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of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Related links
Tide Predictor: This webpage provides an interface which can be used to determine tides for locations around the world.
Research Organizations and Facilities:
National Undersea Research Center (NURC): NURC supports undersea research off the southeastern United States, from N.C. to Texas. Facilities are located at the University of North Carolina Center for Marine Science in Wilmington, N.C., and in Key Largo, Fla.Aquarius: is an underwater ocean laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The laboratory is deployed three and half miles offshore, at a depth of 60 feet, next to spectacular coral reefs. Aquarius is owned by NOAA and is operated by the National Undersea Research Center.
National Science Foundation (NSF):Created in 1950, NSF is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for advancing science and engineering in the United States across a broad and expanding frontier. Operating no laboratories itself, NSF makes merit-based grants and cooperative agreements and provides other forms of support to educators and researchers in all fifty states and in the U.S. territories.
Manufacturers and Suppliers:
SEA CON/Brantner & Associates, Inc. manufacturers underwater electrical and optical connectors.Campbell Scientific manufactures dataloggers, data acquisition systems, and measurement and control products used worldwide in research and industry. Our instrumentation is known for its flexibility, precision measurements, and dependability - even in harsh, remote environments.
WALZ manufactures instrumentation to measure photosynthesis, including the Diving PAM Underwater Fluorometer.
SonTek The SonTek/YSI product line includes acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADP, ADCP, PCADP), velocimeters (ADV, MicroADV, ADVOcean), current meters (Argonaut, FlowTracker, Triton), and Doppler velocity logs (DVL). These sensors and integrated systems are made for measuring water velocity and flow in oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, canals, harbors, estuaries, and laboratories.
TSI Incorporated is a worldwide supplier of innovative sensors and instrumentation systems. They built the Laser Doppler Velocimetry System (LDV) that we use in our lab.
Ocean Optics is a diversified photonics technology firm and a global leader in optical sensing, optical networking, display optics, and biophotonics.
Precision Measurement Engineering (PME) is an instrumentation development and manufacturing company based in southern California. We manufacture instrument systems and sensors for high resolution measurement of: electrical conductivity, temperature, fluorescence, turbidity, and PAR.
LI-COR Biosciences is a leader in the design and manufacture of instrument systems for plant biology, biotechnology, and environmental research. LI-COR instruments for photosynthesis, carbon dioxide analysis, and light measurement are recognized world-wide for standard-setting innovation in plant science research and environmental monitoring. SMALL PARTS INC was formed to meet the needs of organizations who required small quantities of special parts to produce sample items or prototypes. Newark Electronics is a nationwide distributor of electronic components.