- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

John M. Hoenig

Hoenig, John M.
Adjunct Faculty
Retired: 2022
Section: Natural Resources
Email: hoenig@vims.edu
Phone: (757) 634-2408
Interests: Fisheries stock assessment/management; methods for studying dynamics and assessing fisheries.
Office: Nunnally Hall 134

Ken Moore

Moore, Ken
Adjunct Factulty
Retired: 2019
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Email: moore@vims.edu
Phone:: (804) 684-7384
Interests: Seagrasses - environmental factors affecting growth and survival.
Address: P.O. Box 1346 Gloucester Pt., VA 23062-1346, USA

Orth, Robert J.
Adjunct Faculty
Retired: 2021
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Email: jjorth@vims.edu
Website: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)
Phone: (804) 684-7392
Interests: Submerged aquatic vegetation biology and ecology.
Office: Andrews Hall 308

Smith 100

Smith, Jr., Walker O.
Adjunct Faculty
Retired: 2021
Email: wos@vims.edu
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Phytoplankton growth/photosynthetic material in surface layer of oceans.
Website: Phytoplankton Ecology
Full Curriculum Vita: CV