Dartmouth Campus
The UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) is headquartered in the port of New Bedford. The focus at SMAST is on interdisciplinary basic-to-applied marine sciences and the development of related innovative technologies.
SMAST also emphasizes interaction with industry, government and non-governmental agencies to address compelling regional marine-related issues and technological development. It works to ensure the long-term sustainability of the fishing industry.
Departments
Degrees offered
- MS in Marine Science and Technology
- PhD in Marine Science and Technology
- Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree
- Dual PhD degree jointly with the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Facilities
The School for Marine Science & Technology’s (SMAST) has two facilities located in New Bedford, MA. Research is conducted at the school’s two-story, 32,000-square-foot New Bedford building located at 706 S. Rodney French Boulevard as well as the 64,000-square-foot facility at 836 S. Rodney French Boulevard with docking facilities on Clark’s Cove, Buzzards Bay. Both facilities include classrooms, labs, and offices for faculty, staff, and students.
Research interests
- biogeochemical cycling
- coastal ecosystem dynamics and restoration
- computational modeling
- fisheries science and management
- marine renewable energy
- ocean observing/remote sensing
- ocean physics
Research resources
- A 90,000-gallon acoustic-optic test tank designed for development and testing of underwater measurement concepts and devices, and as a resource for local academic, government, and industrial researchers and product developers
- A seawater room of nearly 2000-square-feet with plentiful raw, filtered, heated or chilled seawater
- A greenhouse for the growth and long-term maintenance of aquatic photosynthetic organisms under natural light
- Three temperature-controlled rooms for long-term behavioral and physiological experiments and acclimation of marine organisms for culture and reproduction
- 15 research laboratories
- The R/V Lucky Lady, a 50-foot, diesel-powered research boat
UMass Dartmouth links
School for Marine Science & Technology
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Physics
Other Resources and Programs