1. Oregon Sea Grant 101
Sarah Kolesar
Research & Fellowship Coordinator
2/2/2012
RAFWE
Corvallis, OR

2. The Oregon Sea Grant Program
• What is Sea Grant?
• How does it work?
• Where do you fit in?

3. The Sea Grant Network

4. Major Partnerships
• Federal: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Network: National Sea Grant College Program
• Regional: Pacific Sea Grant College Programs
• State (examples): Governor's Natural Resources Office and
Departments of Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife, Land
Conservation and Development; State Lands
• Academic: Oregon State University, Oregon University System
• Local: County governments, special districts, ports

5. Oregon Sea Grant Mission
Coastal Science Serving Oregon

6. Mission
• To develop and support an integrated program
of research, outreach, and education that helps
people understand, rationally use, and conserve
marine and coastal resources.
• Our activities respond to the needs of ocean
users and act to stimulate the Oregon economy.

7. Oregon Sea Grant
• Pre-eminent marine research enterprise
funding research throughout Oregon
• Address issues of scientific importance and
societal relevance in an integrated way
• Guided by an ethic of public service -
professional communicators, educators, and
Extension faculty

8. Outreach
Sea Grant Extension: Trusted Broker

9. Sea Grant Extension:
• translate coastal science for a
broad audience
• bring stakeholders together to
foster trust and mutual
understanding
• facilitate collaboration
• mediate to ensure diverse
interests are fairly represented

10. Oregon Strategic Priorities
Oregon Sea Grant’s 2010-2013 priorities:
• Improving Human Health and Safety
Related to Ocean and Coastal Use
• Promoting Social Progress and Economic
Vitality
• Enhancing the Sustainability of Coastal
Ecosystems
Cross-cutting Goals
• Informed and Engaged Society
• Sound Science

11. Research
Two main criteria:
• Societal relevance
• Scientific excellence
Tsunamis Coastal observations
Fish Toxic algae
Floods Hypoxia
Invasive species Marine science literacy
Climate
• Biennial competition (pre-proposal Fall 2012)
• Program development (revolving)
• Special funding calls (as needed)

13. Education – Fellowship Opportunities
Oregon Sea Grant 2011-2012
Oregon Legislative Fellowship – Zack Reeves
Natural Resource Policy Fellowship – Chris Eardley
Natural Resources Fellowship at ODFW – Ben Reder
Science Communications Fellowship at OSG – Nathan Giles
Robert E. Malouf Marine Studies Fellowship – Leif Rasmuson
Oregon Sea Grant Undergraduates Summer Scholars Program
National Sea Grant
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship – Jenny Dresler
NMFS/ Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship Program – 1/20/12
Population Dynamics
Marine Resource Economics
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship – 1/27/12

14. Upcoming Fellowship Deadlines
Winter 2012
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship – 2/17/12
Spring 2012
Undergraduate Summer Scholars
Oregon Sea Grant Science Communication Fellowship
Summer 2012
Robert E. Malouf Marine Studies Scholarship
Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellowship
Fall 2012
Oregon Legislative Fellowship
Early 2013
NMFS/ Sea Grant Graduate Fellowships in Population Dynamics & Marine Resource Economics
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowships

15. Roles of our Fellows and Scholars
• Advance your education
• Prepare for a career in a marine related field
• Gain perspective on the role and work of
government agencies
• Develop skills in your project area and beyond
• Represent Oregon Sea Grant
 societal relevance, scientific excellence, trusted broker
Updates from current students on our Scholars Blog
Information about current scholars & opportunities
seagrant.oregonstate.edu/education

16. Questions?
Sarah Kolesar
Oregon Sea Grant
Oregon State University
322 Kerr Administration Building
Corvallis OR
541-737-8695
seagrant.oregonstate.edu
Sarah.Kolesar@oregonstate.edu

17. Sea Grant – OSU Connections
• OSU Marine Council
• OSU Marine Resource Management Program
(MRM)

18. Sea Grant Policy Connections
• Oregon Science and Technical Advisory
Committee (STAC)
• Oregon Nearshore Research Task Force
• West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean
Health (WCGA)