COAS Alumni Survey
According to a recent survey, COAS alumni who responded appear to be well satisfied with their preparation for their current job. Of 117 responses, 84 describe as “strong” the effectiveness of COAS in preparing them for employment. 105 of the 117 responding said they get a sense of satisfaction from their work.
Thirty-one of respondents earned PhDs at COAS and 86 earned MS degrees; 108 are working full-time and 7 part-time; 2 are enrolled in school. (Respondents are listed by name, below.)
Of alumni respondents who received degrees in oceanic or atmospheric science, 27 are working for federal, state or local government; 18 have academic appointments in research; 17 work for “for-profit” establishments; 13 have academic appointments; 11 are in non-governmental organizations and 1 is in the military.
Of alumni respondents who received marine resource management degrees, 20 are working in planning and management, 12 in academic settings, 11 in fisheries management, 10 in marine pollution and water quality, 8 in GIS and remote sensing, 6 in both marine conservation and communication and marine education and 4 in coastal processes, management and hazards. (Some gave more than one response.)
When asked to choose what factors had significant influence on their career development, 96 indicated job experience, 63 graduate coursework and 59 professional peers.
The survey was conducted by the COAS Student Services Office.
Who has already responded
Feel free to encourage others in your discipline to answer the survey and give feedback.
Atmospheric Sciences alums responding:
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Scott Bennett
John Lovegrove
Gunnar Luderer |
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Biological Oceanography alums responding:
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Harold Batchelder
Barbara Carlson
Robert Carney
John Collins
George Crandell
Menzies David
Lisa Eisner
Scott Fowler
Walter Glooschenko
Jaime Gomez-Gutierrez
Cidney Howard |
Tomas Vergel Jamir
Gary Johnson
John Kalish
Krista Longnecker
Richard Merrick
Woody Moses
Andrew Rosenberg
Andrew Stevens
Marcelino Suzuki
Archie VanderHart |
Chemical Oceanography alums responding:
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Yvan Alleau
Cliff Dahm
Hernan Garcia
Brian Halez |
Robert Holden
Mark Jones
Erica Schaefer
Laurel Standley |
Marine Geology & Geophysics alums responding:
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Heather Benway
Laurie Brown
Dana Desonie
Rhea Graham
Gary Griggs
Brian Halez
Karin Hayman
Sarah Hoffman
Peter Howd
Paul R. Jones III
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Jennifer Josef
Stacy Kish
Margaret Leinen
Bruce Malfait
Daniel Sattel
Maren Scheidhauer
Gretchen Schuette
Rachel Sours-Page
Joseph Spigai
Andrew Stevens |
Marine Resource Management alums responding:
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Jeanine Almany
Elizabeth Appy
Liz Brown
Susan Burr
Jessica Cardinal
Jay Charland
Juan Carlos Chavez-Comparan
Robert Clarke
Alejandro Clement
Chavez Comparan
Miles Croom
Jennifer Dare
Renee Demirdjian
Polly Endreny
Joe Farrell
Kristin Feindel
Erica Fruh
Hernan Garcia
Carla Grandy
Anuradha Gupta
Stephanie Gwin
John Harms
Paul Heimowitz
Laurel Hillman
Ann Hochberg
Tomas Vergel Jamir
Linda Jauron-Mills
Barbara Katz
Pam Kylstra
Andrew Lanier
Bridgette Lohrman
Nicole Lucas
Maria Malayear
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Elizabeth Matthews
Scott McAuliffe
Molly McCormick
Kris McElwee
Richard Merrick
Michael Murphy
Gustavo A. Montero
Robert Neely
Mikell O'Mealy
Nell Orscheln
David Palazzi
Greg Peters
Brady Phillips
Angkana Rawichutiwan
Craig Risien
Chris Romsos
Calvin Sawyer
Russell Scranton
Steve Sempier
Wesley Shaw
Hamilton Smillie
Patty Snow
Ed Sobey
Maggie Sommer
Natalie Strom
Emily Toby
Armando Ubeda
Carlos Valdes-Casillas
Christine Valentine
Kuuipo Walsh
Jim Wharton
Curt Whitmire
Barbara Zennaro |
Physical Oceanography alums responding:
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David Amstutz
Edgar Andreas
Burlie Brunson
Richard Evans
Tomas Fonseca
Diana Greenslade
Rolando Kelly
Antonio Martinez
Don Masturzo
Christopher N. K. Mooers
Rodrigo Nunez
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Dan Panshin
Renellys Perez
Stephen Poole
Richard Romea
Ed. Sobey
Robin Tokmakian
James Wheeler
Richard (Buck) Williams
Donna Witter
Christopher Wolfe
Vassilis Zervakis |
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