Research Buoy Recently Deployed Off Of Jennette’s Pier

Dec 14, 2020 | CSI Latest News, Ecology & Biochemistry in Marine Coastal Systems Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

A small team of researchers recently took advantage of a stint of beautiful weather on the Outer Banks employing the help of both CSI research vessel Miss Caroline and divers to deploy a buoy off of Jennette’s Pier. The buoy will stay in place for one month, while...

Goodbye for Now: The Conclusion of OBXFS 2020

Dec 2, 2020 | CSI Latest News, OBXFS

Written by Lauren Colonair. As I reflect on the last four months spent at the Coastal Studies Institute with UNC-Chapel Hill’s Outer Banks Field Site, I have realized that this experience feels as if it should encompass a lifetime. Even as I look over the first story...

Dubbs Receives 2020 C3E Education Award

Dec 2, 2020 | CSI Latest News, Ecology & Biochemistry in Marine Coastal Systems Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

It is no doubt that Dr. Lindsay Dubbs has been an integral part of the Coastal Studies Institute since joining the team in 2012. She is now the Co-director of the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) hosted by CSI, and the Associate...

Converging Currents and Everything Else: The Magic of the Gulf Stream

Nov 13, 2020 | CSI Latest News, OBXFS, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

Written by Lauren Colonair. Physics…but in the Ocean Dr. Mike Muglia has worked at CSI since it was established in 2003. The journey leading him to the institute has been full of many twists and turns since he began studying marine sciences as an undergraduate...

OBXFS Capstone Project: The Challenges & Rewards of Undergraduate Research

Nov 4, 2020 | CSI Latest News, OBXFS

Written by Lauren Colonair. The Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) offers an abundance of opportunities for undergraduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill, however, the capstone component is one of the main attractions. Most of the students that participate in the field site...

Coastal Adaptations Call for Local Context

Nov 4, 2020 | Coastal Engineering & Adaptation Lab, CSI Latest News

As climate change and sea-level rise continue to threaten coastal communities, strategies to cope with these hazards are becoming key to ensure the long-term survival of those most immediately threatened. However, what may often be considered by governments or...

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