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Overview
The Department of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (MEAS)
includes approximately 40 faculty, 100 graduate students and 150
undergraduates involved in basic and applied studies of Earth Systems.
The department offers BA, BS, MS, and PhD degrees. Our principal
concentrations include weather prediction, air quality, air-sea
interactions, storm and climate modeling, hydrology, geochemistry,
oceanography, surface processes and regional geology.
The multi-disciplinary nature of our department lends itself to
the study of such problems as prediction of severe weather (e.g.
hurricanes), coastal erosion, pollution of surface and ground water,
and global climate change. While basic research is always important,
many of our research projects also have direct application to current
issues such as water quality/water supply, seafood harvests, climate
change, weather prediction and land use.
MEAS offers degree
programs in marine sciences, geology and meteorology. Our
programs include many tracks in each of our program areas and thus
provide the opportunity for an education broader than the conventional
bachelors degrees in more traditional departments.
Although our faculty are heavily involved in research, all courses
in our major are normally taught by regular faculty and all faculty
are involved in teaching. Involvement of undergraduates and graduate
students in research is a major emphasis. Typical class size for
major courses is 20 students or less.
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Programs
The three main program areas of our department are Atmospheric
Sciences (Weather Prediction, Air Quality and Climate Modeling,
Physical Meteorology, Air-Sea-Land interactions, and Storm-Scale
Modeling), Marine Science (oceanography: monitoring and modeling
of the ocean circulation and its effect on marine life) and Geology
(hydrology, surface processes, tectonics, petrology and paleontology)
click here to go to program descriptions.
Collaborative research with faculty in the colleges of engineering,
natural resources, veterinary medicine and agriculture as well as
the departments of mathematics, physics and chemistry extends the
possibilities of graduate research.
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Facilities:
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The department
is based in Jordan Hall (see photo) on the
main campus of North Carolina State University. A 30,000- square foot addition
to Jordan Hall was completed in 2007 (see photo). The department also occupies
space in Research III (see photo) on Centennial
Campus, where part of the atmospheric sciences group shares a building
with the national weather service and the state climate office and
on the Coast at our CMAST facility (see photo)
at Morehead City, North Carolina.
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Setting:
North Carolina State University has an enrollment of approximately
29,000 students and offers degrees in 87 undergraduate fields, 72
Masters and 45 doctoral degree programs. The campus is located in
the city of Raleigh, the State Capital. Duke University in Durham
and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are within commuting
distance. There are over 100,000 college students attending the
many colleges and Universities in the area with a consequent array
of student oriented activities. The Research Triangle Park, located
between the three major universities is the largest research park
in the nation with a vast array of high teach industry.
North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus
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Outreach
Many of our research projects involve applied research on locally
important issues including weather, climate, water quality, water
supplies, coastal erosion, fishery development and education. As
a consequence, there is extensive outreach activity within the department,
providing much opportunity for public service.
- MarECo (Marine
Ecology and Conservation)
High School Students and the Blue Crab: Educational
outreach program to enhance scientific literacy, and involve
teachers and students to have traditionally been underrepresented
in hands-on research opportunities, through integration into
a field research project on ecology of the blue crab of North
Carolina. This project began in 1996 provided employment and
hands-on field research experiences for high school students
and teachers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students,
and provides to coastal county high schools. This research
program is funded by the NSF and NC Sea Grant.
Conservation of Nassau grouper: Multi-institutional
research and educational outreach program on the ecology and
fisheries sustainability of the Nassau grouper in the Bahamas.
Nassau grouper is a key ecological and commerical species
in tropical marine systems, yet is suffering from intense
exploitation throughout its range. Collaborate on research
and outreach goals with Bahamas Department of Fisheries, Caribbean
Marine Research Center, John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago),
National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, NC State University,
Department of Zoology, and ION Digital Video Services, NV.
- North
Carolina Museum of Natural Science, located in downtown
Raleigh and minutes away from campus, offers a chance to enhance
the publics understanding and appreciation of the natural
environment in ways that emphasize the biodiversity of North
Carolina and the southeastern United States and relate the region
to the natural world as a whole. Two faculty positions in the
department are jointly supported by the museum, providing a
close link between the academic world and the public.
- North
Carolina Ocean Sciences Bowl is a quiz bowl open to NC high
school students. Each year teams of five students coached by
science teachers travel to NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill or UNC-Wilmington
to answer questions about the oceans. The bowl raises awareness
about marine resources and environmental issues.
- RiverNet
is a project operated through NC State University in which water
quality data is continuously collected by monitoring stations
that are positioned throughout the Neuse River Basin. The information
collected includes depth, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen,
nitrate levels, and turbidity. The data is downloaded each day
to NC State University where it is checked for analytical quality.
The river data and related plots are placed on the web site.
The information can then be accessed by the policy makers, scientists,
educators, students and the general public.
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Science House is a learning outreach project of NC State
University. Our mission is to work in partnership with K12 teachers
to increase the use and impact of hands-on learning technologies
in mathematics and science.
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Department
of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Campus Box 8208
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8208
MEAS
Main Office Telephone: 919-515-3711 |
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For information on undergraduate programs, contact:
Maggie Puryear
Undergraduate Advisor
maggie_puryear@ncsu.edu | tel: 919-513-1093 |
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For information on graduate programs, contact:
Dr. Gerald S. Janowitz
Graduate
Administrator
janowitz@ncsu.edu | tel: 919-515-7837 |
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