T E X A S
A & M U N I V E R S I T Y A
T G A L V E S T O N
Texas A&M University at Galveston
(TAMUG) is an ocean-oriented campus
offering numerous opportunities in Research and Graduate Studies. There are over
35 TAMUG faculty actively participating in extramural research encompassing
areas in marine biology, marine sciences, marine environmental and conservation
studies, marine/maritime engineering, as well as being involved in marine
aspects of business, law, policy and management. Research is focused largely in
the areas of bay and estuary ecosystems, coastal and beach processes,
geochemical cycling in the marine/aquatic/atmospheric systems, marine life
studies, and offshore/deepwater environments.
An average of 50-100 funded research projects are active at any one time.
These projects average $3.36 million over the last five years. Funding is
provided from such agencies as National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval
Research, Sea Grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Texas and a variety of private
foundations and industries. Most notable of these is the TAMUG-based Texas
Institute of Oceanography, whose mission is to support Texas scientists
conducting research in the marine sciences, and to provide the research and
technological base fore the development of marine-related businesses in Texas
and around the Gulf of Mexico.
TAMUG is excited to be able to offer the first Galveston-based graduate
degree program the Master of Marine Resources Management offered through the
Department of Marine Sciences. Students are able to take classes offered by
Texas A&M University at College Station (TAMU) and Galveston on the TAMUG
campus and pursue a graduate degree. Because TAMUG is a branch campus of TAMU,
students receive their degrees from Texas A&M University.
In addition, TAMUG is home to a large number of TAMU graduate students who
are housed on the TAMUG campus doing research under the guidance and supervision
of a TAMU/TAMUG graduate faculty advisor. These students are involved in such
areas as Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Oceanography, Biology, Rangeland
Ecology and Management and Civil Engineering. Many of the TAMUG graduate faculty
has joint appointments with departments in College Station.
Located on the shores of Galveston Bay with close access to the Gulf of
Mexico, TAMUG has facilities at three separate campus locations. Most
instructional programs are taught at the 130-acre Mitchell Campus on Pelican
Island. Research and classroom work are conducted at the three-acre Ft. Crockett
Campus on Galveston Island, including an additional 15,200 sq. ft. of space
leased from the National Marine Fisheries Services (which together provide
approximately 90,000 sq ft for marine laboratory research). The 10-acre Offatts
Bayou campus houses the Center for Marine Training and Safety.
