The
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill's Institute
of Marine Sciences Coastal Environmental and Microbiological
Processes Lab consists of graduate students, post-doctoral
researchers, and technicians working on a variety of research
projects addressing nutrient production dynamics of aquatic
microbes at the base of the estuarine and coastal food
webs. Lab research focuses on environmental controls of
algal (planktonic and benthic) production and community
structure, as well as, the assessment of causes and consequences
of human-induced eutrophication of rivers, lakes, estuaries
and coastal oceans.
The Institute of Marine Sciences lab facilities include
the Coastal Processes and Environmental Health Laboratory
wing, Coker hall, and the wet lab wing. The Coastal Processes
and Environmental Health wing, built in 1998, consists
of 20 laboratories, 9 faculty and postdoctoral offices,
1 environmental chamber, a 100-seat seminar facility and
a small conference room.
The
Paerl lab is housed in 5 second floor labs listed as
Microbial Ecology, Biotechnology, Radioisotope, Nutrient
Chemistry, and Shared Instruments. Biotechnology, Radioisotope,
Shared Instruments, media prep and glassware washing
are general or shared labs and are shared with other
faculty members.
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