"The mission of the Graduate College of Marine Studies (CMS) is to advance theknowledge, use, and conservation of global, estuarine, and coastal oceanenvironments through a program of excellence in research, teaching, andservice. "CMS provides all the amenities for a thriving marine research and teachingprogram, including classrooms equipped with interactive television, computerfacilities, a marine library, state-of-the-art laboratories includinggeochemical ""clean labs"" for measuring trace metals such as iron in seawaterand sediments, 10,000 square feet of greenhouse space for salt-tolerant plantresearch, finfish tanks, algal culture facilities, a shellfish hatchery, theDelaware Aquaculture Resource Center, and the 133-foot-long, wind-wave tankfor the study of phenomena at the air-sea interface. "CMS faculty and students work in four major program areas: marine biology-biochemistry, marine policy, oceanographyand physical ocean science & engineering. However, the college emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinaryeducation, and interaction between program areas is common.

Research centers in remote sensing, marine policy, and the biology of salt-tolerant plants serve as focal pointsfor graduate research and education. Other prominent research themes include fisheries ecology, natural resourceeconomics, chemical ecology, marine biotechnology, ocean acoustics, ocean circulation, marine geology, molecularbiology, coastal ocean studies, genetics of marine organisms, marine biogeochemistry, global climate, and air-seainteraction.

CMS is also the home of the University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program, which supports a strong programof marine research, graduate education, and public outreach. Current research focuses on environmental studies,marine biotechnology, coastal processes/engineering, fisheries, and policy studies.
"CMS students may pursue a master of science, master of marine policy,doctorate in marine studies, or doctorate in oceanography. Degrees are offeredin four areas: marine biology-biochemistry, marine policy, oceanography and physical ocean science & engineering. In addition to mastering advanced work in the areaof their specialty, graduates of the college are expected to understand thecomplex interaction of these areas in real-world situations. Requiredintroductory courses outside the student's specialty insure a well-roundedbackground. The college has 35 core faculty and an enrollment that averagesabout 110 students. With a low student-faculty ratio of about 3:1, CMSstudents receive lots of individual attention. "Marine Biology-Biochemistry

Director: Dr. John S. Boyer (Duke University, 1964). Water in the biochemistry and physiology of marine and terrestrial plants.
Dr. S. Craig Cary (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1989). Marine bacteria/invertebrate symbiotic associations; molecular aspects of symbiont transfer.
Dr. Charles E. Epifanio (Duke University, 1971). Larval ecology; recruitment dynamics; tropical ecology.
Dr. Patrick M. Gaffney (State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1986). Genetics of marine organisms; aquacultural genetics.
Dr. John L. Gallagher (University of Delaware, 1971). Marine plant ecology; physiology; tissue culture; transformation; economic development.
Dr. David L. Kirchman (Harvard University, 1982). Marine microbial ecology; molecular mechanisms of organic matter degradation.
Dr. Adam Marsh (University of Maryland, 1989). Molecular physiology; biochemical processes regulating growth and metabolism during larvae development in extreme environments.
Dr. Nancy M. Targett (University of Maine, 1979). Chemical/biological interactions in the marine environment; antifouling mechanisms in marine organisms; chemical ecology.
Dr. Timothy E. Targett (University of Maine, 1979). Ecology of coastal and estuarine marine fishes; physiological ecology of feeding, digestion, growth; trophic biology; energetics.
Dr. Carolyn A. Thoroughgood (University of Maryland, 1969). Nutritional biochemistry of bivalve mollusks; nutritional evaluation and preservation of fish.

Marine Policy

Director: Dr. Lee G. Anderson (University of Washington, 1970). Economics of commercial and recreational fisheries management.
Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain (University of California, Los Angeles, 1973). Integrated coastal management; management of multiple coastal and ocean uses; fisheries management; comparative marine policy.
Dr. Willett M. Kempton (University of Texas, Austin, 1977). Human dimensions of marine and environmental policy.
Mr. Robert W. Knecht (University of Rhode Island, 1972). Ocean and coastal management; ocean policy; ocean minerals; international ocean and environmental law.
Dr. Gerard J. Mangone (Harvard University, 1949). Maritime and international law; shipping and ports; law of the sea; marine pollution.
Dr. George R. Parsons (University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985). Environmental and natural resource economics; coastal zone management.

Oceanography

Director: Dr. Ferris Webster (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961). Role of the ocean in climate variability; oceanographic data processing.
Dr. Thomas M. Church (University of California, 1970). Estuarine and atmospheric geochemistry; trace-element marine chemistry.
Dr. David A. Hutchins (University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994). Biogeochemistry of nutrients and micronutrients; cycling of elements and contaminants through marine food webs; mechanisms of nutrient regeneration in marine biological communities.
Dr. Vic Klemas (University of Braunschweig, 1965). Remote sensing of marine and coastal resources; environmental monitoring and data management.
Dr. George W. Luther III (University of Pittsburgh, 1972). Marine chemistry; element redox cycles; inorganic and organic sulfur cycling.
Dr. Douglas C. Miller (University of Washington, 1985). Interactions between organisms, flow, and sediment; deposit-feeding strategies; design of experiments.
Dr. Jonathan H. Sharp (Dalhousie University, 1972). Coastal/estuarine biogeochemistry; marine organic chemistry; microbial chemical dynamics; science and resource management.
Dr. Christopher Sommerfield (State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997). Estuarine and marine sedimentary processes; marine stratigraphic record of fluvial variability; continental margin geology.
Dr. William J. Ullman (University of Chicago, 1982). Geochemical cycles; rock/water interactions; coastal, estuarine, and nearshore processes.
Dr. Xiao-Hai Yan (State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1989). Satellite oceanography; remote sensing modeling and prediction of air-sea exchange, mixed layer wind, heat flux, and ocean circulation; image processing.

Physical Ocean Science & Engineering

Director: Dr. A.D. Kirwan, Jr. (Texas A&M University, 1964). Identifying and quantifying dynamical processes responsible for the transport of matter and energy in natural environments; applications to Rapid Environmental Assessment.
Dr. Mohsen Badiey (University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 1988). Analytical and numerical modeling of geoacoustics and geophysics; seabed, laboratory, and in situ measurements related to seismoacoustic problems.
Dr. Richard W. Garvine (Princeton University, 1965). Physical oceanography of the coastal ocean and estuaries; observations and models.
Dr. I. Pablo Huq (Cambridge University, 1989). Turbulence in the environment; stratified flow phenomena; experimental fluid mechanics.
Dr. Kuo-Chuin Wong (State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1982). Physical oceanography; estuarine and coastal dynamics; time-series analysis.

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"CMS maintains facilities on the University of Delaware's main campus, inNewark, in northern Delaware, and on the 387-acre Hugh R. Sharp Campus inLewes, at the mouth of Delaware Bay. Although they are located approximately90 miles apart, the two campuses are linked by two-way interactive television,allowing faculty and students to participate in classes and meetings fromeither location.

While CMS faculty and students frequently participate in internationalresearch expeditions, the research complex on the shores of Delaware Bayprovides ready access to a diversity of local marine ecosystems. The college's120-foot research vessel, Cape Henlopen, and several smaller vessels supportfield work in nearby Delaware and Chesapeake bays and coastal Atlantic waters.

This page last updated 27 June 2000."

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