Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Website: http://marine.rutgers.edu

Chair: James R. Miller

Undergraduate Director: Judith P. Grassle

Professors:

Kenneth W. Able, B.S., Marian; Ph.D., William and Mary

John Dighton, B.Sc., London Polytechnic; M.Sc., Durham; Ph.D., Queen Elizabeth (London)

Paul G. Falkowski, B.S., M.A., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., British Columbia

Susan E. Ford (Emerita), B.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., Duke

Scott M. Glenn, B.S., Rochester; Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

J. Frederick Grassle, B.S., Yale; Ph.D., Duke

Judith P. Grassle, B.S., Queensland; Ph.D., Duke

Ximing Guo, B.S., Qingdao Ocean (China); M.S., Ph.D., Washington

Dale B. Haidvogel, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Richard A. Lutz, B.A., Virginia; Ph.D., Maine

James R. Miller, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., Maryland

Karl F. Nordstrom, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers

Eric N. Powell, B.S., Washington; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina

Norbert P. Psuty (Emeritus), B.S., Wayne State; M.S., Miami; Ph.D., Louisiana

Peter A. Rona, B.A., Brown; M.S., Ph.D., Yale

Yair Rosenthal, B.Sc., M.S., Hebrew (Israel); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Oscar M. Schofield, B.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

Sybil P. Seitzinger, B.S., Boston; Ph.D., Rhode Island

Gary L. Taghon, B.S., Purdue; M.S., Ph.D., Washington

Research Professor:

Jennifer A. Francis, B.A., San Jose State; Ph.D., Washington

Associate Professors:

Lee J. Kerkhof, B.S., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California (San Diego/Scripps)

Robert M. Sherrell, B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Elisabeth Sikes, B.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Associate Research Professors:

James Ammerman, B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., California (San Diego/Scripps)

Enrique Curchitser, B.S., Ph.D., Rutgers

Maxim Y. Gorbunov, M.S., Ph.D. Moscow State (Russia)

Michael Kennish, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers

Assistant Professors:

Kay D. Bidle, B.S., Maryland; Ph.D. California (San Diego/Scripps)

David Bushek, B.S., Ohio State; M.S., Houston; Ph.D., Rutgers

Robert J. Chant, B.S., SUNY (Buffalo); Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

John L. Wilkin, B.E., Auckland; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Assistant Research Professors:

Thomas Grothues, B.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Julia Levin, B.S., Moscow Oil and Gas Academy; M.S., Ph.D., Columbia

Javier Zavala-Garay, B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (Mexico); Ph.D., Colorado (Mexico)

Yunqing Zhang, B.S., Peking (China); Ph.D., Princeton

Research Associates:

Karen Bemis, B.A., Rice; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ph.D., Rutgers

Linda V. Godfrey, B.Sc., St. Andrews (Scotland); Ph.D., Cambridge

Yungkul Kim, B.S., Puykong (Korea); Ph.D., Rutgers

Yongping Wang, B.S., Dalian Fisheries (China); Ph.D., Institute of Oceanology (China)

Marine science is the study of the marine environment and its interactions with the earth, the biosphere, and the atmosphere. It is therefore an interdisciplinary science requiring a knowledge of the principles of physics, geology and geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology. A major in marine sciences provides students with a broad curriculum in the sciences, which shows how the different scientific disciplines can be brought to bear on understanding marine processes and managing ocean resources wisely. The major prepares a student for many future paths: further study in graduate school in oceanography or in one of the basic disciplines; employment in one of the many applied marine science or environmental fields; a career in environmental management in the civil service; or teaching in secondary schools.

The marine sciences courses emphasize improvement of oral and written communication skills, and facility in accessing, reading, and understanding the current primary literature in marine sciences. Many of the courses include hands-on, experiential learning in the laboratory or in the field. Students also are required to have 3 credits of experience-based education, by completing at least one semester or summer of supervised, independent research.

Entry to the major requires a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in the basic required mathematics and science courses (i.e., Calculus I and II, General Biology I and II, General Chemistry I and II, General Physics I and II) completed by the time of declaration. This is a credit-intensive major, and students are advised to contact the undergraduate director during their second semester.

The curriculum includes the following options: Option A, Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography; Option B, Marine Chemistry; Option C, Marine Geology; and Option D, Physical Oceanography. The required core courses are listed below. For course descriptions, see the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences section of this catalog, Marine Sciences 628.