The USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center is proud to be an exhibitor and sponsor at the 2023 Coastal Sediments Conference. Here you can explore USGS resources related to the conference, employment and postdoc information, and our bureau Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) priorities.
We are excited to share our research and culture with you at the 2023 Coastal Sediments Conference. Explore science, employment, and DEIA resources in the links below or contact us for more information.
View our line-up of presentations at the Coastal Sediments 2023
Coastal Research
At the Department of the Interior, our mission is to ensure that our coasts are resilient and prosperous for current and future generations.
To address our constantly changing coastal landscapes, the USGS conducts a wide range of research and monitoring along our coasts and works with stakeholders throughout the data lifecycle to identify needs and data gaps and address coastal resilience challenges. In turn, USGS science supports coastal communities by providing information and tools that can be used by decision makers to conserve and sustainably use our coastal landscapes and resources.
This work helps to assess and predict coastal change and associated hazards so our Nation’s communities, infrastructure, wildlife, and the coastal ecosystems on which they rely can adapt to a changing world.
Coastal Science Navigator Coming Soon!
We are actively prototyping a guided coastal science discovery hub that serves as an entry point to assist users in finding USGS Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) products and tools that meet their specific needs. The product provides an aggregation space where users can find, filter, compare, and explore CCH resources. The “guided search” function of this product allows users to search by desired information characteristics, serving products that may meet their requirements geographically, temporally, and in terms of the hazards (e.g., future flooding, storm impacts, shoreline change) they are concerned about.
The prototype is being actively tested among user groups, with an initial release planned in April 2023.
Sign up for updates and announcements on the public launch of the USGS Coastal Science Navigator!
Examples of how we work with stakeholders to inform USGS research:
Caribbean Natural Hazards
Puerto Rico Coastal Vulnerability Assessments
State of Our Nation’s Coast
USGS Coastal Research Highlights
Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux
Estuarine and Marsh Geology
Hurricane Coastal Impacts
Climate Impacts to Arctic Coasts
Real-time Coastal Change Forecasts
Coral Reef Project
Massachusetts Integrated Coastal Studies
South Atlantic Salt Marsh Evolution
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment
Other USGS Coastal Resources
Coastal Change Hazards
Our Coasts Geonarratives
Coasts Science Explorer
Sponsor Highlight: USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
The U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducts coastal and marine research to ensure that our Nation has the information it needs to understand, protect, and restore coastal and ocean resources and support the communities that depend on them. Learn more about our research, capabilities, and history of our center in the resources below.
Visit our Webpage
Download our Booklet
Explore our Story Map
Take a Virtual Tour
Employment and Postdoctoral Opportunities
The USGS offers numerous opportunities at all levels of education from early college through post-doctoral research. Check out some of our employment resources below.
- SPCMSC Employment page
- USGS Employment and Information Center
- USAJOBS - The Federal Government's official employment site
- Youth and Education in Science (YES) student opportunities
- Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellowship information
- Event Recordings: USGS Science Careers in Florida and the Caribbean
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
The USGS has numerous initiatives and committees from the bureau level to individual science centers striving to attract and retain a USGS workforce that reflects the demographics of our Nation, to conceive new ways to serve the communities that need our science the most, and to create and maintain an environment which is open and accepting of individual differences. Check out some of our initiatives below.
- Educational Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions
- Recruiting a Diverse Workforce - USGS staff attend, sponsor, and host events like the HBCU Climate Change conference, the SACNAS Diversity in STEM conference, and the Explore USGS Careers in Florida and the Caribbean event to showcase the diversity of USGS science and encourage potential new hires with a wide range of backgrounds to consider USGS as a future employer.
- The Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity (DEO) is dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunity. USGS is devoted to building an inclusive and diverse workforce by creating an environment where all employees are respected, valued, and able to develop and perform to their maximum potential.
Meet the USGS Attendees at Coastal Sediments
Interested in learning more about USGS, our postdoc or employment opportunities, or DEIA efforts? Come chat with us at the conference or send us an email! We’d love to hear from you.
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Jenna Brown
Daniel Ciarletta
James Flocks
Donya Frank-Gilchrist
Michael Itzkin
Jennifer Miselis
Rose Palermo
Margaret "Meg" Palmsten
Davina Passeri
Nathaniel Plant
Christopher Smith
Emily Wei
Olivia Cheriton
Li Erikson
Ann Gibbs
Bruce Jaffe
Kurt Rosenberger
Curt Storlazzi
Christopher Sherwood
John Warner
Nicholas Enwright
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
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Explore some USGS science related to the Coastal Sediments conference:
St. Pete Coastal Science
Pacific Coastal Science
Woods Hole Coastal Science
Wetland and Aquatic Science
Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments
Coral Reef Project
Coastal Change Hazards
Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux (CSAF)
National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards
Operational Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts
Explore news related to the Coastal Sediments conference:
Sound Waves Newsletter
Coastal and Marine News
USGS will sponsor, attend, and present at the 2023 Coastal Sediments conference in New Orleans
Staff from four science centers will represent USGS at this year’s Coastal Sediments conference and exhibit how current bureau initiatives are addressing this year’s theme of, "Inclusive coastal science and engineering for resilient communities."
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Our research goals are to provide the scientific information, knowledge, and tools required to ensure that decisions about land and resource use, management practices, and future development in the coastal zone and adjacent watersheds can be evaluated with a complete understanding of the probable effects on coastal ecosystems and communities, and a full assessment of their vulnerability to natural...Coral Reef Project
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The National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards (NACCH) project develops hindcast, real-time, and forecast assessments of the magnitude or probability of coastal landscape change in response to persistent processes (e.g., shoreline change), extreme storms (e.g., Hurricane Sandy), and sea level rise. This effort depends on parallel collection of long- and short-term observations of coastal change...Operational Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts
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Sound Waves NewsletterSound Waves NewsletterCoastal and Marine NewsCoastal and Marine NewsUSGS will sponsor, attend, and present at the 2023 Coastal Sediments conference in New Orleans
Staff from four science centers will represent USGS at this year’s Coastal Sediments conference and exhibit how current bureau initiatives are addressing this year’s theme of, "Inclusive coastal science and engineering for resilient communities."