Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences IMCS and the partnership opportunities

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Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and
Coastal Sciences (IMCS) and the partnership
opportunities with the Liberty Science Center
http//marine.rutgers.edu
IMCS was formed in the late 1980s by Frederick
Grassle with a vision to build a window to the
sea. IMCS now is home to over 30 full-time
faculty and in a decade has become one of the
National Science Foundations top ten
oceanographic institutions. It has a PhD
program, a Masters of operational oceanography,
and an undergraduate marine sciences major. Its
mission is to discover and disseminate knowledge
of the oceans for the benefit human society.
Dr. Fred Grassle
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The Need
The oceans are changing in our lifetime. These
changes will impact human economies and society.
These changes will be the fuel tank for changes
in the global climate.
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Therefore IMCS faculty have deployed new
technologies and developed models that will allow
scientists, students, teachers, and society to
explore the oceans. This is a revolution for
oceanography and will allow for unprecedented
understanding in the coming decade.
Access data at the Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
(COOL) at marine.rutgers.edu/cool or at
thecoolroom.org
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The real-time data is piped not only to
scientists but to K-12 students and teachers via
the Kids COOL room. Lesson plans developed by
K-12 outreach group. A dedicated group exists
headed by Janice McDonnell and has been working
for a decade
Log on today at COOLClassroom.org
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PARTNERSHIP WITH LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTERWhat does
your local aquatic world look like? Why care?
Home on the Hudson Teacher Workshop (2005
2006) Science Learning Excursion (May 2006)

• The estuary is a collection of different habitats
  with unique characteristics that function
  collectively as part of a larger ecological
  system.
• The ecology of the estuary consists of physical
  and biological processes, including a diversity
  of organisms that are intimately connected.
• The estuary has a long history of human uses and
  influences, including commerce, transportation
  and recreation.
• Scientific research contributes to an improved
  understanding of how the estuary functions, and
  provides objective data for effective stewardship
  and management of the system.

Rutgers participants Robert Chant, John
Reinfelder, Keith Cooper, Janice McDonnell, Josh
Kohut and Scott Glenn
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WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR JOINT PROGRAMS WITH
LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER!
LEVERAGED OUTREACH FOR BOTH
EXPANDING SCIENCE LITERACY
UNDERTSANDING OUR LOCAL AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
ENTRAINING STUDENTS TEACHERS IN THE EXCITEMENT OF
GLOBAL EXPLORATION