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Cindy Van Dover

Harvey W. Smith Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Oceanography in the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Marine Science and Conservation
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516

Awards & Honors


Traditional Fulbright Scholarship

National Council for International Exchange of Scholars · 2004

In the News


Published May 26, 2021
Eight Duke-Authored Books on the Environment
Published November 10, 2020
Group Urges Atlantic Seafloor be Labeled a Memorial to Slave Trading
Published July 10, 2018
A Strategy for Making 'No-Mining Zones' in the Deep Sea
Published June 8, 2018
On World Oceans Day, Explore Earth’s Inner Space
Published August 2, 2017
Exploring Earths Inner Space in a Submarine
Published June 26, 2017
Biodiversity Loss from Deep-Sea Mining Will be Unavoidable
Published April 20, 2016
Andrew J. Read Named Director of Marine Lab
Published December 28, 2015
Cindy Van Dover comments on the coming deep-sea gold rush (14-minute mark)
Published July 20, 2015
Revolutionary War-era shipwreck discovered off North Carolina coast
Published July 20, 2015
The mysterious, pre-Civil War shipwreck just discovered off the North Carolina coast
Published July 17, 2015
PlankZooka Larval Sampler May Revolutionize Deep-Ocean Research
Published July 17, 2015
Centuries-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off NC Coast
Published February 10, 2015
Diving deep with Alvin's first female pilot, Cindy Van Dover
Published July 15, 2014
N.C. State, Duke University team up to explore the deep sea
Published June 10, 2014
'Sherman's Lagoon' cartoonist to explore deep-sea floor Tuesday but this time, in real life
Published May 19, 2014
Marine Labs Newest Research Building Showcases Sustainable Coastal Design