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Faculty Research

Every tenured and tenure-track faculty member in the Marine Sciences Department is actively engaged in scholarly research.  Our oceanography faculty members are world recognized in their field, and operate a very large (and well funded) program.  To access detailed descriptions of much of their work, see Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research (LOER). 

Two other areas of active research are Theory and Marine Policy. 

The theory group is well funded.  It consists of 5 faculty members who carry out research ranging from nanotechnology to numerical simulation of coastal processes.  The theory group publishes over 15 papers a year in peer reviewed scientific journals.   

Our  marine policy faculty members write books and articles that seek to bring cutting edge science and economics to the decision making process.  This growing area of research supports the Masters Degree in Marine Resources Management. Visit the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores site.
 

Student Research

One of the advantages of attending a small, special purpose University with excellent facilities and active research programs, is the opportunity for students to engage in scholarly research while still undergraduates (and often for pay).  Most of our laboratories employ one or more (usually more) students as an integral part of their research programs.  Students have graduated as co-authors of peer reviewed papers, and as co-inventors on patents.  Every student, whether employed or not, has the opportunity to take MARS or OCRE 485 (Directed Studies) as part of their curriculum in which they work directly with a faculty member on a project of the student’s choice.

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