With the rocky intertidal and Gulf of Maine outside your door, acres of coastal habitat, well-equipped field laboratories, comfortable dormitory-style accommodation, fully accessible internet, and helpful staff, the DEI offers an exceptional opportunity to spend time concentrating without distraction.

I got so much from my DEI research experience.  The institution is unique because the buildings are designed to house an extensive public shellfish hatchery as well as marine science research and teaching facilities.  But even more important are the talented and hard-working staff who were always there to help.

Having the opportunity to have access to DEI to do my undergraduate research project was a pivotal moment in my scientific career because it gave me my first real opportunity to do field and lab based ecological research.

Working at DEI was a wonderful experience. Taking responsibility for an experiment as an undergraduate gave me a taste of 'real' science and a strong foundation for future research.

[It was so important to] have the infrastructure and the direct access to marine life provided by DEI, especially since we attended a land-locked college. We were able to step out of the lab, collect our samples, and return immediately to a lab space with running seawater.

I strongly recommend DEI as a cutting edge research institute with leadership and staff that strive to effectively and cooperatively work with aquaculture farmers to understand and solve problems vital to their businesses and the industry.

The staff at DEI are as enthusiastic as they are experienced, and they helped make my DEI research go smoothly, leading to several publications on the spatial ecology and predator avoidance behavior of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis.

The DEI team was helpful and flexible and provided us with any space or equipment we needed, including access to the facility at any hour.  This experience helped me to feel like a "real scientist", and led to my first publications.