RUCOOL : Coastal Ocean Observation Lab - Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Tom Kean's Visit Former Governor Tom Kean visited IMCS on February 27. During his tenure as Governor he was responsible for securing the 13 million dollars that the NYNJ Port Authority provided towards the construction of IMCS. View Photos

RU10 Endurance Line deployment Graduate and undergraduate students head out on the R/V Arabella to deploy a Slocum glider (RU10) on a voyage to the New Jersey shelf break. Follow RU10's progress HERE. View Photos

Miniglider built by Nate Ninth grade homeschool student, Nate Hoffman, is working with IMCS engineer, David Aragon, to build a working glider for an upcoming science fair competition. Nate corresponded with David via email and visited IMCS several times to perfect his design. IMCS is committed to inspiring and supporting kids like Nate in pursuit of their interests in STEM fields. View Photos

G-Class Glider is Here RU29 - Next Global Class Slocum Glider is welcomed to Rutgers by Marine Science Board Member Steve Carnahan.
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Buy Atlantic Crossing DVD A unique opportunity to own a copy of the award winning documentary "Atlantic Crossing: A Robot's Daring Mission" from Green Planet Films! You can also watch the whole movie streaming live from this PBS website! Order DVD

Photos from Antarctica Kaycee Coleman brought back large set of fantastic photos from the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Read her Blog or View Photos

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Welcome to the RUCOOL!

Welcome to the Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab! RU COOL! Our research focuses on the bio-physical processes of the coastal ocean. Our lab is constantly involved in research projects where operational observatories are used to collect real-time data for adaptive sampling. We study the coastal waters off New Jersey and around the World. We continue to collaborate with other research groups and commercial companies, developing new technologies for ocean sampling.