Faculty Index
The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami is one of the premier oceanographic research and education institutions in the world. As the only subtropical institute of its kind in the continental United States, its more than 100 Ph.D. faculty members, 190 graduate students, and more than 250 research support staff comprise the academic community.
Elliot L. Atlas
Professor
sources, transport, and transformation of atmospheric trace gases in the global atmosphere
Professor
sources, transport, and transformation of atmospheric trace gases in the global atmosphere
Roni Avissar
Professor and Dean
hydrology, climate modeling, atmospheric science, aerodynamics, sensing and sensor Systems, environmental engineering, aerosols
Professor and Dean
hydrology, climate modeling, atmospheric science, aerodynamics, sensing and sensor Systems, environmental engineering, aerosols
Elizabeth Babcock
Research Assistant Professor
Fish Stock Assessment, Fisheries Research and Management, Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management, Marine Conservation Biology
Research Assistant Professor
Fish Stock Assessment, Fisheries Research and Management, Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management, Marine Conservation Biology
Andrew C. Baker
Assistant Professor
biology and ecology of reef corals; molecular ecology and systematics
Assistant Professor
biology and ecology of reef corals; molecular ecology and systematics
Lisa Beal
Assistant Professor
Open ocean circulation, western boundary currents, heat and freshwater transports
Assistant Professor
Open ocean circulation, western boundary currents, heat and freshwater transports
Daniel Benetti
Associate Professor
aquaculture science, technology, management and environmental monitoring system
Associate Professor
aquaculture science, technology, management and environmental monitoring system
Patricia Blackwelder
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electron Microscopy Facility
Biomineralization, Scanning Electron Microscopy
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electron Microscopy Facility
Biomineralization, Scanning Electron Microscopy
Darek J. Bogucki
Assistant Professor
Ocean optics and optical remote sensing of small scale fluid processes
Assistant Professor
Ocean optics and optical remote sensing of small scale fluid processes
Kenny Broad
Associate Professor
ecological anthropology, climate and society interaction, environmental policy
Associate Professor
ecological anthropology, climate and society interaction, environmental policy
John W. Brown
Research Professor
microscale sea-air transfer processes, aerosol dynamics, surfactant damping of gravity-capillary waves, geospatial distributions of petroleum hydrocarbons, toxins and bioactive agents in seawater
Research Professor
microscale sea-air transfer processes, aerosol dynamics, surfactant damping of gravity-capillary waves, geospatial distributions of petroleum hydrocarbons, toxins and bioactive agents in seawater
Michael G. Brown
Professor
Ocean acoustics, surface gravity wave dynamics, Lagrangian ocean dynamics
Professor
Ocean acoustics, surface gravity wave dynamics, Lagrangian ocean dynamics
Shuyi S. Chen
Professor
Mesoscale and tropical meteorology, atmospheric convection, coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling
Professor
Mesoscale and tropical meteorology, atmospheric convection, coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling
Toshio Michael Chin
Research Associate Professor
Data assimilation and interpolation, statistical amd multi-scale characterizations of space-time processes
Research Associate Professor
Data assimilation and interpolation, statistical amd multi-scale characterizations of space-time processes
Amy Clement
Associate Professor
Climate modeling, paleoclimate, tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions
Associate Professor
Climate modeling, paleoclimate, tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions
Robert K. Cowen
MBF chair, Professor and Maytag Chair of Ichthyology
fisheries oceanography, larval fish ecology, population dynamics of marine fishes
MBF chair, Professor and Maytag Chair of Ichthyology
fisheries oceanography, larval fish ecology, population dynamics of marine fishes
Douglas L. Crawford
Professor
evolutionary genomics and metabolism, physiological and evolutionary ecology, molecular mechanisms regulating transcription
Professor
evolutionary genomics and metabolism, physiological and evolutionary ecology, molecular mechanisms regulating transcription
Dan DiResta
Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Mark A. Donelan
Professor
Air-sea interaction, wave dynamics, boundary layer turbulence,wave modelling, remote sensing, gas transfer, storm surge modelling, wind stress modelling
Professor
Air-sea interaction, wave dynamics, boundary layer turbulence,wave modelling, remote sensing, gas transfer, storm surge modelling, wind stress modelling
William M. Drennan
Associate Professor
Air-sea interaction, turbulence, boundary layers, surface gravity waves
Associate Professor
Air-sea interaction, turbulence, boundary layers, surface gravity waves
