College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS)

Mark Abbott, Dean
104 Ocean Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
(541) 737-3504
www.coas.oregonstate.edu

Faculty and graduate students at the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at OSU are advancing the frontiers of knowledge about the ocean, atmosphere and Earth system. Our success is based on an interdisciplinary approach and state-of-the-art technology and facilities.

COAS is a national leader in the study of coastal zones and ocean processes. Through field experiments, theoretical investigations and numerical modeling and simulations we study all aspects of ocean, land and atmosphere processes and interactions.

Recognized as a leader in the study of small-scale ocean physics and mixing processes, COAS also has expertise in instrument design, field experiments, theory and modeling. Our researchers lead national and international research using satellites for remote-sensing.

Within the College, discipline groups oversee research and educational programs in atmospheric sciences, oceanography and marine resource management:

• Atmospheric Sciences
• Biological Oceanography
• Chemical Oceanography
• Marine Geology & Geophysics
• Marine Resource Management
• Physical Oceanography

COAS operates numerous state-of-the art laboratories and two oceanographic research vessels. These facilities include general-purpose and specialized facilities and laboratories for chemical and biological analyses. The vessels operate out of the port facility at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport, Oregon.