Dr. Raymond Highsmith
NIUST
Executive Director
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Dr. Highsmith became the Executive Director of the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST i), a partnership between the Universities of Mississippi and Southern Mississippi in 2005. NIUST has an executive office and three divisions: Ocean Biotechnology Center and Repository, Seabed Technology Research Center and the Undersea Vehicle Technology Center (located at USM). The annual budget for NIUST is typically $4.5 million to $5.5 million. Highsmith also directs UM’s Center for Water & Wetland Resources and the 740-acre UM Field Station.
NIUST
Executive Director
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662-915-5479
Dr. Highsmith became the Executive Director of the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST i), a partnership between the Universities of Mississippi and Southern Mississippi in 2005. NIUST has an executive office and three divisions: Ocean Biotechnology Center and Repository, Seabed Technology Research Center and the Undersea Vehicle Technology Center (located at USM). The annual budget for NIUST is typically $4.5 million to $5.5 million. Highsmith also directs UM’s Center for Water & Wetland Resources and the 740-acre UM Field Station.
- Dr. Raymond Highsmith
- Executive Director
- 662-915-6507
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- Dr. Marc Slattery
- Director OBCR
- 662-915-1053
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- Dr. Vernon Asper
- Director UVTC
- 228-688-3178
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- Dr Greg Easson
- Director STRC
- 662-915-5995
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