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RDML Tim GallaudetOceanographer & Navigator of the Navy
Director, Task Force OceanDirector, Task Force Climate Change
Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Task Force Ocean
Assessing and Advancing Ocean Science for the Advantage of the U.S. Navy
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Our center of gravity will be team effectiveness... to become the most competitive, most feared Navy on the water.
This Is The Case For Ocean Science In The U.S. Too!
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Private SectorAcademiaU.S. Government
We’re Networked with Long-Standing Relationships3
…and others …and others…and others
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Physical Scientists & Oceanographers
408
359
Navy Oceanography Enterprise (2006-2016)
35
18
Academic Research Fleet (1972-2017)
Navy Oceanographic Survey Ship Fleet (1950-2017)
6
14 (1993)
Naval Research Laboratory Employees (1998-2017)
oceanography
acoustics
106
54
74
42
22
Physicists & Geophysicists
85
4Steady Decline from Cold War Era Peaks
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5
Non-U.S. Nationals Exploiting Larger Piece of Flat-lined Spending
U.S. (solid) vs non-U.S. (dashed)Postdocs at U.S. Institutions
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Federal Research by Discipline(FY16 dollars)
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EngineeringPhysical ScienceEarth/Atmosphere/Ocean SciencesMathematicsU.S. Non-U.S
NSF, 2015
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And It is Not Just Intellectual Property They are Stealing!
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Understanding/Prediction
Executive Steering Committee
Executive Outreach Group
Working Groups
Sensing/Observations Application Human Capital Strategic
Communications
7
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U.S. Ocean Science Enterprise
With a Common Goal to Advance Science in the U.S.
8
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9
Science for Science's Sake
He Got a Lot of Things Right… Except for This!
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Knowing It Better Than The Competition Is Needed To Win
Discussion / Q&A
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