Hopkins Marine Stationof Stanford University

Oldest Pacifi c Marine Laboratory. Nestled 90 miles south of Stanford’s main campus, the Hopkins

Marine Station is the oldest marine science lab on the Pacifi c coast, and it goes as far back as the 1890’s when Leyland Stanford started Stanford

University. The fi rst president Leyland hired was David Starr Jordan, who was a trained biologist from Harvard. Jordan knew Monterey Bay was a

very special place for marine science and was instrumental in the founding of the Hopkins Marine Station.

Recently, when it came time to replace a legacy old boiler, it was only natural that the environmentally-conscientious project team mandated that

effi ciency would be the driving force for their boiler selection. The WC near-condensing boiler fi t the bill, meeting all of their requirements. The

fact that they could get it with the Smart Boiler Control System™ made the decision a “no-brainer” for this marine biology research and teaching

facility.

These Stanford researchers frequently make news headlines and are a source of extreme pride to the community and to the Stanford home

campus. Perched on an 11-acre campus in Monterey Bay, the facility houses ten faculty, all members of the Department of Biology. The facility

sits between the famous Monterey Aquarium and the equally well-known Point Lobos State Reserve.

If anyone appreciates the environment, it’s these folks. Ajax is proud that its WC near-condensing boiler was their fi rst choice when they went

looking for an energy effi cient boiler.

Case StudyHopkins Marine StationStanford University120 Oceanview Blvd.Pacifi c Grove, CA 93950

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