Research at Rosenstiel School

Rosenstiel School puts the “hurricane” in the University of Miami hurricanes. Hurricane research, that is. But the school's hurricane research is only a portion of what makes this one of the preeminent ocean and atmospheric science research facilities in the world.

Here is just a sampling of Rosenstiel School's research interests:

  • Satellite oceanography, with particular emphasis on remote sensing and satellite imagery

  • An experimental fish hatchery

  • A leading, global marine and atmospheric chemistry program

  • Comprehensive oceanic and atmospheric numerical modeling activities

  • Sedimentary geology and marine geophysics groups with considerable expertise in seismic methods

  • An innovative ocean acoustics program

  • A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences sites for the Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center

  • Including one of only four NSF/NIEHS Oceans and Human Health Centers in the country at UM Rosenstiel School

  • Possessing some of the best-funded scientists in the nation, who receive more than $48M per year in extramural research funding.

Research Facilities

The School operates from a 16-building complex situated on Biscayne Bay. It includes state-of-the-art computer visualization and networking facilities, laboratories, and precision instruments including mass spectrometers, X-ray spectrographs, gas chromatographs and a scanning electron microscope. Rosenstiel School also has a near-real-time satellite downlink and aquaria facilities. In addition to its ocean-going research catamaran, the 96-foot R/V F.G. Walton Smith, Rosenstiel School has unique ocean and atmospheric science labs on the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas cruise ship.

The School's library houses an extensive marine science collection including more than 55,000 volumes, 1,100 current journals, 2,000 nautical charts, 25,000 indexed reprints. It also includes a large Caribbean and Latin American collection. An on-campus research museum houses one of the world's most extensive collections of invertebrate tropical marine life. This collection includes identified lots of approximately 400,000 invertebrate specimens.

Whether it's marine biology, geosciences, atmospheric sciences, ocean sciences, or policy issues associated with these disciplines, Rosenstiel School is at the research forefront.