1. Campaign Progress Report
Bill Kealy

2. Campaign Committee Members
Peter Aron William Bancroft Rod Berens Ted Dengler Harold Hestnes Bob James Nancy Newcomb Jack O’Brien
Reuben Richards
David Stone
Susan Avery (ex officio)
Newt Merrill (ex officio)
Carl Peterson (ex officio)
Dan Stuermer (ex officio)
Tom Wheeler (ex officio)

4. New Buildings Marine Research Facility
Created master plan which included two new laboratories
Stanley W. Watson Laboratory
Marine Research Facility
Houses over 90 staff members, including geochemists, marine mammal and ecology specialists
Watson
Laboratory

5. Ocean Institutes
The four ocean institutes were established to address areas of significant concern to both the general public and policymakers.

6. Coastal Ocean Institute
Plays a key role in establishing the Coastal Ocean Observing System
Conducts a program on shoreline changes
Supports programs that study the effects of currents and tides on
coastal zones
To date has funded:
54 Research Awards
13 Institute Fellows
7 Postdoctoral Scholars
7 Graduate Students

7. Deep Ocean Exploration Institute
Is pioneering the development of deep submergence vehicles
and instrumentation
Fosters research at hydrothermal vent systems
 Conducts Dive and Discover cruises
To date has funded:
53 Research Awards
10 Institute Fellows
9 Postdoctoral Scholars
5 Graduate Students

8. Ocean & Climate Change Institute
Has created the North Atlantic-Arctic Abrupt Climate Change and Arctic Research Initiatives to monitor climate change
Conducts major observational programs, including the mooring system, Station W
Has developed the R/V Knorr Long Coring System
To date has funded:
111 Research Awards
10 Institute Fellows
7 Postdoctoral Scholars
3 Graduate Students

9. Ocean Life Institute
Supports research programs in tropical and subtropical regions around the world
Has initiated a study of coral reefs and their ecosystems
Funds research on Right Whale conservation issues
To date has funded:
75 Research Awards
14 Institute Fellows
8 Postdoctoral Scholars
6 Graduate Students

10. Access to the Sea Built the R/V Tioga and endowed its support
Develops new instrumentation and ocean observing technologies
Supports staff and students conducting sea-going research