Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Introduction


The **Chesapeake Biological Laboratory** (CBL) is a [marine science](/wiki/Marine_science "Marine science") laboratory on the [Chesapeake Bay](/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay "Chesapeake Bay") in [Solomons, Maryland](/wiki/Solomons%2C_Maryland "Solomons, Maryland"), and it is the oldest state\-supported marine laboratory on the East Coast of the U.S. It was founded in 1925 in a small waterman's shack by Dr. [Reginald V. Truitt](/wiki/Reginald_V._Truitt "Reginald V. Truitt") and is part of the [University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science](/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Center_for_Environmental_Science "University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science").

As of 2013, CBL had 28 faculty members, 7 visiting PhD\-level scientists, 22 students, 29 research technicians and 33 staff.; total employment by 2021 was 128, and the lab was the 20th largest employer in Calvert County  The CBL campus includes 21 buildings, which include purpose built research facilities with running sea water and environmentally\-controlled chambers. The Nutrient Analytical Services Laboratory is a key service lab that provides chemical analysis for samples from across the United States. The lab has other diverse instrumentation that allow its scientists to make measurements of biogeochemical constituents. One example is a stable isotope mass spectrometer, located in the Bernie Fowler Laboratory, which is named for a local politician, [Bernie Fowler](/wiki/Bernie_Fowler "Bernie Fowler"), who advocated for cleaning up Chesapeake Bay. Local research is supported by the research vessel [RV Rachel Carson (2008\)](/wiki/RV_Rachel_Carson_%282008%29 "RV Rachel Carson (2008)"), which is home ported at CBL.


Where is the CBL located?