Lisa Auermuller, Assistant Manager of the JC NERR has been focused on the Reservesince 2002 – almost 20 years. Through her work, Lisa oversees the day-to-daymanagement of JC NERR’s Coastal Center as well as the Reserve’s education, outreach, communications, and Coastal Training Program. Lisa’s role has allowed her to pursue...
RUCOOL Grad Students Underway in Antarctica
It’s once again getting close to winter here in the northeast US, but in Antarctica, spring is in full bloom with summer just weeks away. Rutgers has been participating in the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project at Palmer Station Antarctica for over 30 years. This week, graduate...
Rutgers receives NOAA funds to collect unique ocean, coastal data
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Oscar Schofield, chair Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (principal investigator) and Michael Crowley, MARACOOS technical director are working with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS) on a $1,542,076 cooperative agreement funded through NOAA to collect unique ocean and coastal data that is...
Visitors from Ocean Tech, Bermuda
Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) hosted visitors from Bermuda based Cerulean H2O Ltd and the Ocean Tech charity. As part of their Coastal Lab, they are looking to develop a coastal ocean observing system for Bermuda, and they visited Rutgers to learn from our experience. They shared...
Mid-Term Assessment of Progress on the 2015 Strategic Vision for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research
The Antarctic’s unique environment and position on the globe make it a prime location to gain insights into how Earth and the universe operate. This report assesses National Science Foundation (NSF) progress in addressing three priority research areas identified in a 2015 National Academies report: (1) understanding the linkages between ice...