Empowering women in marine science

Fostering excellence and inclusivity in marine science

The Society for Women in Marine Science is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Started at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 2014, our mission is to empower women in marine science by discussing of diverse experiences, celebrating research, and promoting the visibility of women in marine science.

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Recap | Forging Your Career in Academia and Industry with The Oceanography Society and Sea-Bird Scientific

Dec 11, 2024

Recap | Forging Your Career in Academia and Industry with The Oceanography Society and Sea-Bird Scientific

Dec 11, 2024

Dec 11, 2024

Empowering Marine Conservation: Insights from Our Panel of Experts

Nov 27, 2024

Empowering Marine Conservation: Insights from Our Panel of Experts

Nov 27, 2024

Nov 27, 2024

Finding Your Wave: Career Trajectory Panel in Partnership with Scripps Institute of Oceanography

Nov 13, 2024

Finding Your Wave: Career Trajectory Panel in Partnership with Scripps Institute of Oceanography

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

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Will you be at the 2024 AGU Fall Meeting next week? Join SWMS VP Trish and Mentorship Chair Breanna at Calico for their Trivia Night next week December 10 starting at 7 pm! We hope to see you there! @agu.oceans @americangeophysicalunion

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Don't forget - SWMS wants to feature you and your photography in our 2025 calendar! Submit your pictures by Friday at the link in our bio!

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Happy Thanksgiving to all of our members and chapters today! Whether you celebrate or not, we are thankful for you and all you do for SWMS!

New on the SWMS Blog - our BU chapter recently held a panel on careers in marine conservation! You can read about their experiences on the blog at the link in our bio!

Image Credit: Martin Colognoli / Ocean Image Bank

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We are so thankful for all of the mentors in our mentorship program who donate their time and effort to help mentor the next generation of marine scientists. Looking to give back to the marine science community? Consider being a mentor today! We are

We are very excited to announce the arrival of the SWMS Shop! You can now purchase SWMS Swag on our website - all profits will go directly to increasing the number of travel and other awards we are able to offer to our members!

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We can't believe it's already been a week since the 2024 SWMSPosium! Thank you again to everyone who joined us on Long Island for an amazing weekend!

You can check out pictures from the event on our website - linked in our bio!

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We are so excited to announce our next science-art themed contest - the 2024 SWMS Photo contest! We want to make a SWMS 2025 calendar and we want to feature you and your awesome photos of your science, you doing science, or just cool places you've be

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all so much to everyone who joined us on Long Island this weekend for the 2024 SWMSPosium! We had an amazing weekend of empowering discussions, networking, and skill-building! We hope you enjoyed it as much as

We had such a great day at our career panels! Now it's time for our tabling event and poster session!

Have questions about SWMS or want to check out the new SWMS swag? Come ask Breanna, Katie, or Tricia at the SWMS table!