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Business hours for the Baruch Institute Columbia Campus are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.  Business hours at the Baruch Marine Field Laboratory (BMFL) are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.  Arrangements can be made to access the facility and nearby sites by contacting the appropriate staff via one of the methods indicated below.

Address & Phone

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Baruch Columbia Campus Telephone/Fax: Phone:  (803) 777-5288
Fax:  (803) 777-3935
Baruch Columbia Campus Address: The Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences
607 EWS Building
Columbia, SC  29208
BMFL Postal address: PO BOX 1630
Georgetown, SC 29442
BMFL Shipping address: Highway 17 N.
Hobcaw Barony
Georgetown, SC 29440
BMFL Telephone: (843) 546-3623;   Columbia Campus Line (803) 777-4557
BMFL FAX: (843) 546-1632

Columbia Directory

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 Baruch Columbia Campus Directory  (803 area code) Telephone Office
Bergin, Margaret, Business Manager  777-3917 EWS 607
Cothran, Jeremy, Assistant Programmer II 777-4469 SUM 239
Dantzler, Megan, Research Specialist I 777-5153 CLS 408
Day, Melissa, Research Specialist I 777-0829 SUM 209D
Dean, John Mark, Senior Fellow 777-0075 SUM 236
Donelan, Teresa, Business Associate   777-3919 EWS 607
Morris, Jim, Director | Website 777-5288

EWS 609

Jefferson, Jeff, IT Specialist  

777-3926

SUM 216A

Kanoth, Monisha, Programmer/Developer 777-1609 SUM 239
Matsui, George, Research Assistant Prof. 777-3920 EWS 611
Miller, Anne, Public Information Coordinator 777-3927 EWS 610A
Porter, Dwayne, Assistant Prof. | Website 777-4615 SPH 401
Poucher, Jay, NERRS Telemetry Coord. 777-1548 SUM 216B
Sawyer, Mary Beth, Administrative Assistant  777-5288 EWS 609

Marine Field Lab Directory

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Baruch Marine Field Laboratory (BMFL) Administration

BMFL Telephone:  (843) 546-3623

Telephone Exten.
Diana Aguilera, Administrative Assistant 222
Dennis Allen Ph.D., Lab Director | Website 0, 221, or 222
Jan Blakely, Administrative Specialist 221 or 0
Scott Neubauer Ph.D., Assist. Lab Director | Website 240
BMFL Support Staff
Stephen Forehand, Facilities 401 voice mail
Jason Garwood, Research Spec II (LINKS Project) 250
Erin Hemric, Program Assist. Prince George ELC 236
Paul Kenny, Senior Research Resource Specialist 246
Stacy Luthy, Post Doc Research Assoc. (LINKS) 250
Joey Michau, Facilities 402 voice mail
Ginger Ogburn Matthews, Data Manager 225
Nick Stines, IT & Network Management 234
Sundberg, Karen, Research Specialist II 231
Raphael Tymowski, Research Specialist II (SCAEL) 238
North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Wendy Allen, NI-WB NERR Manager 229
Tracy Buck, NERR Research Specialist II 259
Amy Wilman, NERR Research Specialist II 264
Ben Lakish, NERR Research Specialist II 230
Nicole Saladin, NERR Program Coordinator 251
Erik Smith, Research Coord/Assist. Res. Professor 235
Jennifer Spicer,  NERR Stewardship Coordinator 251
Beth Thomas, NERR Education Coordinator 248
NERRS Centralized Data Management Office (CDMO): Porter, Dwayne, NERR CDMO Director | Website   see Columbia listing
Melissa Ide, NERR CDMO Data Analyst 243
Jennifer Keesee, NERR CDMO Data Analyst 224
Kirk Yedinak, NERR CDMO Programmer 233
Tammy Small, NERR CDMO Manager 224
         Charleston Baruch Affiliates Directory
SCDNR-Marine Resources Research Institute
217 Fort Johnson Road

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Charleston Affiliates


Susan Wilde, Research Assistant Professor

Ken Hayes, Research Specialist III

Larissa Mason, Program Assistant
Andrew Shuler, Wildlife Biologist I

Telephone
(843) 953-9812

(843) 762-8925
(843) 953-9077
(843) 504-2848

Directions to the Columbia Office
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The Columbia Office of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and  Coastal Sciences is on the 6th floor (Room 607 EWS) in the Earth & Water Sciences Center (Map Number 89) which is located between the Coker Life Sciences Building (Map Number 100, Sumter Street) and the Jones Physical Science Center (Map Number 90, South Main Street).

