The Leading International Conference on the Optics of Inland, Coastal, and Ocean Waters
Welcome!
Continuing the rich tradition of the Ocean Optics Conference, this year’s program will feature invited plenary speakers, selected oral presentations, and numerous poster presentations showcasing the latest advancements and discoveries in the field. For those looking to deepen their skills, pre-conference short courses and workshops will offer hands-on training in data analysis and emerging technologies.
In 2024, Ocean Optics XXVI welcomed nearly 400 members of the ocean optics community, representing 33 countries. The conference included over 50 oral, plenary, and award presentations, more than 285 poster presentations, and short courses and workshops attended by over 100 students. These numbers reflect both the growth and increasing diversity of our community.
We look forward to continuing this legacy in Fall 2026 and to providing an environment that fosters scientific exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional development.
Further details regarding conference venue, registration, abstract submission, and program will be shared as they become available. To receive timely updates, we encourage you to subscribe to the Ocean Optics News email list and check our updates on BlueSky.
We look forward to welcoming you to Ocean Optics XXVII.
– Griet Neukermans, Conference Chair
– Jenny Ramarui, Conference Coordinator
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Who Attends
The Ocean Optics Conference attracts a diverse audience of active practitioners in this field, including oceanographers, marine ecologists, limnologists, optical engineers, marine resource managers, and policy professionals from around the world.
The Program
Conference presentations include the science of optics across all aquatic environments, research, and applications, including (but not limited to) biogeochemistry, environmental management and applications, instruments, techniques and observational systems, remote sensing, phytoplankton ecology, radiative transfer and optical theory, global change, and benthic processes. Attendees will attend plenary presentations during the day and interact with colleagues during scientific poster session receptions held in the exhibit/poster hall in the early evening. In addition to invited and contributed oral and poster presentations, the conference will provide the opportunity for community-wide discussions.
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Planning Committee
- CHAIR: Griet Neukermans, Ghent University, Belgium
- Aida Alvera-Azcárate, University of Liège, Belgium
- David Antoine, Curtin University, Australia
- Agnieszka Bialek, National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
- Bronwyn Cahill, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Germany
- Robert Foster, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Henry Houskeeper, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
- Hubert Loisel, Laboratoire d’ Oceanologie et de Geosciences, France
- Laura Lorenzoni, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
- Catherine Mitchell, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, USA
- Aimee Neeley, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- Emanuele Organelli, National Research Council – Institute of Marine Sciences (CNR ISMAR), Italy
- Jenny Ramarui, The Oceanography Society, USA
- Sara Rivero-Calle, University of Georgia, USA
- Mortimer Werther, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland
Conference Organizer
Ocean Optics XXVII is organized by The Oceanography Society (TOS). As a professional society, TOS is committed to supporting a community that encourages the open expression and exchange of ideas, that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and that is welcoming to all members and to those who participate in its activities. In pursuit of that commitment, TOS is dedicated to the philosophy of equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants.
