The Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS) serves as the focal point for the state's research efforts in estuarine, coastal and open ocean environments and helps develop New Jersey's marine environment, economic and educational assets. Within Rutgers University, IMCS develops and coordinates programs of education, research and service in marine and coastal sciences. The original mission of the Institute has not changed. IMCS works with Rutgers faculty having a common interest in marine and coastal sciences, many of whom are members of the Institute, and make available resources a t our field stations and our laboratories on campus.

The Institute's primary mission includes research and teaching, and the dissemination of research results to the public. Our faculty works on a wide array of research projects related to marine and coastal issues and environmental problems. Research thrusts in the areas of applied genetics and evolution, aquaculture, biogeochemistry, bottom boundary layer studies, coastal processes, community ecology, ecosystem level studies, habitat fragmentation, histopathology, larval transport and recruitment, marine genetics, nutrient cycling, ocean modeling, population biology, remote sensing, shellfish and fish biology and wetland ecology are keeping with that mission.

A variety of research opportunities are available to students, including graduate assistantships, either state or grant supported, and year round and summer research opportunities at one of our field stations or on campus. Faculty have made a special effort to hire undergraduate students to work in the labs, and provide them with hands on experience. Students may receive credits for research projects by registering for a research course: several are offered at both undergraduate and graduate level. Selection and evaluation of projects is done by the individual faculty members, with the exception of the summer scholar program, for which students are selected by a faculty committee. In 1994, we had 16 summer interns who had the opportunity to work closely with a faculty member, at one of our field stations or on campus. In 1995, we had 18 summer interns.

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