DMES: Department of Marine and Environmental Systems

DMES: Department of Marine and Environmental Systems

DMES Programs:Environmental Sciences

• Environmental Chemistry • Geographic Information Systems• Environmental Resource

Management • Groundwater Hydrology• Limnology

Sampling for invasive species

DMES Programs:Meteorology

• Atmospheric Chemistry • Satellite Meteorology• Weather Forecasting • Climate Change• Coastal waves

Thunderstorm observations during Field Projects summer session

DMES Programs:Oceanography

• Coastal Zone Management • Geological • Biological• Chemical• Physical

Discovery of first Atlantic hydrothermal vent

DMES Programs:Ocean Engineering

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles• Materials and Structures• Naval Architecture• Coastal Engineering• Instrumentation

ROV deployment from RV Thunderforce

•Rising seniors•Practicum in science, engineering, and management

•Research cruise•Annual symposium

DMES Teaching:Marine Field Projects

Student at sea during summerMarine Field Projects

DMES Research: Funding Facts

•$5,000,000 in active research funding•$2,000,000 in annual expenditures•Supports graduate students, faculty, & staff members

•Scientific Publications

Biofouling and corrosion control

DMES Service:Community Involvement

• Florida Tech Speaker’s Bureau• Florida Academy of Sciences • Marine Resources Council• Big Brothers and Sisters• Boy Scouts of America• M&ES Summer Camp

• Corporate Vice Presidents• Government Managers• FIT Board of Trustees• Dedicated Professors• Executive Directors• Company Owners• Senior Scientists

DMES Graduates:Making a Difference

RADM Jonathan White, USN

• Who we are• What we do• Where we are going

DMES: Summary

Indian River Lagoon Research Institute – building an observing, forecasting, and mitigation system

Computer model of Sebastian Inlet salinity