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A recent publication in Continental Shelf Research co-authored by Sergey Frolov, Ph.D., graduate of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), reports on the use of data assimilation for optimal observation in the Columbia River estuary.

OHSU graduate student Jami Goldman has been accepted into the United States Geological Survey, USGS, Student Educational Employment Program (SEEP) to investigate the effects of anthropogenic activities in the Tualatin and Willamette Rivers in Oregon.

Scientists at the Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP) are studying a plankton bloom in the Columbia River estuary that is dominated by one type of organism called Myrionecta rubra.

Anna-Mai Christmas, Marine Biology student from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), won first place at the 10th Annual Fall Research Symposium for the research she performed last summer as a CMOP intern.

Tom Sanford, Ph.D. has received a Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Chair of Oceanographic Sciences award for 2008.

Artist Elise Engler takes on a unique challenge by drawing life aboard a research cruise.

 Elizabeth “Liz” Woody joins CMOP as the K-12 Program Coordinator to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

OHSU researcher William (Bill) Howe, Ph.D. thinks inside the box thanks to a recent Microsoft grant.

Resolution recognizes CMOP's continued commitment to address the interests of Native Americans in its program activities across K-12 education, higher education, scientific research, natural resource management and community economic development.

Lydie Herfort is a post-doctoral fellow at Oregon Health & Science University and an aquatic microbiologist studying ecology and physiology of microorganisms at the Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction.