Carlos M. DuarteDirector, The UWA Oceans InstituteProviding Ocean Solutions

for Humanity’s Grand Challenges

OI Members Meeting

Carlos M. DuarteDirector, The UWA Oceans Institute

November 4, 2011

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• Every first Friday of the month, followed by drinks.• introduce new members & visitors, celebrate

achievements, present news, discuss new programs, etc.

OI Members Meeting

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• Tracy Parker, New OI General Manager, M.Com., B.Com (Strategic Value Management) - Strategic Analyst w. UWA Business School, before General Manager UNSW Global Pty Ltd. - started Monday Oct. 17.• Tom Lessetier, ANNiMS, PostDoc, w. Jessica

Meewig

New Staff

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• Maria Isabel (Maribel) Cerezo, Ph.D. student, Spain, “The role of pollutants as a new evolutionary force in the ocean”, supervisors Susana Agustí and Carlos M. Duarte.

• Johnna Holding, Ph.D. student, Spain (US citizen), “Impacts of climate change on Arctic marine communities”, supervisor Carlos M. Duarte.

• Brezo Martínez, Ph.D. student, Rey Juan Carlos I (Spain). Macrogalgal Ecology, w. Thomas Wernberg

• Jakob Thyrring, Ph.D. student, Denmark, w. Thomas Wernberg

• Ulrich Flashsenberg. Rostok Univ., Germany, w. Chari

Visitors

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• Dan Smale received a $1,000 Young Investigators Award.• WA Science Awards

Awards

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ARC ResultsARC Linkage Infrastructure and Equipment Facilities. COFS’s Geotechnical beam centrifuge. PI Professor Christophe Gaudin. Total cost will be  $1.58 million in total of which UWA co-funds $880k and $ 700 will be provided by ARC.

ARC Discovery Project Title: DP120103036  Coupled physical and biogeochemical dynamics on the Australian North West ShelfInvestigators: Gregory Ivey (UWA), Ryan Lowe (UWA), Peter Strutton (UTas), Nicole Jones (UWA), Miles Furnas (AIMS), Richard Brinkman (AIMS)Amount: $520,000

ARC Discovery Quantitative measures of brain evolution in early vertebrates. Collin, Prof Shaun P; Northcutt, Prof R. GTotal $360,000.00

ARC Discovery A new framework for flow and mixing at the sediment-water interfaceGhisalberti, Asst Prof Marco; Hondzo, Prof Miki. Total $153,000.00

ARC Discovery Maritime legal practice and policy in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf: synergies and challenges for Australian trade and security. Kaye, Prof Stuart B; Schofield, Prof Clive . Total $180,000.00  ARC Discovery. Dynamic evolution of submarine slides and consequences for offshore developments. Randolph, Prof Mark F; Puzrin, Prof Dr Alexander M; Wang, Asst Prof Dong. Total $640,000.00

ARC Discovery. Building an Indian Ocean region. Doyle, Prof Timothy J; Jayasuriya, Prof Kanishka; Rumley, Prof Dennis; Schofield, Prof Clive H; Chaturvedi, Prof Sanjay; Salih, Prof Mohamed. Total $378,000.00

ARC LinkageLong-term changes in the phenology of Australia's temperate marine macroalgae: has climate change impacted the world's most diverse algal flora? Wernberg, Dr Thomas; Gurgel, Dr Carlos F. Total $240,000.00. Partner Organisation(s): Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium of SA, SA Department of Environment And Natural Resources

Office of Naval Research NICOP programTitle: The connectivity of the Australian North West Shelf with the Leeuwin CurrentInvestigators: Gregory Ivey (UWA), Nicole Jones (UWA),Ryan Lowe (UWA), Samuel Kelly (UWA),  Richard Brinkman (AIMS), Craig Steinberg (AIMS), Jeffrey Book (NRL), Derek Burrage (NRL)Amount: $442,700 UWA Research Development AwardThe Influence of Nonlinear Internal Waves on Mixing and Transport in the OceanInvestigators: Nicole JonesAmount: $20,943 UWA Research Development AwardInternal Tides in the Timor Sea and Bonaparte BasinInvestigators: Samuel KellyAmount: $29,414 UWA Research Collaboration AwardStructure and Propagation of an Internal Tide Beam in the Tasman SeaInvestigators: Samuel Kelly, Nicole Jones, Greg Ivey, Harper Simmons (University of Alaska), Jody Klymak (University of Victoria),  Jonathan NashAmount: $15,000 (Oregon State University)

Other Grants

Two papers in high-profile journals

Today!

Current

Biology

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Communication• OI Webpage: redesigned and updated.• OI Facebook • Google Docs (Pubs, Grants, Ph.D. students, Patents,

Visitors).• Blogs: Ocean Solutions Blog (Carlos, screen shot), Boating

and Diving Blog, Program Leaders Blogs.• Oceans Institute YouTube Channel (linked to Facebook and

web page).• New OI Banner, New Oceans Institute Flyer, Ocean Solutions

Flyer, Opportunities on Marine Education at UWA).• Tony’s workshop.

Facebook Stats

Web Page Stats

Ocean Solutions Blog

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Communication (2)• Communication CHOGM: IOMRC Presentation produced and

delivered to CHOGM visitor (Commonwelath Common Fisheries Policy)

• Presentation to be posted and made available through the web

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OI Benefits Survey• A survey completed (> 50% response from staff).• Report to be distributed.• Basis for report at forthcoming meeting of OI

Board and to be shared within OI and Heads of Schools.• Food for thought, particularly were caveats were

raised on how we can improve service to members.

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Membership confirmation

• Letter and membership form submitted (confirm interest and opportunity to invite new members).• Membership must be fluid with entry and exit

doors.• FAQs document

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• Buildings• Watermans: plans consolidated and moved to

Document stage (tender), issues with water effluent/pipes pending. • IOMRC: On going discussions - advanced - to

expand and improve previous plans.

Shaun Collin leads Users group with participation from various members and assistance from Christine Shervington.

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Ocean Solution Dialogues• Workshops with industry and government on:• Spatial planning.• Marine Food.• Water (w. Water Corporation) – Dec 2011• Marine Energy• Carbon offsets.• The role of science in managing marine disaster – March 2011• goal: to better aligned our Ocean Solutions research and

training w. government and industry needs. To find partners to deliber ocean solutions to society.

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Program leaders(OI Management Committee)

• Members representing OI at different programs/forums.• Blog to be initiated to maintain communication.• Effective Management Group/Scientific Com of the OI.• Membership: Shaun C.(IOMRC Buildings and NCB proposal:

Gary K. (ANNiMS & WAMSI), Greg I. (WAMSI), Chari P. (WAIMOS & ANNiMS), Anya W. (WUN), Jessica M. (NERP), E. Harvey (new DoF fish enhancement structures program), Malcolm M. (NERP). + Director, Deputy Director, General Manager.

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2011 Annual Report

• Process initiated.• Tracy, Lauren and Beau collecting materials.

Please Cooperate!