Conference Description
The Coastal Ocean Dynamics GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The 2023 Gordon Conference on Coastal Ocean Dynamics synthesizes recent advances in the understanding of circulation and fluid dynamical processes in the coastal ocean. Recent advances in observational and numerical modeling techniques, as well as a number of interdisciplinary field studies, have led to significant progress in our understanding of coastal ocean processes. In order to capture the diverse and dynamic nature of the field, the conference will feature sessions spanning a wide range of temporal and spatial scales, environments and processes. Meeting sessions will include topics ranging from sediment dynamics, nearshore physics, shelf circulation, biological-biogeochemical feedbacks with fluid mechanics and circulation processes, submesoscale and small-scale dynamics to breakthroughs in the study of estuaries, and tackling the frontiers of coastal physical oceanography and ocean-derived energy. Besides examining the forefront of discovery and theoretical advances in coastal dynamics, emphasis will also be placed on scientific advances resulting from recent developments in measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques. The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Dynamics will be supplemented by a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) to be held on the weekend prior to the GRC. The Gordon Research Seminar is a meeting of graduate student researchers and postdoctoral scientists working on coastal ocean dynamics, and provides them with an opportunity to present and discuss work with their peers.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 18, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Dynamics of Tropical and Temperate Estuaries
Discussion Leaders
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Geno Pawlak (University of California San Diego, United States)
Speakers
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Arnoldo Valle-Levinson (University of Florida)
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Yoeri Dijkstra (Delft University of Technology)
Nearshore Dynamics
Discussion Leaders
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H Tuba Ozkan-Haller (Oregon State University, United States)
Speakers
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Julie Pietrzak (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
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Jacqueline McSweeney (Stony Brook University, United States)
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Jim Thomson (Univ. of Washington Applied Physics Lab, United States)
Predictability of the Coastal Ocean
Discussion Leaders
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Pierre De Mey-Frémaux (CNRS/LEGOS, France)
Speakers
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John Wilkin (Rutgers University, United States)
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Mercedes Pozo Buil (UCSC/NOAA SWFSC)
Exchange Between Continental Shelves and the Deep Ocean
Discussion Leaders
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Catherine Edwards (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, United States)
Speakers
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John Huthnance (UK National Oceanography Centre)
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Moninya Roughan (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
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Andrew Stewart (University of California, Los Angeles)
Connecting Coastal Physics, Biogeochemical Dynamics, and Climate Impacts
Discussion Leaders
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Samantha Siedlecki (University of Connecticut, United States)
Speakers
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Susan Allen (University of British Columbia)
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Moritz Mathis (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany)
Coastal Sea Level Variability
Discussion Leaders
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Rick Luettich (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
Speakers
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Sönke Dangendorf (Tulane University)
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Charitha Pattiaratchi (The University of Western Australia)
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Talea Mayo (Emory University)
Subterranean Estuaries and Groundwater Exchange
Discussion Leaders
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Britt Raubenheimer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Speakers
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David Brankovits (Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy)
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Gudrun Massmann (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany)
High-Latitude Shelf Dynamics
Discussion Leaders
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Rebecca Jackson (Rutgers University)
Speakers
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Laura Herraiz Borreguero (CSIRO, Australia)
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Fiamma Straneo (Scripps UCSD, United States)
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Maddie Smith (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States)
Novel Approaches to Observing in Coastal Systems
Discussion Leaders
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Melissa Moulton (University of Washington and National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States)
Speakers
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Jessica Garwood (Oregon State University)
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Margaret Palmsten (U.S. Geological Survey)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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H Tuba Ozkan-Haller (Oregon State University, United States)