Welcome to the Oceanic Engineering Society Homepage!

As 2010 IEEE President, I am pleased to announce the launch of the enhanced IEEE Xplore® digital library, providing a smarter and more productive research experience for all IEEE members.

IEEE Xplore is a trusted repository of more than two million IEEE journal articles, conference papers, standards, eLearning tools, and eBooks. I'm sure you're already aware of the significance of IEEE Xplore for the most exacting research. This new release - the latest realization in added value to our membership - has been completely redesigned with a faster search engine, a more efficient interface that makes it easier to browse and search, new ways to personalize and save your searches, and more.

This greatly enhanced digital library is the result of a collaboration between IEEE and hundreds of librarians, faculty, scientists and engineers, as well as IEEE members, volunteers, and students around the globe. It exemplifies the commitment of IEEE to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.

I invite you to take a look. An overview video, together with a comprehensive summary of the new features of IEEE Xplore, and access to free training are available at http://www.ieee.org/newieeexplore. Or you can log in directly to IEEE Xplore with your IEEE Web account at http://www.ieee.org/ieeexplore to experience the new features first hand. I am confident you will be as impressed as I am and will agree that searching the wealth of IEEE content has never been easier or more fruitful!

As a benefit of membership, IEEE-OES members have electronic access, via IEEE Xplore, to all the proceedings of OES-sponsored conferences (e.g. OCEANS Conferences) and all issues of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.

If you are a member of IEEE-OES who does not have an IEEE Web account, please proceed as follows:

(4) point your browser to http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
then login with your IEEE Web account username and password

To access material owned by other IEEE societies, you have to be a member of those societies, or subscribe to a "member digital library" that allows you a pre-determined number of downloads per month, or subscribe to a more comprehensive package (e.g. IEL at $125k/year).

Request for Nominations to the Administrative Committee, Class of 2011. Reminder: Nominations close March 1st

The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society is governed by an Administrative Committee of 18 members. Six are elected each year to serve three-year terms. Members are limited to two consecutive terms, although they may be reelected after a lapse of one year.

The Nomination and Appointments Committee is Chaired by the Junior Past President, with the Senior Past President and the most recently retired Senior Past President completing the Committee. They are charged with proposing a slate of nominees and with conducting the election, which is done electronically to the entire membership. The electronic election requires each member that wishes to vote to have an IEEE account. Therefore, visit IEEE.org to establish your account if needed.

Qualifications for Administrative Committee membership are membership in the IEEE and OES, and a willingness to serve the oceanic engineering profession. The Society wishes to have the Administrative Committee characteristics reflect characteristics of the IEEE membership. We are particularly interested in increasing the Asian and European membership of the Committee.

I ask that each of you identify and nominate qualified candidates for the Administrative Committee. Self-nomination is encouraged.

The Nomination Packet should include a Letter of Nomination accompanied by a one page biographical sketch of the proposed candidate with picture and a one-page statement from the proposed candidate giving his or her views of the opportunities and challenges facing the Society and steps to be taken to advance the IEEE Oceanographic Engineering Society.

The election will be conducted in accordance with our Bylaws. You can read them by going to the Society's Web Site (www.oceanicengineering.org), and pointing to Bylaws 2006 under Governing Documents. The Bylaws specify that general nominations close on March 1, and nominations by petition close by April 15.

Please do not delay your efforts in finding and nominating qualified candidates.

Name James Barbera
Chair, IEEE/OES Nominations and Appointments Committee
Address 13513 Crispin Way

Send content for and comments regarding this announcement to the newsletter editor: Marinna Martini, mmartini@ieee.org

Soliciting Abstracts for Ocean Sciences 2010 Session on "Ocean Technology and Infrastructure Needs for the Next 20 Years"

The National Research Council is launching two major studies on U.S. Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for 2030 and Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations and would like to invite the oceanographic community and related fields to contribute with their visions, viewpoints, and anticipated needs to these and other ocean planning activities. The Ocean Sciences 2010 Session on "Ocean Technology and Infrastructure Needs for the Next 20 Years" description is as follows:

"Ocean infrastructure - laboratories, satellites, vessels, sensors, and instruments - is the backbone for oceanographic research. It is required to collect observations at sea, gather remote sensing data, and create predictive models, but it also becomes aged and obsolete, limiting the research enterprise. What are the types of infrastructure and technology investments that are needed to continue cutting-edge oceanography for the next 20 years? How are emerging societal needs directing our future infrastructure requirements? How does technology created for other fields drive advances in oceanography? Can today's technology and infrastructure be optimized for future research needs, or will current assets (such as ships and satellites) require fundamental changes? This session will explore the technology trends and barriers that impact future ocean research infrastructure. A wide range of viewpoints is encouraged."

The Ocean Sciences 2010 Meeting, "From Observation to Prediction in the 21st Century", will be held in Portland, Oregon, USA from February 22-26.