For driving directions to the Columbia Office please click this link which will take you to mapquest.com.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your starting address in the, "Get Directions to Above Location from:" field.

Once you arrive in Columbia enter into the Coker Life Sciences Building on Sumter Street or the Jones Physical Science Center on South Main Street and proceed to the 6th floor.  Follow the signs to the Earth & Water Sciences Building, Room 607.  If you have questions please call the office at (803) 777-5288.

Directions to the Kimbel Center & Marine Field Lab in Georgetown, SC

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    From the North
    (Myrtle Beach)

 

Follow Highway 17 South (Bypass 17 is recommended).
About seven miles south of the South Causeway traffic light in Pawley's Island, begin looking for DeBordieu Colony on the left.  After passing the DeBordieu turnoff, the Baruch Marine Field Laboratory turn off is approximately 1.0 mile on the left.  Look for the "Hobcaw Barony" sign. The Baruch Marine Field Laboratory is located on Hobcaw Barony.
    From the North
    (Conway)
Follow Highway 701 South
Once in Georgetown, go to the 17N intersection and follow signs to the beaches. This will be a left hand turn.As you leave Georgetown you will cross two rivers.  After crossing the second bridge (Waccamaw River & Atlantic Intracoastal Water Way), watch for the entrance to Hobcaw Barony approximately one mile on the right.  The Baruch Marine Field Laboratory is located on Hobcaw Barony.

    From the South
       (Charleston)

 

Follow Highway 17 North
Once in Georgetown, you will pass over the Sampit River Bridge and go through three traffic lights (not including flashing light).  At the 4th light, STAY IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE AND FOLLOW SIGNS TO THE BEACHES -- 17 NORTH WILL VEER TO THE RIGHT.  As you leave Georgetown you will cross two rivers.  After crossing the second bridge (Waccamaw River & Atlantic Intracoastal Water Way), watch for the entrance to Hobcaw Barony approximately one mile on the right.  The Baruch Marine Field Laboratory is located on Hobcaw Barony.
   From the West
    

 

Follow Highway 521 East
Take 521 into Goergetown. Approx. 4 miles inside the city limits turn slight left onto Church Street / US-17 ALT and follow signs to the Beaches; Church St becomes US-17N.  As you leave Georgetown you will cross two rivers.  After crossing the second bridge (crosses Waccamaw River part of Atlantic Intracoastal Water Way), watch for the entrance to Hobcaw Barony approximately one mile on the right.  The Baruch Marine Field Laboratory is located on Hobcaw Barony.


 

Once turning into the Hobcaw Barony Parking Area from Highway 17

 ....you have two choices. Turn right through the parking lot to go to the Kimbel Center, Dorms, and Cottages or proceed to the lift gate arm to access the Baruch Marine Field Laboratory.

Click HERE for a Map of the Baruch Entrance.

Click to enlarge the diagram of the Gate entrance above for more detailed information.

 

At the Hobcaw Property Lift Gate to Access the USC Baruch Marine Field Laboratory

     Pull up to the electric gate, dial "010" on the gate phone to reach the lab.  If you have not been to the lab before, see directions given in next paragraph.  The gate phone is on a timer and after 30 seconds, it will cut off.  Dial again if necessary.
     Proceed through the gate and stay on the main road, Hobcaw Road.  You will pass the Clemson Baruch Coastal Ecology Laboratory on the left. Continue on Hobcaw Road 0.2 miles until you come to a three way intersection at which point you will veer left on Crabhaul Road.  Drive approximately 2.2 miles until you reach the lab.  Please drive slow and be careful with oncoming traffic, the road is narrow and the shoulders are soft and swampy. There are only a few safe places to pull off Crabhaul Road.

Please park in the lot on your left as you approach the Field Laboratory complex.

 Click to enlarge the Map below for the facilities offered at the lab and their locations.  If you have any questions please call us at (843) 546-3623.

Click this image for a larger view of the facilities at the Baruch Marine Lab.

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