Contact: Barbra Gonzalez, UM Rosenstiel School
barbgo@rsmas.miami.edu
305-984-7107
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

Marine Technology and Life Sciences Seawater Complex

Caption: This new building will be located amid the thriving scientific community located on Virginia Key, Fla. and will host a variety of laboratories that will help oceanographers, meteorologists, marine physicists and engineers study natural and manmade coastal structures and weather phenomena, as well as marine life that may impact human health. Funded in part through a $15 million US Department of Commerce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant awarded by the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the project will be completed in late 2013. “The Marine Technology and Life Sciences Seawater Complex will benefit the science community at large,” says UM President Donna E. Shalala. “These laboratories will help researchers study coastal structures, weather phenomena, and marine life, all of which have a profound effect on the health and well-being of people and the planet.”

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