaches to guide investments in ocean sciences research, infrastructure, education and workforce development. The survey will remain open for approximately one month, closing on September 15, 2023.


Statement on Information Sharing: The information you provide in this questionnaire will be posted publicly on the DSOS website and will become part of the formal input submitted to the DSOS committee for its consideration. You may choose to submit a response to the committee but not post your response online. In either case, in accordance with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, any information you provide to the committee will be placed in the project’s public access record. Your response will appear the way it is submitted with your name and affiliation in the public access record.


The Committee welcomes comments on any topic related to its task of, but we specifically seek your input on the following topics:


  1. Important cross-cutting scientific topics or questions (across all ocean science disciplines, i.e., biological oceanography, physical oceanography, chemical oceanography, and marine geology and geophysics) that could influence ocean research over the next decade and beyond.
  2. New or existing technologies, infrastructure, or facilities that would play a pivotal role in addressing the most important scientific issues over the next decade.
  3. Novel opportunities regarding ocean-related, use-inspired, solutions-oriented research and innovation for OCE to develop collaborative efforts across the NSF including with NSF's new Directorate of Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.
  4. Opportunities or strategies to promote innovative, multidisciplinary, and multi-sectoral approaches that address complex science challenges arising from the intersection of natural processes, societal needs, and human-driven environmental change. Examples include strategies for training the next generation of ocean scientists and incorporating the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, environmental justice, and access into these scientific endeavors.


The success of this effort depends upon broad community engagement. The DSOS committee thanks you for your input.

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