Oceanographic Institute Of The University Of São Paulo
IO-USP was transformed into a University Unit in 1972 and started to offer post-graduate Masters courses in biological and physical oceanography in 1973. It offers an undergraduate course as well and performs many different types of research. Now, the institute has two departments - Biological Oceanography and Physical, Chemical, and Geological Oceanography. The institute has 34 teachers and around 150 general non-teaching workers.
Research vessels
The institution has the support of three major vessels - the W. Besnard Oceanographic Ship, as well as the Albacora and the Veliger, used mostly by the graduation students in their field research.
Research bases
The institute has two research bases - the Dr. João de Paiva Carvalho base, in the estuarine city of Cananéia, and the Clarimundo de Jesus base, in the coastal city of Ubatuba. Both are equipped with advanced laboratories and sufficient research vessels, with the fundamental support of the main vessel, the W. Besnard Oceanographic Ship.
External links
- http://io.usp.br (in Portuguese)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071224193530/http://www.io.usp.br/english/index_en.html (in English)