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Creating Institutions to Make Scientific Discoveries Possible
A Chronology of the Early Development of Ocean Sciences at NSF
Pages 85-92

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... C,e"11ng Ins1~11ens Be Make S`len1111' Ols~ove~les PosslbIe
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... . It focuses specifically on the years up to the time that the Ocean Drilling Program was established in the Division of Ocean Sciences.
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... was set up by the newly formed Federal Council for Science and Technology, as the first attempt to recognize this fledgling scientific discipline, aspects of which were on the agendas of several agencies at the time. The ICO was charged to develop a National Oceanographic Program, which included reviewing activities and plans of individual agencies, coordinating budget planning, and considerations of special problems important in advancing oceanography.
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From page 89...
... The Earth Sciences Program Office became the Earth Sciences Section, and four programs were established: Oceanography, Geophysics, Geology, and Geochemistry. Beyond NSF, NASCO now decided to prepare a report giving the best estimates of the possible actual worth to this country from the planned National Oceanographic Program, particularly an expanded research effort.
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From page 90...
... NSF announced the first Sea Grant awards nine grants totaling nearly $2 million on February 21, 1968. THE EMERGENCE OF THE DIVISION OF OCEAN SCIENCES In March 1967, the Oceanography Program was raised to the section level within the Division of Environmental Sciences with the Physical Oceanography Program, Submarine Geology and Geophysics Program, and Oceanographic Facilities Program managed by Mary Johrde (see her contribution in this volume)
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From page 91...
... These included the Sea Grant Program, Antarctic Programs, Computing Activities, Science Information Service, International Programs, and National Centers and Facilities Operations. The last was responsible for the Ocean Sediment Coring Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
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... , and several are still in their early stages. Some thoughts on the influence of this fourth wave of major ocean programs (after the International Geophysical Year, the International Indian Ocean Expedition, and the International Decade of Ocean Exploration)
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  • medical sciences
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  • national oceanographic
  • nsf director
  • ocean sediment
  • international programs
  • coring program

  • sediment coring
  • oceanographic program
  • facilities program
  • physical oceanography
  • sciences section

  • systematic biology
  • facilities operations
  • national centers
  • drilling program
  • polar programs

  • marine science
  • oceanographic technology
  • ship operation
  • maintenance program
  • seabed assessment


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