Led by Rutgers University, a consortium of 14 shellfish geneticists from 12 East Coast universities and government agencies has won a five-year, $4.4 million grant funded by NOAA Fisheries through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to develop new tools to accelerate selective breeding to support oyster aquaculture. Ximing Guo,...
The NOAA Marine Debris Program Awards Funding to 4 New Projects to Research Marine Debris
After an intensive evaluation process, the NOAA Marine Debris Program is proud to announce the four recipients of our 2019 research awards, totaling $1.2 million of funding toward marine debris research efforts. Marine debris is a relatively new field of research, and there are many opportunities to advance understanding of...
Rutgers Distinguishes Itself with the Marine Technology Society
The Marine Technology Society promotes awareness, understanding, and the advancement and application of marine technology. Incorporated in 1963, the international society brings together businesses, institutions, professionals, academics, and students who are ocean engineers, technologists, policy makers, and educators. It is a leading authority and advocate for marine technology and resources...
Mike Acquafredda Awarded a Knauss Fellowship
Congratulations to DMCS student Mike Acquafredda as he has been awarded a Knauss Fellowship. Sea Grant Announces 2020 Finalists for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program Silver Spring, MD -- NOAA and Sea Grant are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 class of the John A....
Outstanding Senior and Undergraduate Research Excellence Award Winners
We are happy to announce the 2019 winners of the awards as follows: Outstanding Senior Award: Lauren Rodgers Lauren Rodgers is a student in Rutgers’ prestigious Honors Program, the merit-based full scholarship awarded to our top students across all disciplines in the University. She is presently completing her degree in...
NOAA 2019-2020 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Awards
Kudos to Eleanor Bochenek, Jason Morson and Doug Zemeckis for landing a NOAA Scallop RSA grant! RSA is a unique applied research funding mechanism targeted at resolving industry-driven problems in specific fisheries - see link below for more details. Here is a summary of what they will be tackling: "Can...
2019 Excellence Award Winners
We are happy to announce the 2019 winners of the awards as follows: INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD: Yair Rosenthal | Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences DMCS is excited and proud of Yair Rosenthal who has been awarded the 2019 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Award for International Excellence. This...
Oscar Schofield 2019 Hutchinson Award Recipient
The G. Evelyn Hutchinson award honors a limnologist or oceanographer who has made considerable contributions to knowledge, and whose future work promises a continued legacy of scientific excellence. Dr. Oscar Schofield is the 2019 recipient of the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award for transforming our understanding of the physical and chemical...
Kenneth Able Named Recipient of the Dwight A. Webster Memorial Award
The Northeastern Division of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) has named Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Institute of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) faculty member Kenneth W. Able the 2018 recipient of the Dwight A. Webster Memorial Award. Able is a Distinguished Professor in the Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences,...
Assistant Professor Travis Miles is named the 2018 Ocean News and Technology/Marine Technology Society Young Professional
Assistant Professor Travis Miles is the 2018 Ocean News and Technology/Marine Technology Society Young Professional Award. This award which recognizes an MTS Member, 35 years old or younger, who has demonstrated leadership in MTS and work in a professional capacity in management, engineering or research and development in a marine...