Best University for Deep Sea Ecology Research in the World

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<p>I’ve started Marine sciences as my degree and am thinking of the future.
I already know my university doesn’t specialise in deep sea ecology research so I’m trying to find some universities or research institutes I can complete my PhD in.
What is your opinion?</p>

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<p>are you referring to the ecosystem around deep ocean vents?</p>

<p>try this guy at Wood’s Hole: <a href=“mailto:pvfoster@whoi.edu”>pvfoster@whoi.edu</a></p>

<p>Try Scripps as well… just google them and call them.</p>

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<p>MIT/WHOI and UCSD/Scripps are, as DunninLA suggested, the best places to start looking. </p>

<p>[Massachusetts</a> Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution](<a href=“http://mit.whoi.edu/]Massachusetts”>http://mit.whoi.edu/)
[Scripps</a> Institution of Oceanography](<a href=“http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/]Scripps”>http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/)</p>

<p>URI and Miami would be good options as well. The former also has Bob Ballard on staff, who has done some interesting work in deep sea archaeology.</p>

<p>[URI</a> Graduate School of Oceanography](<a href=“http://www.gso.uri.edu/about-gso/about-gso]URI”>http://www.gso.uri.edu/about-gso/about-gso)
[The</a> Rosenstiel School](<a href=“http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/]The”>http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/)</p>

<p>The director of the Duke Marine Lab is an extremely well-known deep sea biologist.</p>

<p>[Cindy</a> Van Dover: Marine Lab Director](<a href=“http://news.duke.edu/2006/10/vandover.html]Cindy”>http://news.duke.edu/2006/10/vandover.html)
[Nicholas</a> School Staff: Cindy L Van Dover](<a href=“http://nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/vandover.html]Nicholas”>http://nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/vandover.html)
[Duke</a> Nicholas School – Marine Science and Conservation](<a href=“http://nicholas.duke.edu/programs/doctoral/msc.html]Duke”>http://nicholas.duke.edu/programs/doctoral/msc.html)</p>

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<p>Visit your professors in Marine Science. They can direct and guide you to the best PhD programs…also give you a chance to do research that may approximate your future, and/or build the research skills and experience you will need (even if in a different area).</p>