▁includes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁data ▁from ▁weather ▁sat ell ites ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁oper ates ▁its ▁own ▁satellite ▁down link ▁facility . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁world s ▁largest ▁h urr icane ▁simulation ▁tank . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁President ▁Bow man ▁As he ▁rec ru ited ▁F . G . ▁Wal ton ▁Smith , ▁a ▁young ▁British ▁marine ▁bi ologist ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as . ▁Smith ▁joined ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Zo ology , ▁and ▁began ▁organ izing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁marine ▁labor atory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁established ▁the ▁Marine ▁Labor atory ▁for ▁the ▁University . ▁They ▁invited ▁research ers ▁and ▁ocean ograph ers ▁to ▁associate ▁themselves ▁with ▁this ▁labor atory . ▁Its ▁three ▁original ▁object ives ▁were ▁teaching , ▁basic ▁research , ▁and ▁applied ▁marine ▁research . ▁The ▁labor atory ▁focused ▁on ▁subjects ▁specific ▁to ▁the ▁tropical ▁environment . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁Marine ▁Lab ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁bo ath ouse ▁on ▁an ▁estate ▁on ▁Belle ▁Is le ▁in ▁Miami ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁bo ath ouse ▁became ▁struct ur ally ▁unsafe , ▁the ▁lab ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁converted ▁a partment ▁building ▁in ▁Cor al ▁G ables , ▁Florida ▁near ▁the ▁main ▁campus . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁from ▁D ade ▁County ▁prompt