Presentation for 2018 Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference in Plymouth, MA

1. School for Marine Science and Technology:
Enabling Marine Research and Education
Steven E. Lohrenz
Dean
School for Marine Science and Technology
slohrenz@umassd.edu; 508-910-6550
Sustainable Communities – 4/27/2018

2. SMAST seeks to advance
research and education in
marine sciences, fisheries, and
ocean technology.
Marine
Ecosystems
and Climate
Fisheries
Science and
Management
Ocean Physics
and
Engineering
Ocean
Biogeochemistry
Ocean
Observation
and Modeling

3. • Marine Science Graduate Students
– ~50 graduate students enrolled
– MS: 22, PhD: 25, PSM: 3
– More than 80 graduates since 2009 with career-
placement rates of more than 80% in related fields
about half in Mass
• SMAST Personnel
– 12 regular faculty
– ~100 faculty, staff and students
• External funding (~$4-6M annually)
• Degree programs
– M.S. and Ph.D. in Marine Science
– Professional Science Masters
– Brazil USP Dual Degree Ph.D.
• UMass Dartmouth serves as lead campus for the
Intercampus Marine Science graduate program
Basic Facts and Figures

4. School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)
Research, Experiential Learning, Service
Knowledge and Discovery about our Oceans and Coast
MASSACHUSETTS, THE OCEANS, THE COAST, AND SMAST
Educates, Informs and Enables
Ecosystems and Climate
Operational Oceanography (Observations, Modeling, Prediction)
Marine Technology
Enables, Fosters, Supports
Sustainable Economic Development
Fisheries
Marine Technology Industries
Marine Renewable Energy
Tourism
High Quality of Life
Healthy and Resilient Coastal Communities
Environmental Quality
Recreation
Aesthetics

5. SMAST Facilities
Research is supported by the School's
original two-story, 32,000-square-foot
building and pier facilities on Clark's Cove
Completion of SMAST Expansion of
a 64,500 gross square foot facility
opened in 2017 greatly expanded
our facilities and consolidated
faculty and students

6.  Building Area: 64,520 GSF
 Height: Three Stories
 Marine Research Program, 34,150 NSF:
 Sustainability: Registered LEED Silver
- Computational, Dry and Wet Research Labs
- Teaching Labs
- Seawater Facility
- Dynamic Modeling Server Facility
- Classrooms and Conference Rooms
- Interaction Spaces
- SMAST and DMF Offices
SMAST East Highlights

7. Clarks Point Campus

8. Clarks Point Campus

9. Original Building Concept
Seawater Wing
Research Wing
Classroom and
Administration Wing

10. View from Rodney French

11. View from South

12.  Energy Conservation Global Strategies:
 Energy Saving Features
- Building Program Zoning
- Minimized “One-Through” HVAC
- Moderated Flexibility
- Energy Recovery for Wet Lab HVAC
- Chilled Beam Cooling in Dry Areas
- Seawater Recirculation + Energy
Recovery
- Supercomputer “Hot Aisle Containment”
with In-row Cooling
Energy Conservation

13. Ground Floor Zones
Wet Research Labs
Seawater Labs –
Energy Intensive

14. Ground Floor Commons

15. Flexible Wet Research Lab

16. Seawater Facility

17. Seawater Facility Mechanical

18. Seawater System Integration

19. Second Floor Zones
Dynamic Modeling Server Facility -
Most Energy Intensive

20. Dynamic Modeling Server Facility

21. Research Wing Interaction Space

22.  Baseline EUI: 95 kBtu/sf/year
 Seawater Additional EUI: 45 kBtu/sf/year
 Server Additional EUI: 55 kBtu/sf/year
 Total EUI 195 kBtu/sf/year
Energy Consumption

23.  No basement
 Slab located 4’ above 100 year flood level
 Electrical gear located at 2nd floor level
 Hurricane-resistant glazing:
- wind pressure
- missile impact resistance
 750KW backup generator
 Managed supercomputer shutdown
 Seawater system re-circulating mode in
event of power loss or impacting ocean
events
Resiliency Planning