Abstracts are due on October 15. Information on abstract submission, including guidelines and policies, is here:

http://www.agu.org/meetings/os10/program/abstract_submissions.php

Further information on this session can be found here: http://www.agu.org/meetings/os10/program/scientific_session_search.php?show=detail&sessid=156

Please check http://dels.nas.edu/osb/ for more information on the National Research Council's Ocean Studies Board and its projects.

Please consider contributing to the session and pass it on to anyone you think might have interest!
Thank you and please feel free to contact Deborah Glickson with any questions (dglickson@nas.edu).

Chief Scientist for Engineering at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Awarded Medal from the Acoustical Society of America

Chief Scientist for Engineering at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Awarded Medal from the Acoustical Society of America Melville, NY (24 June 2008) -- The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) has named James V. Candy recipient of its Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal for his contributions to signal processing and underwater acoustics. The Silver Medal is awarded to ASA members whose work overlaps more than one technical area. The award will be presented on 2 July 2008 in Paris, France at Acoustics’08 Paris, an international meeting jointly sponsored by the ASA, the European Acoustics Association, and the French Acoustical Society.

"Receiving the interdisciplinary Silver Medal award from the Acoustical Society of America is an overwhelming honor," says Candy. "I praise the Lord for his gifts, my wife for her endless support, my colleagues for encouragement and my institutions for the opportunity."

Candy is the Chief Scientist for Engineering at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Candy has held a number of positions at Lawrence Livermore for more than 30 years and is the former Director of the Laboratory's Center for Advanced Signal & Image Sciences.

His research focuses on the development of model-based signal and image processing techniques. Using embedded physical models, these techniques can extract critical information from noisy measurement data for a wide variety of applications. The applications range from vibrational failure detection for prosthetic heart valves, target localization in ocean acoustics, communications in room acoustics, detecting and imaging flaws in materials for nondestructive evaluation, biomedical imaging for ultrasonic cancer detection, time reversal processing for signal enhancement as well as detection of radioactive contraband in containers, and synthetic aperture for underwater and airborne targets.

James Candy is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (BSEE, '66) and the University of Florida, Gainesville (MSE, '72; Ph.D., '76). He is a resident of Danville, California.

The Acoustical Society of America is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,500 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America—the world’s leading journal on acoustics, Acoustics Today magazine, books and standards on acoustics. The Society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. For more information about the Society, visit our Web site, http://asa.aip.org

The OES Administrative Committee has approved the establishment of an OES Scholarship Program. This will provide scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students in Ocean Engineering and Ocean Science related programs leading to careers in ocean related fields. Five $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded each year to both graduate and undergraduate students enrolled full time in an accredited school. A Scholarship Committee working under the Student Activities Coordinator will evaluate scholarship applications and present them to the Adminitrative Committee for approval.

Undergraduate Eligibility:
                             - Each student must have completed requirements for half of the degree and maintained a grade point average of "B" or equivalent.
                            - Must submit an academic transcript.
                            - Must have a faculty advisor recommendation
                            - Must complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form
                            - If not a member of IEEE must become a student member prior to the start
of  the  upcoming  academic year.

Graduate Student Eligibility:
                            - Must be enrolled in a graduate program or have been accepted into a graduate program in ocean engineering or related ocean science.
                            - Demonstrate significant ability to perform independent research and demostrated excellence in academics through awards and prizes.
                            - Must have the recommendation of a graduate advisor.
                            - Must complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form.
                            - If not a member of IEEE must become a student member prior to the start of the upcoming academic year.

Application Deadlines:
                            - Completed application must be postmarked by March 1 of the year in which the scholarship is being sought.
                            - References and recommendations must be received by April 1.
                            - Official transcripts mailed by academic institutions must be received by May 1.
                            - Awarding of the scholarships would be done following the spring meeting of the Administrative Committee. The Awards would be formally recognized at the fall OCEANS Conference and the recipients invited to attend the Conference Awards Ceremony.

For application forms and information contact Norman D. Miller, IEEE/OES Student Activities Coordinator at n.miller@ieee.org.

The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society depends of the volunteer work of its members. Without their active participation on governing boards, committees, and in chapters, the OES could not function as a professional society. We invite you to participate actively. Please contact any member of the OES Administrative Committee to volunteer your time.

Elena Gerstmann, Director of IEEE's Research Department, recently oversaw member surveys of all IEEE Societies. 1200 OES members were randomly selected for the survey and 308 responded. The questionnaire and an analysis of the results are available for review. Simply RIGHT click on either of the links below and select "Target Save As" if using Internet Explorer or "Save Link As" if using Netscape to save the files to your system.

The Oceanic Engineering Society digital archive is here!
Developed as a service to the OES members, this project was initiated in November 1999 and completed in August 2001. The archive is accompanied by the AstaWare Search Engine, and all documents, almost 9600 papers and articles are full text searchable. The CD set is PC-compatible under Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000; Mac-compatible under Macintosh 9.0 and above (a bit squeamish on OS X); and UNIX-compatible on a variety of platforms.

The digital archive was funded by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society and was produced by Parity Computing, Inc., in San Diego, CA. Sales of the OES digital archive will be limited to one copy per OES or MTS member whose name is shown on a current society membership list or who has an active society membership card.

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