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The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (or OIMB) is the marine station of the
National Association of Marine Laboratories
(NAML). In addition to graduate research, undergraduate classes are offered year round, including marine
UO Libraries
was added to the campus in 1999. The Rippey Library is open to the public by appointment, and the Oregon Card Program allows Oregon residents 16 years old and over to borrow from the collection. The Charleston Marine Life Center (or CMLC) is a public museum and aquarium on the edge of the harbor in Charleston, OR, across the street from the OIMB campus. Displays aimed at visitors of all ages emphasize the diversity of animal and plant life in local marine ecosystems. Visitors learn where to interact with marine organisms in their natural environments and how local scientists study the life histories, evolution and ecology of underwater plants and animals.
The University of Oregon first established OIMB as a summer research and education program in 1924, operating out of tents along the beach of Sunset Bay. OIMB settled into its current location in 1931, when 100 acres of the Coos Head Military Reserve, including several buildings from the Army Corps of Engineers, was deeded to the University of Oregon. In 1937, OIMB was transferred to Oregon State College (now Oregon State University), and remained theirs until the federal government required the property during World War II. Following the war, OIMB was initially returned to Oregon State University, but the University of Oregon reclaimed it in 1955 as a summer research facility. Since 1966, OIMB has been expanding its educational programs and its campus, constructing more teaching and research facilities and developing year-round educational programs. Notably, the Loyd and Dorothy Rippey Library was built in 1999, and construction of the Charleston Marine Life Center began in 2012. The CMLC is entirely powered by a wind turbine that was erected in 2014. OIMB has functioned as a year-round research facility since 1966, and courses were developed for fall, spring, and summer soon after. Winter classes became available beginning in 2017.
OIMB operates the R/V ''Pluteus,'' a 42-foot aluminum-hull trawler, the R/V ''Pugettia'', a 20-foot aluminum (Woolridge) boat, and several small vessels, including flat-bottom aluminum boats, an inflatable zodiac, and a large kayak.
OIMB also has its own 600 m Phantom
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University of Oregon
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. This marine station is located in Charleston, Oregon
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at the mouth of Coos Bay
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. Currently, OIMB is home to several permanent faculty members and a number of graduate students. OIMB is a member of thNational Association of Marine Laboratories
(NAML). In addition to graduate research, undergraduate classes are offered year round, including marine
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.
The Loyd and Dorothy Rippey Library, one of eight branches of thUO Libraries
was added to the campus in 1999. The Rippey Library is open to the public by appointment, and the Oregon Card Program allows Oregon residents 16 years old and over to borrow from the collection. The Charleston Marine Life Center (or CMLC) is a public museum and aquarium on the edge of the harbor in Charleston, OR, across the street from the OIMB campus. Displays aimed at visitors of all ages emphasize the diversity of animal and plant life in local marine ecosystems. Visitors learn where to interact with marine organisms in their natural environments and how local scientists study the life histories, evolution and ecology of underwater plants and animals.
History
The University of Oregon first established OIMB as a summer research and education program in 1924, operating out of tents along the beach of Sunset Bay. OIMB settled into its current location in 1931, when 100 acres of the Coos Head Military Reserve, including several buildings from the Army Corps of Engineers, was deeded to the University of Oregon. In 1937, OIMB was transferred to Oregon State College (now Oregon State University), and remained theirs until the federal government required the property during World War II. Following the war, OIMB was initially returned to Oregon State University, but the University of Oregon reclaimed it in 1955 as a summer research facility. Since 1966, OIMB has been expanding its educational programs and its campus, constructing more teaching and research facilities and developing year-round educational programs. Notably, the Loyd and Dorothy Rippey Library was built in 1999, and construction of the Charleston Marine Life Center began in 2012. The CMLC is entirely powered by a wind turbine that was erected in 2014. OIMB has functioned as a year-round research facility since 1966, and courses were developed for fall, spring, and summer soon after. Winter classes became available beginning in 2017.
Research Vessels
OIMB operates the R/V ''Pluteus,'' a 42-foot aluminum-hull trawler, the R/V ''Pugettia'', a 20-foot aluminum (Woolridge) boat, and several small vessels, including flat-bottom aluminum boats, an inflatable zodiac, and a large kayak.
OIMB also has its own 600 m Phantom ROV
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Courses
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology offers both undergraduate and graduate level courses each term, which are open toUniversity of Oregon
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...
students as well as students from other institutions.
Courses offered are as follows:
* Invertebrate Zoology
* Marine Ecology
* Estuarine Biology
* Deep-sea and Subtidal Ecology
* Biological Oceanography
* Marine Environmental Issues
* Cell Biology
* Marine Conservation Biology
* Molecular Biology for Marine Sciences
* Comparative Embryology and Larval Biology
* Animal Behavior
* Marine Birds and Mammals
* Biology of Fishes
* Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistics
Various weekend workshops during the summer including:
* Parasitology
* Biological Illustrations
* Seaweed Biology
* Marine Biological Invasions
* Marine Bioluminescence
See also
*Hatfield Marine Science Center
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) is a marine science research and education center next to Yaquina Bay of the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is operated by Oregon State University in cooperation with five state and federal ...
, a similar research facility associated with the Oregon State University
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and located in Newport
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, Oregon
* Hopkins Marine Station
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, a similar research facility run by Stanford University
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in Monterey
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, California
References
External links
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
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