Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory

Field station name: Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory

URL: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/cmi/

Year founded: 2006

Mission statement: The Coastal and Marine Institute refers to the consortium of researchers, visiting scientists, students, and volunteers that work at the SDSU Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory (CMIL). The mission of CMIL is to perform basic and applied coastal research and to share our knowledge of the marine environment with the community.

The Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory (CMIL) is a powerful tool for San Diego State University (SDSU) scientists who are researching environmental problems up and down the coast of southern California, and offers interdisciplinary solutions to coastal zone problems in the San Diego region. The goals of CMIL are to perform research, to protect the coastal environment, and to educate scientists and students of San Diego.

Annual visitors: 800

Land: 1 acres (0 hectares)

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Outreach Goals

[✓ = applies to this field station, ✗ = does not apply to this field station]

    ✗ Build community

    ✗ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills

    ✓ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship

    ✓ Inspire curiosity

    ✗ Make field station resources available to the public

    ✓ Promote STEM careers

    ✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work

    ✗ Raise money

    ✗ Reach a particular audience

    ✗ Teach about the environment generally

    ✗ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public

Outreach Programs