Laboratories
Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML)
SML UNH Web Site
SML Cornell Web Site
The Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), operated jointly by UNH and Cornell University is located on Appledore Island, seven miles off the coast of New Hampshire.
Summer teaching and research facilities support intense, hands-on college credit courses and internships ranging from field marine biology to underwater research, forensics, and marine vertebrates. (High school programs and public tours are also available.) Many classes fulfill UNH major requirements. The island campus includes labs with flow-through seawater, lecture space, dorms, dining hall, library, and a dive locker. The island’s “green grid” incorporates a wind turbine and solar panels, making it a site for sustainable engineering projects as well as field studies in marine and intertidal ecology, migratory bird banding, and other biological research.
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Students from UNH, Cornell and institutions from around the country find themselves immersed in an intense learning atmosphere and a sense of community not found on dry land. Living on the island enables incredible learning experiences without the day to day distractions found on campus. Most students describe it as one of the best experiences they have had in college.
While participating students apply directly to the SML program, UNH students have unique opportunities for dedicated UNH fellowships and for application of SML courses to their degree requirements. For more information on costs and scholarships visit the UNH and Cornell websites above. For information on the current summer Course Offerings at SML, click here.
Shoals also hosts UNH’s unique “Marine Immersion” course for incoming freshmen interested in marine biology.
The UNH Associate Director for Shoals is Jessica Bolker who can be reached at 603-862-0071 or via email at jbolker@unh.edu.