Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO)
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Next DISCO meetingWe are now accepting applications for DISCO XXIX (2024). The deadline for application submission is April 26, 2024. Applicants considered for invitation to DISCO XXIX must have completed their dissertations after 30 June 2023, or provide certification from their Department Chair or Dean that they will complete their degree by 1 July 2025. Please see the Current Symposium link for application materials. For further questions, please email us at disco@soest.hawaii.edu. Federal Agency Program Officers Speak at DISCO & PODS 2022Introductions to federal agency programs and funding opportunities were spoken about at the 2022 Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO) XXVIII and Physical Oceanography Dissertations Symposium (PODS) XII meetings on 19 October 2022. View slides and presentations here. Funding OpportunitiesMany government agencies have funding opportunities for graduate and post-doctoral scholars. Click on each agency to go to the sites where information on these opportunities can be found. |
The Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography provides recent graduates, or soon to graduate, PhD-level chemical oceanographers with an opportunity to present their dissertation research in front of their professional peers and to forge professional relationships that will facilitate their future research and academic careers.
DISCO XXIX:
19–24 October 2024
The DISCO XXIX symposium for chemical oceanographers with recent PhDs will be held in Lihue, Kaua‘i from 19–24 October 2024. This symposium is jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Applications Due by 26 April 2024
Participation in the DISCO symposium is by invitation only to applicants who have completed a dissertation concerning an important problem in ocean chemistry. Dissertations must have been completed after 30 June 2023, or applicants must provide certification from their department chair or Dean that they will complete their degree by 1 July 2025. The application deadline is 26 April 2024. Please see the Application Forms link for applying.
For other questions, please email DISCO@soest.hawaii.edu.
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