Department of Marine Science
Support
The Ecosystem Electronics Lab provides advanced technical education for CSUMB students while furthering K-12 science education and applied ecological research in the Monterey Bay area and beyond. To do this work, EEL depends on three distinct forms of support:
- External funding
- Donations or loans of needed tools, equipment, supplies, or expertise
- Project opportunities
We are grateful to the following organizations and individuals for their generous support of EEL projects and activities to date:
Funding
The following have provided grants or other funding to help the EEL purchase equipment & supplies and/or to provide financial support to students working on EEL projects:
- CSU Faculty Support Grant for the Engagement of Students in Coursework Related Research
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center
- Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI), a program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
- California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA State Parks)
- Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA) at CSUMB
- Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center, a program funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Anonymous private donors
In-kind donations
The following have donated or loaned major equipment, tools, supplies, and/or staff time needed by the EEL to complete projects:
- BlueRobotics
- Ocean Innovations
- Remote Ocean Systems, Inc.
- California Department of Parks and Recreation and its PORTS Program
- Etheric Networks
- Los Gatos Skunkworks
- Anonymous private donors
Project opportunities
The ideal EEL Project: 1) provides a valuable, technically-challenging educational opportunity for EEL students, 2) supports ecological education and/or research that meets community-identified needs in the Monterey/Salinas region or beyond, and 3) has a realistic scope and timeline, ensuring a high probability of successful completion by supervised university students.
The following people and organizations have provided outstanding project opportunities for EEL students:
- The people of Ulithi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia
- One People One Reef (Ulithi Marine Conservation)
- The Gilly Lab at Hopkins Marine Station (Stanford University)
- Big Sur Land Trust / Marks Ranch
- California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA State Parks)
- Carmel Middle School
- CCoWs
- Dan Costa Lab (UC Santa Cruz)
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Hastings Natural History Reserve
- International School of Monterey
- Kenneth Coale Lab / MLML
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Ocean Gate Foundation
- SLEWTHS / MLML
- Ventana Wildlife Society