Claflin, Lynne (Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education)

Dauphin, J. Paul (National Science Foundation [NSF])

Elthon, Donald (NSF)

Epp, David (NSF)

Fox, Paul J. (Texas A&M Univ.)

Haq, Bilal (NSF)

Kinder, Tom (Office of Naval Research)

Malfait, Bruce (NSF)

Morell, Virginia (Science Magazine)

Mottl, Mike (UH)

Purdy, Michael (NSF)

Sancetta, Connie (NSF)

Shor, Alexander (NSF)

Front Matter (R1-R6)

Keynote Lecture The Emergence of the National Science Foundation as a Supporter of Ocean Sciences in the United States (1-8)

Landmark Achievements of Ocean Sciences Achievements in Biological Oceanography (9-21)

Achievements in Chemical Oceanography (22-43)

Achievements in Physical Oceanography (44-50)

Achievements in Marine Geology and Geophysics (51-64)

Deep Submergence: The Beginnings of Alvin as a Tool of Basic Research (65-66)

The History of Woods Hole's Deep Submergence Program (67-84)

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

Ocean Sciences at the National Sciences Foundation: Early Revolution (93-95)

Ocean Sciences at the National Sciences Foundation: An Administrative History (96-106)

Two Years of Turbulence Leading to a Quarter Century of Cooperation: The Birth of UNOLS (107-116)

Scientific Ocean Drilling, from AMSOC to COMPOST (117-127)

Technology Development for Ocean Sciences at NSF (128-134)

Large and Small Science Programs: A Delicate Balance The Great Importance of Small Science Programs (135-140)

The Role of NSF in Big Ocean Science: 1950 to 1980 (141-148)

Major Physical Oceanography Programs at NSF: IDOE Through Global Change (149-151)

Major International Programs in Ocean Sciences: Ocean Chemistry (152-162)

Ocean Sciences Today and Tomorrow The Future of Physical Oceanography (163-168)

The Future of Ocean Chemistry in the United States (169-171)

The Future of Marine Geology and Geophysics: A Summary (172-183)

Out Far and In Deep: Shifting Perspectives in Ocean Ecology (184-191)

Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach (192-194)

Education in Oceanography: History, Purpose, and Prognosis (195-200)

Evolving Institutional Arrangements for U.S. Ocean Sciences (201-206)

NSF's Commitment to the Deep (207-209)

Fifty Years of Ocean Discovery (210-211)

Argo to ARGO (212-213)

The Importance of Ocean Sciences to Society (214-216)

Appendix A: Symposium Program (217-222)

Appendix B: Symposium Participants (223-232)

Appendix C: Poster Session (233-234)

Appendix D: NSF Division of Ocean Sciences: Senior Science Staff, Rotators, IPAs, and Visiting Sciences (235-246)

Appendix E: Support of Ocean Sciences at NSF from 1966 to 1999 (247-249)

Appendix F: Organizational Charts (250-257)

Appendix G: NRC Project Oversight (258-258)

Appendix H: Acronyms (259-262)

Index (263-270)

Supplementary Pictures (271-278)