50th Anniversary

July 2009 marked the start of our 50th anniversary year. What would later become the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences began with one oceanographer, Wayne Burt, and a vision. Today, the college is a leader in the study of the Earth as an integrated system, providing scientific understanding to address complex environmental challenges.

• Photos from Friday night meet-and-greet and Saturday luncheon. You can copy these photos to your computer, order prints, or share photos with others.
  
  
• Video greeting from Alan Mix aboard the Joides Resolution.
  
  
• Keynote speeches by John Bryne and Mark Abbott.
  
  
• Article about the weekend, by Rhett Register, published in Life@OSU.

• The First Three Decades, 300 historical photos collected and arranged by Jane Huyer.
  
  
• Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences 1959-2009 (pdf of a 24-page chronology of important events, research projects, and college contributions).
  
  
• Coastal Circulation Studies at Oregon State University, timeline poster by Jane Huyer.
  
  
• Cold Seeps and Gas Hydrates at the Cascadia Margin, timeline poster by Erwin Suess.
  
  
• Oceanography, the Making of a Science: The Oregon State Story (pdf of presentation by John V. Byrne, President Emeritus, Oregon State University, January 13, 2000).

• Science Symposium presentations (seven videos).
  
  
• Open House photos (public open house with over 700 attendees, with displays and hands-on activities)