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BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM
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DIRECTOR
Jelle Atema, Professor of Biology
FACULTY
Paul Barber, Assistant Professor of Biology
John Finnerty, Assistant Professor of Biology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor of Biology
Les Kaufman, Associate Professor of Biology
Phillip Lobel, Associate Professor of Biology
Gil Rosenthal, Assistant Professor of Biology
Ivan Valiela, Professor of Biology
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Roger Hanlon, MBL
Gabriele Gerlach, MBL
Anne Giblin, MBL
Frederick Goetz, MBL
Norman Wainwright, MBL
SENIOR STAFF COORDINATORS
Sharifa Gulamhussein
Jennifer Ripley
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Sheri Hall, Program Manager
Stefano Mazzilli, Research Assistant, Valiela Lab
Michelle McCafferty, Program Coordinator
Continued .
In Cuttlefish embryos. Lisa Kerr Lobel
2002, the Boston University Marine Program realized its vision for an
expanded research focus in behavioral ecology and population genetics.
We appointed two new assistant professors, Paul Barber (Berkely, PhD;
Harvard, postdoc) and Gil Rosenthal (University of Texas PhD; UC San
Diego, postdoc). In addition, joint planning and advertising with the MBL's
Marine Resources Center resulted in additional strength in this area with
the appointment of MBL associate scientist Gabi Gerlach (University of
Konstanz). Their scientific perspectives complement the sensory and
behavioral ecology strengths in the labs of senior faculty Phil Lobel and
Jelle Atema and MRC director, Roger Hanlon. Newly appointed MRC
senior scientist Rick Goetz further enhances the scientific goals of this
research focus. Gerlach and Goetz are both BUMP adjunct professors.
The coastal ecology program headed by Ivan Valiela flourished with a
continuous stream of graduate students, postdocs, and international
visiting scientists. Its Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
continues to bring 10 outstanding undergraduates to Woods Hole doing
research that ends up being published regularly. Anne Giblin of the MBL's
Ecosystems Center has an adjunct appointment
at BUMP.
With the new faculty, the Program immediately took in a graduate class of
17 highly competitive students for both PhD and Masters degrees,
continuing its mission to provide exceptional educational opportunities to
students in Marine Biology. Several of our current 35 students work
directly with scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and
the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The undergraduate program also continued its mission successfully
by providing eight challenging research-based courses to 16 students
primarily from Boston University. Here too, student research has led
to several publications.