Nelson Ehrhardt
Professor
fishery research and management; marine population dynamics analysis and modelling, fisheries oceanography
Professor
fishery research and management; marine population dynamics analysis and modelling, fisheries oceanography
Jack W. Fell
Professor Emeritus
mycology, mangrove and marshland ecology, molecular systematics and the adaptation to rapid identification systems for marine, medical and industrial applications
Professor Emeritus
mycology, mangrove and marshland ecology, molecular systematics and the adaptation to rapid identification systems for marine, medical and industrial applications
Rana A. Fine
Professor
the role of the oceans in climate change occurring on time scales of up to decades
Professor
the role of the oceans in climate change occurring on time scales of up to decades
Lora Fleming
Professor and Center Director, Oceans and Human Health
Marine and Freshwater Toxins, Recreational Microbes, Environmental Human Health, Epidemiologic issues, Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, Florida Red Tides (Brevetoxins) and Cyanobacterial Toxins, application of GIS to the Marine and Freshwater Toxin Diseases, oceans and human health
Professor and Center Director, Oceans and Human Health
Marine and Freshwater Toxins, Recreational Microbes, Environmental Human Health, Epidemiologic issues, Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, Florida Red Tides (Brevetoxins) and Cyanobacterial Toxins, application of GIS to the Marine and Freshwater Toxin Diseases, oceans and human health
John A. Gifford
Associate Professor
underwater archaeology, geoarchaeology, management of shipwrecks as cultural resources
Associate Professor
underwater archaeology, geoarchaeology, management of shipwrecks as cultural resources
Hans C. Graber
Professor and Chair
Surface wave dynamics, microwave remote sensing of ocean processes, air-sea interaction and boundary-layer dynamics
Professor and Chair
Surface wave dynamics, microwave remote sensing of ocean processes, air-sea interaction and boundary-layer dynamics
Annalisa Griffa
Research Professor
Geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling, Lagrangian observing systems
Research Professor
Geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling, Lagrangian observing systems
Samuel H. Gruber
Professor Emeritus
behavioral ecology and sensory physiology of marine vertebrates; biology of sharks
Professor Emeritus
behavioral ecology and sensory physiology of marine vertebrates; biology of sharks
Thomas Hahn
Assistant Professor
Bubble acoustics, fish acoustics, hydrodynamics, and acoustics of multi-phase flows
Assistant Professor
Bubble acoustics, fish acoustics, hydrodynamics, and acoustics of multi-phase flows
Jim Happell
Research Associate Professor
use of transient tracers, such as chlorofluorocarbons and tritium, to determine groundwater flow patterns and rates
Research Associate Professor
use of transient tracers, such as chlorofluorocarbons and tritium, to determine groundwater flow patterns and rates
Christopher Harrison
Professor
Paelomagnetism, Plate Tectonics, Sea Level Changes, Earth System Science
Professor
Paelomagnetism, Plate Tectonics, Sea Level Changes, Earth System Science
Brian Haus
Associate Professor
Experimental studies of coastal ocean surface currents; radar remote sensing of oceanographic processes; shelf and estuary dynamics; wave-current interactions; sediment transport; laboratory studies of air-sea interactions and turbulence in the ASIST facility
Associate Professor
Experimental studies of coastal ocean surface currents; radar remote sensing of oceanographic processes; shelf and estuary dynamics; wave-current interactions; sediment transport; laboratory studies of air-sea interactions and turbulence in the ASIST facility
Anthony J. Hynes
Professor and Chair
development of laser diagnostics for the study of the kinetics and spectroscopy of fundamental processes in atmospheric, plasma and combustion chemistry
Professor and Chair
development of laser diagnostics for the study of the kinetics and spectroscopy of fundamental processes in atmospheric, plasma and combustion chemistry
William Johns
Professor
Ocean dynamics, boundary current and mesoscale processes, marginal seas and straits
Professor
Ocean dynamics, boundary current and mesoscale processes, marginal seas and straits
David C. Kadko
Professor
utilizing naturally occurring radioactivity for the purpose of tracing the pathways and discovering the rates of various oceanic processes
Professor
utilizing naturally occurring radioactivity for the purpose of tracing the pathways and discovering the rates of various oceanic processes
Igor Kamenkovich
Associate Professor
ocean dynamics, large-scale ocean circulation, meso-scale eddies and small-scale mixing interaction
Associate Professor
ocean dynamics, large-scale ocean circulation, meso-scale eddies and small-scale mixing interaction
Ben Kirtman
Professor
El Niño prediction, dynamics and low frequency variations; impact of atmospheric stochastic forcing on coupled climate variability; El Niño-Monsoon interactions; and the maintenance of the inter-tropical convergence zone.
