Welcome to CMAST
The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) is located on Bogue Sound in Morehead City, NC. CMAST was formally established in 1997 and is used for research, field studies and projects by NCSU faculty, students, extension specialists, research technicians and administrative staff.
"The mission of CMAST is to serve all who care about the coast and its natural resources."
The mission of CMAST is to serve all who care about the coast and its natural resources. CMAST confronts the urgent questions arising from the fusion of coastal ecologies, environments, economies and management policies by:
- Fostering multi-disciplinary studies among research scientists, educators and extension specialists from various NCSU colleges and departments;
- Working with other educational institutions and agencies concerned with similar interests; and
- Providing local citizens a point of contact with NCSU's marine sciences faculty, and making educational opportunities available to the community as well as to students.
Resident and rotating faculty at the 51,000 sq. ft. marine laboratory, completed in 2000, represent three NCSU colleges and a variety of departments:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
Biology
College of Physical and Mathematical Science
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Sciences
Population Health and Pathobiology
