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University of Texas 
Austin, Texas 
INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, Port Aransas, Texas 
The Institute of Marine Science at Port Aransas, Texas is a division 
of The Main University of Texas at Austin. The permanent staff is 
primarily concerned with basic research and graduate instruction with 
an integrated teaching program in Marine Science made up of the course 
offerings of the Institute and related departments of science and 
engineering on the main campus. The resident faculty research programs 
are Ecology, Ichthyology, Microbiology, Geology, and Chemistry. The 
Institute serves as an outlet to the sea for higher education in the 
southwestern region through its service program for classes, visiting 
investigators, and summer students. Also conducted are studies which 
are basic to the development of the Marine Resources of Texas. 
Instructional Staff: 
H. T. ODUM, Ph.D., Director, Lecturer in Zoology, Biological Oceanography 
Limnology, Ecosystems. 
E. W. BEHRENS, Ph.D., Lecturer in Geology. Marine Geology, Sedimentation 
R. J. BEYERS, Ph.D., Comparative Ecology, Microcosms. 
J. C. BRIGGS, Ph.D., Lecturer in Zoology, Ichthyology, Marine Zoogeography 
B. J. COPELAND, M.S., Limnology, Pollution Ecology, 
LLOYD HAMPTON, M.A., Lecturer in Physics, Defense Research Laboratory, 
Marine Acoustics. 
C. VAN BAALEN, Ph.D., Lecturer in Botany. Marine Microbiology, Algal 
Physiology. 
Degrees Offered: 
The Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered 
in marine sciences in cooperation with main campus Departments of 
Geology, Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, Physics, and 
Environmental Health Engineering. 
Summer Courses: 
(The Institute of Marine Science is primarily a research 
organization and offers extensive course work only in the summer.) 
382.1 MARINE INVERTEBRATES 
A Advanced consideration of classification, morphology, 
development,and natural history of marine invertebrates. 
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