24. A world-class faculty at SMAST from
prestigious institutions

25. Ocean Physical-
Biological
Interactions,
Shelf-Edge
dynamics,
Autonomous
Underwater
Vehicles, High
Frequency Radar
Ocean Physics
Wendell Brown
Miles Sundermeyer
Ocean Mixing
and Stirring,
Ocean
Modeling,
Environmental
Lidar
Avijit Gangopadhyay
Feature-oriented
Ocean Modeling,
Oceanographic
Modeling and
Analysis

26. Coastal Fluid Mechanics,
Undersea Vehicle Applications,
Ocean Renewable Energy
Marine Technology and Engineering
Dan
MacDonald Ramprasad
Balasubramanian
Undersea vehicle communication and
networks

27. Ocean Particle Dynamics, Ocean Acidification
Ocean Biogeochemistry
Cindy
Pilskaln
Mark Altabet
Ocean Chemistry,
Nitrogen Cycling,
Profiling Float
Chemical
Sensors
Brian Howes
Monitoring and Modeling of Coastal
Water Quality, Coastal Restoration,
Aquaculture
Jeff Turner
Plankton Ecology, Microbial Trophic
Interactions, Harmful Algal Blooms

28. Remote Sensing and Bio-optics
Steven Lohrenz
Marine Bio-Optics, Ocean
Color Remote Sensing
James Bisagni
Ocean Remote
Sensing and Physics

29. Numerical Ocean Modeling,
Storm Surge Forecasting,
High Resolution Coastal
Modeling
Ocean Modeling
Changsheng
Chen
Amit Tandon
Geoff Cowles
Simulation of Ocean-
Device Interactions,
Computational Modeling of
Ocean ProcessesUpper
Ocean
Physics

30. Fisheries Stock
Assessment, Habitat
Mapping, Video
Survey Technology
Applied Fisheries Science
Kevin
Stokesbury
Steve Cadrin
Fisheries Stock
Assessment, Fisheries
Management, Acoustic
Monitoring of Fish
Populations
Gavin Fay
Fisheries
Modeling,
Ecosystem-
based
Management

31. Fisheries Behavior,
Fisheries
Conservation
Engineering
Applied Fisheries Science (cont.)
Pingguo He
Dan Georgianna
Brian Rothschild
(Emeritus)
Fisheries
Population
Theory,
Fisheries
Management
and Stock
Assessment
Socioeconomics
of Fisheries,
Fisheries Policy

32. Regional Partnerships
• Mass Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) – co-occupying new SMAST
building
• Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute - Cooperative research and
outreach with DMF
• Massachusetts Estuaries Project
• Cooperative Institute for North Atlantic Region (NOAA, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution)
• Participation in Fisheries Management Council fisheries advisory
groups (Science and Statistical Committee, Planning Development
Team, etc.)
• Member organization in regional ocean observing associations:
– Northeast Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS)
– Mid-Atlantic Bight Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS)

33. Engagement
• SMAST is actively engaged in the
community and region
– K-12 activities
– Fisherman Safety Training
– Ocean Literacy
– Working Waterfront
Festival/Commercial Marine Expo
– Scallop Fishermen’s Steering
Committee
– SMAST Bycatch Avoidance Program

34. Summary and Future Directions
• SMAST is a resource of knowledge and expertise on a variety of marine-
related issues and plays a critical role in providing graduate education in
marine science and technology
• SMAST continues to be engaged regionally in the SouthCoast region
and across the Commonwealth and is contributing to knowledge and
understanding on regional, national and global levels to enhance quality
of life and provide scientific perspective on key issues
• SMAST seeks to expand its facilities, faculty, staff and students to
respond to the emerging challenges and opportunities in the marine
science and technology sector and to provide the educational capacity
within the UMass system to meet workforce needs