Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Chair: Lee Kerkhof, Marine and Coastal Sciences, Room 205C
Professors:
Kenneth W. Able,
B.S., Marian College; Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Debashish
Bhattacharya, B.S., M.E.S., Dalhousie University (Canada); Ph.D., Simon
Fraser
John Dighton, B.Sc.
General, London Polytechnic; M.Sc., Durham (UK); Ph.D., Queen Elizabeth
(UK)
Paul G. Falkowski,
B.S., M.A., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., British Columbia (Canada)
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.Sc., Queensland (Australia); Ph.D., Duke
Ximing Guo, B.S.,
Qingdao Ocean (China); M.S., Ph.D., Washington (Seattle)
Dale B. Haidvogel,
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Lee J. Kerkhof,
B.S., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California (San Diego/Scripps)
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 University of Jerusalem; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Oscar M. Schofield,
B.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)
Robert M. Sherrell,
B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gary L. Taghon,
B.S., Purdue; M.S., Ph.D., Washington
Associate 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)
Elizabeth Sikes, B.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John L. Wilkin,
B.E., Auckland (New Zealand); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute
of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Research Professors:
Jennifer A. Francis,
B.A., San Jose State, Ph.D., Washington
Michael Kennish,
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers
Associate Research Professors:
Enrique Curchitser,
B.S., Ph.D., Rutgers
Maxim Y. Gorbunov,
M.S., Ph.D., Moscow State
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
Research Associates:
Karen Bemis, B.A., Rice; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ph.D., Rutgers
Linda Godfrey, B.Sc., St. Andrews (Scotland); Ph.D., Cambridge
Imtiaz Rangwala, B.S., Bombay; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers
Daniel Sinclair, B.S., Canterbury (Australia); Ph.D., Australian
National
Assistant Professors:
Heidi Fuchs, B.S., Wyoming; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute
of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Olaf Jensen, B.S., Cornell; M.S., Maryland; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Josh Kohut, B.S., College of Charleston; Ph.D., Rutgers
Silke Severman,
B.S., Albrechts Universitat Kiel (Germany); M.S., Ph.D., Southampton
Tim Zimmerman, B.S.,
Massachusetts; M.S., Charleston; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Assistant Research Professor:
Javier Zavala-Garay,
B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (Mexico); Ph.D., Colorado
(Boulder)
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.
