The Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), founded by the State Legislature in 1971, is Alabama's marine education and research center. Located on the eastern tip of a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, the Sea Lab is the home site of the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. Dauphin Island is a barrier island on the western edge of Mobile Bay. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Official language(s) English Area 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² (30th) - Land 50,750 mi²/131,442 km² - Water...
Founded in 1971 by the State Legislature, the DauphinIslandSeaLab (DISL) is Alabama’s marine science education and research laboratory.
Located on the eastern tip of DauphinIsland, a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, the DISL is surrounded by Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and the waters of the Gulf, making it perfectly situated for a wide range of marine science activity.
The DISL primarily serves the 21 four-year colleges and universities of Alabama through its college summer courses and graduate programs of University Programs (UP).
DauphinIslandSeaLab offers diverse opportunities for graduate study in the marine sciences, focusing on the oceanography and ecology of estuaries and near-coastal communities and ecosystems.
While the DISL serves as the focal point of graduate education in marine science in the state, it is not a degree-granting institution, and graduate degrees are offered though nine of the twenty-two DISL Member Schools.
Student funding opportunities at the DISL are excellent, and we have typically been able to fully support 95% of our students with a combination of university fellowships, DISL fellowships and teaching assistantships and extramurally-supported research assistantships.
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