▁Florida . ▁ ▁The ▁Ros enst iel ▁School ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁six ▁academic ▁divisions , ▁each ▁foc using ▁on ▁a ▁different ▁aspect ▁of ▁ocean ography : ▁ ▁Ocean ▁Sciences ▁( fl uid ▁dynamics , ▁remote ▁sens ing , ▁waves ) ▁ ▁Marine ▁E cos ystem ▁and ▁Society ▁( ad mir alty ▁law , ▁aqu ac ulture , ▁marine ▁conservation , ▁mar itime ▁arch ae ology , ▁natural ▁resource ▁econom ics , ▁political ▁e col ogy ) ▁ ▁Marine ▁Bi ology ▁& ▁E col ogy ▁ ▁Marine ▁Ge osci ences ▁ ▁At mos pher ic ▁Sciences ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁academic ▁divisions , ▁R S MA S ▁also ▁has ▁several ▁research ▁units : ▁the ▁O ce ans ▁and ▁Human ▁Health ▁Center , ▁the ▁National ▁Resource ▁for ▁Ap ly s ia , ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Cor al ▁Re ef ▁Research , ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁S out he astern ▁Trop ical ▁Advanced ▁Rem ote ▁S ens ing ▁( C ST AR S ), ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Health ▁Sciences . ▁, ▁ 3 5 8 ▁profess ors ▁and ▁scient ists ▁conduct ▁research ▁programs ▁and ▁teach ▁at ▁R S MA S ▁and ▁the ▁Cor al ▁G ables ▁campus . ▁Of ▁these , ▁ 8 1 ▁are ▁regular ▁full - time ▁fac ulty ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁oper ates ▁the ▁F . G . ▁Wal ton ▁Smith ▁research ▁vessel . ▁Design ed ▁to ▁met ▁the ▁school ' s ▁specific ations , ▁the ▁cat amar an ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁water ▁in ▁ 2