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The Division of Marine Science and Conservation, one of three academic units in the Nicholas School of
the Environment, offers graduate study for students wishing to earn the PhD degree. The Division offers two
PhD concentrations: 1) Marine Biology, and 2) Marine Conservation Biology and Policy. Doctoral students in
both concentrations emphasize research as a major part of their degree programs. The concentration in Marine
Biology is designed to prepare students for careers in university teaching and research. This concentration
requires students to concentrate their study and research within a well-defined subject area in marine biology
and ecology. The concentration in Marine Conservation Biology and Policy is designed to ensure that students
receive detailed training in either natural or social science while, at the same time, are able to synthesize
information from both fields. Students in this concentration will be prepared for careers either in university
teaching or research, or outside of the university involving the application of science to policy-making.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact individual faculty members with whom they wish to work prior
to applying to the Graduate School.
For more information, please see our Web site: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/programs/graduate
See the Marine Laboratory Web site for the current schedule of courses.
Biology 207AL. Experimental Tropical Marine Ecology. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Rittschof. 2 units.
Biology 207BL. Marine Ecology of the Pacific Coast of California. Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in Biology
129L and consent of instructor. Instructor: Crowder. 2 units.
Biology 207EL. Harmony in Brittany: French Use of Marine Environments. Prerequisites: Biology 25L and consent
of instructor. Instructor: Van Dover. 2 units.
Biology 216. Sojourn in Singapore: Urban Tropical Ecology. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Orbach and
Rittschof. 3 units.
Biology 218L. Barrier Island Ecology. 4 units. C-L: see Environment 218L
Biology 219L. Coastal Ecosystem Processes. 4 units. C-L: Environment 224L
Biology 254. Vertebrate and Invertebrate Endocrinology. Prerequisites: Biology 25L and Chemistry 152L. A
biochemistry course recommended. (Given at Beaufort.) Instructor: Rittschof. 3 units.
Biology 297. Research Independent Study. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
Cell Biology 210. Research Independent Study. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
Cell Biology 243. Respiratory Proteins and the Environment. (Given at Beaufort) Instructor: C. Bonaventura. 3 units.
C-L: Environment 243
Environment 224L. Coastal Ecosystem Processes. (Given at Beaufort.) Instructor: Staff. 4 units. C-L: Biology 219L
Environment 225. Coastal Ecotoxicology & Pollution. (Given at Beaufort.) Prerequisites: introductory chemistry and
biology. Instructor: C. Bonaventura. 3 units.
Environment 243. Respiratory Proteins and the Environment. 3 units. C-L: see Cell Biology 243
Environment 256S. Seminar in Ocean Sciences. Consent of instructor required. (Given at Beaufort.) Instructor: Staff.
2 units.
Environment 267S. Conservation Biology of Marine Mammals. Consent of instructor required. (Given at Beaufort.)
Instructor: Read. 2 units.
Environment 273. Marine Fisheries Policy. (Given at Beaufort.) Instructor: Orbach. 3 units.
Environment 298. Special Topics. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
Mathematics
Professor H. Layton, Chair (113 Physics); Associate Professor Witelski, Director of Graduate Studies (295 Physics);
Professors Agarwal, Allard, Aspinwall, Beale, H. Bray, Edelsbrunner, Hain, Harer, H. Layton, Liu, Miller, Pardon,
Petters, Reed, Rose, Saper, Schaeffer, Schoen, Stern, Transgenstein, Venakides, Zhou; Associate Professors Kraines,
Mattingly, Plesser, Witelski; Assistant Professors A. Layton, Maggioni, Mukherjee, Ng, Nolen; Professors Emeriti
Kitchen, Moore, Smith, Warner, and Weisfeld; Assistant Research Professors Bouzarth, Heymann, Joshi, Mapes,
Rutherford, Sharif; Associate Professors of the Practice Blake and Bookman; Assistant Professor of the Practice C.
Bray; Lecturer Tomberg; Instructor Bar-On; Adjunct Professors Bertozzi, Howard, Shearer, Wahl; Adjunct Assistant
Professor Dong
Graduate work in the Department of Mathematics is offered leading to the PhD degree. Admission to this program
is based on the applicant's undergraduate academic record, level of preparation for graduate study, the Graduate
Record Examination general and subject tests, and letters of recommendation.
The department offers research training in both pure and applied mathematics. Major areas of research specialization
include algebra and algebraic geometry, analysis and partial differential equations, applied mathematics and
scientific computing, differential geometry, geometry and physics, mathematical biology, probability and stochastic
processes, and topology. Interdisciplinary programs with connections to the department include the Center for
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, the Center for Geometric and Biological Computing, the Center for
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