NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 297 
University of North Carolina 
Chapel Hill, N.C. 
There is no separate department offering work toward a degree in 
oceanography; however, a student may specialize in the marine sciences 
in the departments of botany, geology, or zoology. Facilities 
available for student training in marine research include: standard 
botany, geology, and zoology laboratories at Chapel Hill; coastal 
laboratory at Morehead City with research library, research collections, 
a 47-foot diesel powered research vessel, and 4 skiffs and run-abouts 
with outboard motors. 
Research is being carried out on the following subjects: life 
history, ecology, and taxonomy of marine and estuarine crustaceans, 
fishes, and mollusks; oceanographic and primary productivity studies 
of sounds and estuaries; laboratory studies of influence of environmental 
factors upon meristic structures of developing fishes; clay mineral, 
heavy mineral, and size studies of bottom sediments; geomorphic 
development of coastal features; foraminifera of coastal waters. 
Degrees Offered: 
None in oceanography. Master's and doctor's degrees 
in botany, geology, and zoology. 
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY: 
Instructional Staff: 
M. H. HOMMERSAND, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 
Courses: 
114. ALGAE HOMMER SAND 
300. RESEARCH IN ALGOLOGY HOMMERSAND 
312. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ALGOLOGY HOMMERSAND 
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY: 
Instructional Staff: 
ROY L. INGRAM, Ph.D., Professor, Chairman 
JOSEPH ST. JEAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor 
Courses: 
106. INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY ST. JEAN 
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