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National Geographic explorer Melissa Cronin leads the Shared Seas lab at SMAST

The partnership is supported by a $419K grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Early-career events and real-world projects connect UMassD students to the opportunities driving the SouthCoast’s ocean economy.

Striking blue crustacean is one in two million

Senator Rodrigues and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Emily Reichert visit the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)

SMAST summer internship program immerses high school students in marine science research and careers in the blue economy

SMAST alumni and adjunct faculty appear in Discovery and Nat Geo shark programs, including a groundbreaking study on baby great white sharks.

The newly established Brewster Lab will focus on the effects of climate change and human activity on fishes

Scallop research set-aside programs support research while promoting collaboration between scientists and fishermen

The new program in Ocean Observing, Modeling, and Management of Offshore Wind will begin enrolling students in spring 2025

Center to accelerate growth and reliability of offshore wind energy

SMAST PhD candidate is published in Marine Ecology Progress Series and featured on National Geographic TV special "Return of the White Shark."

Meeting the demand for a diverse and highly skilled workforce in some of the fastest growing industries

O’Keefe’s impressive 20-year career in fisheries science and management sparked at UMass Dartmouth’s SMAST and resulted in her recent promotion to a new position.

This funding will support four scallop research projects through the 2023-2024 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

The latest award from the Office of Naval Research to create new marine science and technology projects

Program's mission to continue after the passing of Professor Brian Howes

The lab, formed through a Commonwealth and private partner collaboration, will explore plastics biodegradation in the environment

Dr. He served as chair of the organization’s Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour, which initiates and reviews investigations of scientists and technologists concerned with the design, planning, and testing of fishing gears for bycatch and discard reduction.

The third award in as many years from the Office of Naval Research will further the University's research efforts in the blue economy and offshore wind sectors

The annual Intercampus Marine Science Research symposium, hosted by the School for Marine Science & Technology, showcases research being conducted by students, faculty, and staff across all UMass campuses.

Award supports Seyed-Aghazadeh’s research efforts in the area of fluid dynamics, shedding light on the fundamentals of fluid-structure-surface interactions in underwater flexible bodies, including near-surface arrays of energy harvesters and underwater soft robots.