Congratulations Elisabeth Sikes who has been awarded the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research (SCAR) Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research! This medal is a recognition of excellence in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research and outstanding service to the international Antarctic community, both of which are critical to advancing SCAR's vision and...
Breaking the Surface
These photos are from filming days at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station, for a new dance film, Breaking the Surface, which will bring attention to climate change and specifically sea level rise in the region. The multidisciplinary film is a collaboration between artists from the Rutgers Mason Gross School of...
Profile of Paul G. Falkowski
Paul G. Falkowski spent much of his research career analyzing the activity of aquatic microorganisms, which captured his interest early in life. As a child, growing up in a New York City Housing Project in Harlem, he received a small fish tank from a family friend, and his father bought...
RUCOOL Welcomes US Coast Guard
RUCOOL hosted LT. Shawn Antonelli from United States Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay on June 15, 2022. LT. Antonelli is the Command Center Chief for Sector Delaware Bay where he is the search and rescue mission coordinator for the sector. The United States Coast Guard answers approximately 45 search and...
RUCOOL Welcomes 4H STEM Ambassadors
RUCOOL hosted 4-H STEM Ambassadors to explore the use of drones for remote sensing and environmental monitoring. The 4-H STEM Ambassador program welcomes New Jersey youth from middle and high school to the SEBS campus to participate in hands-on activities as they learn alongside Rutgers faculty in their respective discipline....
Ocean of Possibilities Summer Program
How Are We Connected to the Ocean? Dive into Marine Science with Rutgers University Oceanographer Lauren Cook. The Earth’s ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface, but yet over 80% of it remains unexplored. Hear from Rutgers Marine Scientist, Lauren Cook, on why it is important to study the...
PUFINS: Weather at Sea
Summertime in Northeast United States, warm weather, pop up thunderstorms, humidity, and a bright sun, right? Well those terms for June are pretty accurate for the beach towns all along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, but not for the team on the R/V Atlantis the summertime feel is more like an...
Congratulations to Vince and Lisa
Congratulations to Vince Clementi and Lisa Herbert who received NSF postdoctoral fellowship. This is a very nice achievement. Vince also was awarded a second year NRC funding to complete his PhD thesis before he transitions to the postdoc track. He will stay at Rutgers.