I'm thinking about going to school for this major and I've been wanting to do something on the side with my development skills related to it.<p>There's pet projects with data crunching like with this stuff (https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ and https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=oceanography) but I'm wondering more about problems and needs from scientists and people doing fieldwork.
Are you interested in oceanography, ocean engineering, or hydrography (or any/all of those)? Are you looking at the masters or undergrad level?<p>There are so many places software skills could be used. Tell us more about your interests.