Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Website:
http://marine.rutgers.edu
Chair: Oscar Schofield, Marine and Coastal Sciences, Room 104F
Undergraduate Director: Gary Taghon
Professors:
Kenneth W. Able,
B.S., Marian College; Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Robert J. Chant,
B.S., SUNY (Buffalo); Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
John Dighton, B.Sc.
General, London Polytechnic; M.Sc., Durham (UK); Ph.D., Queen Elizabeth
(U.K.)
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,
(Emeritus) 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
Benjamin Horton, B.A, Liverpool, (U.K.); Ph.D., Durham, (U.K.)
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
Norbert P. Psuty
(Emeritus), B.S., Wayne State; M.S., Miami; Ph.D., Louisiana
Yair Rosenthal,
B.Sc., M.S., Hebrew (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
John L. Wilkin,
B.E., Auckland (New Zealand); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute
of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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
Josh Kohut, B.S., College of Charleston; Ph.D., Rutgers
Silke Severmann,
B.S., Albrechts Universitat Kiel (Germany); M.Sc., Ph.D., Southampton (U.K.)
Elizabeth Sikes, B.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Research Professors:
Monica Bricelj, D.Sc., Buenos Aires (Argentina); M.S., Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Jennifer A. Francis,
B.A., San Jose State; Ph.D., Washington
Maxim Y. Gorbunov,
M.S., Ph.D., Moscow State
Michael Kennish,
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers
Associate 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
Research Associates:
Karen Bemis, B.A., Rice; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ph.D., Rutgers
Assistant Professors:
Diane K. Adams, B.S., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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
Daphne M. Munroe, B.Sc., Simon Fraser; Ph.D., British Columbia (Canada)
Grace Saba, B.S., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
Assistant Research Professors:
Kimberlee Thamatrakoln, B.S., California (San Diego); M.S., Stanford; Ph.D., California (San Diego)
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 on the catalog page below. For course descriptions, see the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences section of this catalog, Marine Sciences 628.
