Ocean Sciences Centre
The Ocean Sciences Centre is a cold ocean research facility operated in conjunction with Memorial University of Newfoundland. Located in Logy Bay, NL, the Centre houses laboratories where research is conducted on the North Atlantic fishery, aquaculture, oceanography, ecology, behavior and physiology. Research is conducted on organisms ranging from bacteria to seals.
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The Ocean Sciences Centre Marine Public Education Program and public access to the buildings is CLOSED due to ongoing construction (read more)
For further information contact Danielle Nichols at (709) 864-2459
Note: There are no indoor tours of the Ocean Sciences Centre facilities.
OSC ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010
Faculty of Science releases strategic plan
By Kelly Foss
The Faculty of Science has just approved a new strategic plan. The document was approved at a Faculty Council meeting on Dec. 21.
The purpose of the plan is to provide guidance to the Faculty of Science for the next decade and anticipate and plan for research, teaching and service in the ever-changing environment within Memorial University and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, says Mark Abrahams, dean of science.
"Ultimately the plan is about determining where we as a Faculty of Science want to go, and then identifying the steps that we need to take to get there based upon the opportunities and challenges we will likely confront," he said. {Read more}
Major upgrades equals improved research capabilities
On-going construction at the OSC will result in new, leading edge facilities for research on cold-water and deep-sea organisms and ecosystems. The new upgrades, which cost approximately $20 million are broken-down into six components ; (1) A deep-seawater supply to provide high quality, low temperature, seawater on a year-round basis, which includes the construction of a new pump house (2) Construction of the Cold-ocean Deep-sea Research Facility (CDRF) which will provide wet and dry laboratory space for research on deep-sea organisms, invasive species, and aquatic infectious diseases of importance to fisheries and aquaculture(3) Improved water quality, and wet and dry lab space for the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (4) Renovation and expansion of the aquatic animal holding areas ('Back Tank Room') (5) State-of-the-Art equipment to support the research initiatives to be undertaken at the CDRF – including flow cytometer, confocal microscope, scanning EM, deep-sea chambers, and equipment for pathogen culture/isolation (6) New Utilities Annex with larger electric back-up generator and new boilers. All phases of the construction are scheduled to be completed by 2013.
$2.5 million federal investment in researchers at Memorial
Five top researchers at Memorial University have received a total of $2.5 million in funding from the federal government's Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program.
Dr. William R. Driedzic appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Dr. Driedzic was honoured with the appointment to the CFI Board of Directors on September 12th in Ottawa by Dr. Kevin P. D. Smith, Chair of the Board of Directors.
"As a practising researcher, Dr. Driedzic brings a range of scientific knowledge to the CFI Board," said Dr. Smith. "And with many years of experience serving on various committees, I am certain he will be an effective advocate for the CFI."
Dr. Driedzic, who is a professor at the Ocean Sciences Centre and with the Department of Biology, is one of Canada's leading fish physiologists and is currently the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Marine Bioscience at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His primary research exploits the unique properties of marine organisms to address human disease issues such as diabetes and cardiac ischemia. He has also worked in applied biology in the area of aquaculture. {read more}