Schiller Coastal Studies Center

Located on a former farm, the Schiller Coastal Studies Center at Bowdoin College includes 2.5 miles of rocky shoreline and 118 acres of coastal spruce-pine forest and fields. Our access to the Gulf of Maine, diversity of natural habitats, and well-equipped science and residential facilities open up a wide range of marine, estuarine, and terrestrial research and teaching possibilities.

The Schiller Center enables high-level field- and laboratory-based interdisciplinary study related to critical issues of coastal and climate concern. With its accessible oceanside location and modernized facilities, the Center is foundational to Bowdoin's expanding role as a leader in environmental studies.

Research

Bowdoin Coastal Studies Semester

For Her Long-term EOS Project, Greta Bolinger ’23 Becomes Both Kelp Farmer and Kelp Scientist
Last fall, Greta Bolinger ’23 seeded a fifty-foot line in Harpswell Sound near the Schiller Coastal Studies Center to grow sugar kelp over the winter. At the same time, she cultivated kelp in tanks in the Center's marine lab for scientific analysis.
Students Present Gulf of Maine Findings at Major Marine Ecology Conference
Four students recently shared results from their independent research projects at a national conference focused on marine science and coastal ecosystems.
Crayfish Explored: Bowdoin Senior Publishes Ecology Research in Academic Journal
Sophia Adami-Sampson ’23 has achieved a rare feat for an undergraduate. She has coauthored a study recently published in a peer-reviewed academic journal, in this case the Journal of Freshwater Ecology.

Biology
Bowdoin Science Station on Kent Island
Earth and Oceanographic Science
Environmental Studies

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Schiller Coastal Studies Center