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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a program of the Center for Ocean Leadership, a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Community Program.
Competition Date: March 7, 2026
Location: San Diego, CA
Hosted by: University of San Diego
Bowl Email: NOSB@sandiego.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Darbi Berry
Email: darbiberry@sandiego.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Jenny Prairie
Email: jcprairie@sandiego.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Pasadena, CA
Hosted by: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Kimberly A. Lievense
Email: klievense@jpl.nasa.gov
Phone: 818-354-0112
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Kimberly Johansen
Email: kimberly.c.johansen@jpl.nasa.gov
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Vallejo, CA
Hosted by: California State University Maritime Academy
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Alex Parker
Email: aparker@csum.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Michael Strange
Email: mstrange@csum.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Seward, AK
Hosted by: University of Alaska-Fairbanks Seward Marine Center
Regional Coordinator Contact: Jennifer Elhard
Email: uaf-tsunamibowl@alaska.edu, jaelhard@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-224-5261
Competition Date: TBD
Location: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, CO
Hosted by: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Amanda Morton
Email: amanda.morton@nrel.gov
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Elise DeGeorge
Email: elise.degeorge@nrel.gov
Competition Date: February 14, 2026 (with February 21, 2026 as a snow date)
Location: Groton, CT
Hosted by: University of Connecticut at Avery Point and Project Oceanology
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Andrew Ely
Email: aely@oceanology.org
Phone: (860) 445-9007
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Claudia Koerting
Email: claudia.koerting@uconn.edu
Competition Date: February 14, 2026 (with March 7, 2026 as the snow date)
Location: Manassas, Virginia
Hosted by: George Mason University
Regional Coordinator Contact: Tina Bell
Email: tbell22@gmu.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Competition Date: TBD
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Hosted by: University of South Florida
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Teresa Greely
Email: greely@usf.edu
Phone: 727-553-3921
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Makenzie Kerr
Email: burrowsm@usf.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Savannah, GA
Hosted by: Savannah State University
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown
Email: hoskins@savannahstate.edu
Phone: 912-358-4289
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Victoria Young
Email: youngv@savannahstate.edu
Phone: 912-358-4291
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Honolulu, HI
Hosted by: University of Hawaii
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Cindy Knapman
Email: lknapman@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-7410
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Heather Dudock
Email: hdudock@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-3014
Competition Date: TBD
Regional Coordinator Contact: Blue Lobster Bowl RC Lori Tsuruda
Email: lori@pmd.org
Competition Date: March 7, 2026 (with March 8, 2026 as the snow postponement date)
Location: Cambridge, MA
Hosted by: MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and People Making a Difference (PMD)
Regional Coordinator Contact: Lori Tsuruda
Email: ltsuruda@gmail.com
Phone: *82,1-781-963-0373
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Hosted by: University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and Michigan Sea Grant
Regional Co-Coordinator Contacts: Brandon Uckele
Email: nosb-great-lakes-bowl@umich.edu
Phone: 734-763-1438
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Hosted by: USM Marine Education Center
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Jessie Kastler
Email: jessica.kastler@usm.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Samantha Capers
Email: samantha.capers@usm.edu
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Alicia Mount
Email: alicia.mount@usm.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Competition Date: TBD
Competition Date: February 14, 2026
Location: Wilmington, NC
Hosted by: University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Regional Coordinator Contact: Erin Moran
Email: morane@uncw.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Seattle, WA
Hosted by: University of Washington
Regional Coordinator Contact: Maile Sullivan
Email: mailesul@uw.edu, orcabowl@uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-2822
Competition Date: February 7, 2026
Location: Corvalis, OR
Hosted by: Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Regional Co-Coordinator Contacts: Lindsay Carroll, Jace Bell, and Sammy Yevak
Emails: salmonbowl.nosb@gmail.com, salmonbowl.volunteer@gmail.com, lindsay.carroll@oregonstate.edu
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Galveston, Texas
Hosted by: Texas Sea Grant at Texas A&M University
Regional Coordinator Contacts: Brandi Keller and Ashley Rios
Email: Brandi.Keller@ag.tamu.edu, Ashley.Rios@galvestoncountytx.gov
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Hosted by: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences
Contact: Liz Sutton
Email: emsutton@uwm.edu, sturgeonbowl@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-382-1718
Competition Date: TBD
Location: Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, Pittsburgh, PA
Hosted by: Pittsburgh Zoo & Youngstown State University
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Dr. Felicia Armstrong
Email: fparmstrong@ysu.org
Phone: 330-941-1385
Regional Co-Coordinator Contact: Margie Marks
Email: mmarks@pittsburghzoo.org
Competition Date: February 7, 2026
Location: Gloucester Point, VA
Hosted by:W&M’s Batten School at The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Regional Coordinator Contact: Bethany Smith, Associate Director of Formal Education
Email: bsmith@vims.edu
Phone: 804-684-7735
