Research
and Training Facilities |
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Laboratory
and Field Facilities |
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The
institute has the necessary basic field and laboratory equipment for
conducting training and research in marine sciences including boats
(Table 1). Click here
to view existing lab equipment
Table 1: Some of the
major field and laboratory equipment at IMS
| Equipment |
Category |
| Atomic Analyzer
spectrophotometer |
Laboratory |
| CHN Analyzer |
Laboratory |
| UV Spectrophotometer |
Laboratory |
| Freeze dryer |
Laboratory |
| Scintillation
counter |
Laboratory |
| Rotary evaporators |
Laboratory |
| Microscopes |
Laboratory |
| Sediments samplers
(e.g. piston corer and grab samplers) |
Field |
| Small boats |
Field |
| Water samplers |
Field |
| Diving gears |
Field |
| Echo sounders |
Field |
| Multiparameter
(pollutants detector) |
Field |
| Hydrographic
equipment (Multi-parameter current meters, ADCPs and wave recorders) |
Field |
| GPS |
Field |
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Computer
and Other Facilities |
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In addition to laboratory
and field equipment, the Institute also possesses pertinent facilities
for implementation of academic programmes. These include a computer laboratory
capable to hold at least 20 students at a time and one of the computers
is specialised for computing. The Institute owns various computer software
for modelling purposes, e.g. Regional Ocean Modelling Systems (ROMS),
Surface Water Modelling Systems (SMS), The Danish Hydraulic Institute
(DHI) software for Water and Environmental Modelling (MIKE 21), MATLAB
(www.mathworks.com) and remote
sensing analysis software (BILKO). The institute has all necessary Information
and Communication Technology installations, a museum, an aquarium and
a well stocked library. The
institute is assured of some financial support for supporting postgraduate
studies through the Sida-SAREC Marine Science Programme. The 15 years
World Bank supported project (Coral Reef Target Research) also provides
support for postgraduate students in the area of coral reef and related
sciences.
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Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) |
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This
is a unit that will be responsible for Library and ICT related activities,
GIS, and the Tanzania National Oceanographic Data Centre (TzNODC) and
the Marine Education Extension Development (MEED) unit. The library holdings
include standard marine science textbooks, scientific journals and manuals
as well as online journal subscription, which have so far supported the
current volume of postgraduate research students and visiting scientists
and students. The TzNODC is responsible for the collection of oceanographic
data throughout the country, storing and disseminating information to
all national users. The MEED unit is responsible for audio-visual dissemination
and integration of research findings. Click here
to view MEED facilities. |
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