During the OA Week on 18-22 November, the ocean biogeochemistry community will have a great opportunity to discuss the most challenging issues around ocean acidification. This year we’d like to specifically encourage you to participate in a community discussion on “Building capacity in physical chemistry for oceanography: how to address the emerging skills gaps”.

This community discussion will introduce results of a community consultation conducted earlier this year, aimed at assessing emerging skills gaps in basic physical chemistry training and expertise in several areas of chemical oceanography. The purpose of this discussion will be to decide next steps for a community activity (most likely a Workshop) including its focus, content, participants, and outcomes to help address the emerging skills gap identified in the survey.

The organizers invite you to read the Survey Report describing the skills gap survey results and associated community feedback on recommended paths forward. You can find more details on the website of the SCOR Working Group 145: MARCHEMSPEC.

Please use this link to register for the event:

https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RmmdVuFxQ3iJa6vIR96ZNw#/registration

Moderators

• Heather Benway, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
• Simon Clegg, University of East Anglia, UK

Speakers

• Mallory Ringham, Lead Oceanographer, Head of MRV, Ebb Carbon, USA
• Clifton Buck, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Skidaway Institute, University of Georgia, USA
• Erica Ombres, Program Manager, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, USA
• Ryan Woosley, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Katelyn Schockman, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory, USA
• Emily Bockmon, California Polytechnic State University, USA
• Jess Adkins, Caltech/Co-founder and CEO of Calcarea