Graduate Programs

Graduate Education

M.S. and Ph.D. Graduate Programs
Through its several academic partners, the Center for Coastal Margin Observation (CMOP) offers interdisciplinary M.S. and Ph.D. program tracks that prepare graduate students for leadership in fields such as coastal oceanography, environmental microbiology, biogeochemistry, computer sciences, and information technology.

Student Educational Experience

  • Close interaction with world-renowned faculty at OHSU and partner institutions
  • Flexibility in designing a research program that best matches student interests and faculty strengths
  • Interdisciplinary coursework and research, preparing students to understand the broad context while contributing significant original work
  • Access to state-of-the-art research resources, including high-performance computing and ship time
  • Hands-on experience with emerging coastal margin environmental and natural resource management issues, particularly in the Pacific Northwest
  • Excellent preparation for rewarding careers in academia, industry, and state and federal governments.

Interdisciplinary, Multi-Institutional Research Center
Located outside of Portland, Oregon, CMOP is hosted by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) at the Department of Science & Engineering. CMOP is funded through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant and is a collaborative effort between several academic and industry partners. CMOP is one of 17 active NSF Science and Technology Centers in the United States and is the only one focused on coastal margins.

CMOP M.S. and Ph.D. Programs


M.S. and Ph.D. program tracks in Estuarine and Ocean Systems (EOS) are available within its respective M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Environmental Science and Engineering Degree

M.S. and Ph.D. program tracks in Environmental and Biomolecular Systems (EBS) are available within the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Environmental Science and Engineering Degree Programs


OSU
College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science



Applied Physics Laboratory and the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences


PSU
Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science


UMD
University of Maryland
Center for Environmental ScienceHorn Point Laboratory


UU
University of Utah
School of Computing