“The mission of MLML is to provision the marine scientists of the future. This means that undergraduate and graduate students are provided with unparalleled access to faculty advisors and teachers, research facilities, and an incredible local marine environment. Our primary goal is to provide students with the necessary skills and training to succeed in academia, governmental agencies, conservation, and management to serve societal needs involving marine issues."
News & Press Coverage

New pFI Aluminium Paper Published in Talanta by Max Grand!
Our chemical oceanography professor, Dr. Max Grand, has published a new paper in Talanta, and it is fully open access, read more here: “A matrix-independent method for direct nanomolar dissolved …
New Research Illuminates Hidden Impacts of Ocean Heatwaves on Sea Urchin Reproduction
Using controlled mesocosm experiments that simulated historic El Niño events, the team demonstrated that even moderate heatwaves can sharply suppress gametogenesis, especially in females, leading to recruitment collapses observed in …
The first publication about the impacts of the Vistra Battery fire.
Congratulations to Ivano Aiello and the entire EMBER team on the first publication about the impacts of Vistra Battery fire! Aiello, I.W., Endris, C., Cunningham, S. et al. Coastal wetland deposition of cathode metals from the world’s …
Events & Presentations

Marisol Figueroa’s thesis defense is this Monday, March 2nd, 2026 from 12 – 1pm PST.
Marisol Figueroa's thesis defense on "Internal Waves, Wind, and Biogeochemistry at the Head of the Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon" this Monday, March 2nd, 2026 from 12 - 1pm PST.
Seminar Presented by Dr. Marc Slattery
"The functional ecology of mesophotic sponges" Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 12:00 - 1:00 pm PST
Seminar Presented by Dr. Gerick Bergsma
"Focusing on how to develop graduate and undergraduate research opportunities: connecting with undergraduate students at CSUMB through research programs" Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 12:00 - 1:00 pm PST












