Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Independent Program Review

Program Review:
October 16-18, 2019, University of Rhode Island

• Summary Report (pdf)
• NOAA Ocean Exploration Response (pdf)
• Meeting Agenda (pdf)
• Charge to Reviewers (pdf)
• Review Panel Bios (pdf)
• Presenter Bios (pdf)

OER Presentations

• Session 2 – Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Overview (pdf)
• Session 3 – Introduction: Presentations on Themes (pdf)
• Session 4 – Exploration – Mapping and Characterization (pdf)
• Session 5 – Technology Development, Application, and Program Use (pdf)
• Session 6 – Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (pdf)
• Session 7 – Data and Information (pdf)
• Session 8 – Engaging the Public in Ocean Exploration (pdf)
• Session 10 – Business Operations (pdf)

OER Administration

• Budget Overview (coming soon)
• Compiled Competitive Grants Program Statistics (coming soon)

Bibliographic Citation Metrics

• A Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Supported by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (pdf)
• OER Lab Review Bibliometrics (pdf)

General Background Information

• Oceanography Supplements
  • New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2015 Field Season (pdf)
  • New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and R/V Falkor 2016 Field Season (pdf)
  • New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and R/V Falkor 2017 Field Season (pdf)
  • New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and R/V Falkor 2018 Field Season (pdf)
• National Ocean Exploration Forum Reports
  • National Ocean Exploration Forum 2015 (pdf)
  • National Ocean Exploration Forum 2016: Beyond the Ships 2020-2025 (pdf)
  • National Ocean Exploration Forum 2017: Ocean Exploration in a Sea of Data (pdf)
• oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
• oeab.noaa.gov
• Earth’s Final Frontier: A U.S. Strategy for Ocean Exploration: The Report of the President’s Panel for Ocean Exploration (pdf)
• Exploration of the Seas: Voyage into the Unknown (pdf)

Statutory Authority

• 2009 Ocean Exploration Act (pdf)

Strategic Plans

• Current NOAA Strategic Plan
• Current NOAA 5-year R&D Plan (pdf)
• OER Strategic Plan (pdf)
• OER Implementation Plan (coming soon)

Executive Orders and Policy

• OSTP Decadal Vision (pdf)
• OSTP STEM Plan (pdf)
• OSTP 2021 R&D Priorities (pdf)
• EO on Ocean Policy (pdf)
• EO on Critical Minerals (pdf)
• Critical Minerals Strategy (pdf)

National Forums and Community Advice

• Ocean Exploration 2020: A National Forum Report (2013) (pdf)
• National Ocean Exploration Forum 2014 Report (pdf)
• 2018 ASPIRE Workshop Report (pdf)

External Reviews

• 2012 Review (pdf)
• 2012 Review Response (pdf)
• Education Subcommittee Review (pdf)
• Education Subcommittee Review Response (coming soon)

OEAB Advice: Library of Letters and NOAA Actions in Response

• OEAB Action