University of New England

The Marine Science Education and Research Center offers a full range of state-of-the-art facilities that are available to both on and off-campus users:

• One 24-student classroom with full audiovisual equipment.
• Two 24-student laboratories (approximately 1,440 sq. feet each):
• Full audiovisual equipment
• Flowing seawater (both peripheral tanks and delivery to lab benches)
• Microscopes
• Field and laboratory sampling equipment

• High capacity flowing seawater system (up to 250 gal. per min.) with a variety of tank configurations
• Temperature control for seawater (40 – 85°F)
• Molecular lab:
• 2 Eppendorf thermocyclers
• Incubator/shaker
• Microcentrifuge
• Heat block
• Gel boxes and power supplies
• Photodocumentation system
• Freezers, refrigerators, and ultra-cold freezer
• On-campus access to a Licor automated squencer

• Access to a variety of subtidal, intertidal, and salt marsh habitats.
• Dock and moorings to support vessel logistics.
• Two boats:
• 23’ Maritime Patriot with a 225 HP Honda outboard (Press Release)
• 17’ Carolina Skiff with a 50 HP Evinrude outboard
• Electronic sampling equipment (e.g., CTD, temperature loggers)
• Organism sampling equipment (e.g., trawls, seines, grabs, plankton nets, etc.)