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University of Connecticut 
torrs, Connecticut 
MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORY 
No separate department offers work towards a degree in ocean- 
ography. The University considers that marine science is 
interdisciplinary in nature. Students who wish to prepare 
themselves for work in marine science will select a special 
field. A committee composed of a major advisor in this field 
and two associate advisers in related fields will determine 
requirements for each student on an individual basis. 
Work in the marine sciences includes radiation biology (accumu- 
lation of nuclides, correlation of hydrographic and radio- 
biological factors), ecology (estuarine, larval, benthic), 
bacteriology (enumeration methods, cycles in estuaries), 
coastal climatology and oceanography (influence of weather on 
physical properties of sea water), phycology (growth, structure 
and distribution), and physiology (crustacean receptors, carbon 
dioxide fixation). 
Besides the usual facilities available on the main campus at 
Storrs, the University maintains a year-round laboratory at 
Noank at the mouth of the Mystic River (U.S. Coast and Geodetic 
Charts 358, 1211). Facilities include a two-story brick building 
with eight large laboratory rooms (most with salt water), common 
ancillary rooms, library, shop, etc., all provided with both 
special and common equipment; 30' dragger, four skiffs with out- 
board motors; a pick-up truck; rooming for about 25. 
Staff: 
John S, Rankin, Jr., Ph.D., Director and Professor of Zoology 
Edward G. Boettiger, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology 
Robert C. Cleverdon, Ph.D., Professor of Bacteriology 
David Dean, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Zoology 
Russeé@l P, Hunter, Ph.D., Professor of Wildlife Management 
C, Albert Kind, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology 
George R. Rumney, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geography 
Donald M, Skauen, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacy 
Francis R. Trainor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Botany 
Ralph M, Wetzel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Zoology 
Degrees Offered: 
Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in various departments 
with specialization in marine science. 
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