Professor
El Niño prediction, dynamics and low frequency variations; impact of atmospheric stochastic forcing on coupled climate variability; El Niño-Monsoon interactions; and the maintenance of the inter-tropical convergence zone.
Villy Kourafalou
Research Associate Professor
Dynamics of continental shelves and marginal seas, physical and ecosystem numerical modeling, observational networks
Research Associate Professor
Dynamics of continental shelves and marginal seas, physical and ecosystem numerical modeling, observational networks
Chris Langdon
Associate Professor
coral and algae primary production, respiration and calcification, response of corals and coral reefs to global change tropical marine ecosystems
Associate Professor
coral and algae primary production, respiration and calcification, response of corals and coral reefs to global change tropical marine ecosystems
Thomas Lee
Research Professor Emeritus
Shelf dynamics, mesoscale eddies, interdisciplinary studies, western boundary currents
Research Professor Emeritus
Shelf dynamics, mesoscale eddies, interdisciplinary studies, western boundary currents
David Letson
Chair and Professor
economics of regulation, fisheries economomics, water quality management
Chair and Professor
economics of regulation, fisheries economomics, water quality management
Roger Lhermitte
Professor Emeritus
Radar meteorology, physical meteorology, remote sensing, thunderstorm electrification
Professor Emeritus
Radar meteorology, physical meteorology, remote sensing, thunderstorm electrification
Guoqing Lin
Assistant Professor
Earthquake location, waveform cross-correlation, earthquake tomography, earthquake generation within subduction zones, earthquake source study, volcano seismology
Assistant Professor
Earthquake location, waveform cross-correlation, earthquake tomography, earthquake generation within subduction zones, earthquake source study, volcano seismology
Diego Lirman
Research Assistant Professor
benthic ecology, population dynamics, stress response of corals and sea grasses
Research Assistant Professor
benthic ecology, population dynamics, stress response of corals and sea grasses
Sharanya Majumdar
Assistant Professor
Adaptive observations, ensemble forecasting, tropical cyclones, coastal ocean prediction
Assistant Professor
Adaptive observations, ensemble forecasting, tropical cyclones, coastal ocean prediction
Brian Mapes
Associate Professor
Atmospheric convection and clouds, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics.
Associate Professor
Atmospheric convection and clouds, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics.
Arthur Mariano
Professor
Data analysis and assimilation techniques, mesoscale ocean dynamics, Lagrangian ocean descriptions
Professor
Data analysis and assimilation techniques, mesoscale ocean dynamics, Lagrangian ocean descriptions
Danielle McDonald
Assistant Professor
animal physiology, molecular biology, pharmacology and toxicology
Assistant Professor
animal physiology, molecular biology, pharmacology and toxicology
Sarah K. Meltzoff
Associate Professor
marine resource management and sustainable development policy, social analyses of fisheries and aquaculture
Associate Professor
marine resource management and sustainable development policy, social analyses of fisheries and aquaculture
Christopher N. K. Mooers
Professor Emeritus
Coastal ocean circulation dynamics, circulation of marginal and semi-enclosed seas, mesoscale oceanography, coastal ocean prediction, evaluation of models and ocean observing networks, numerical simulation
Professor Emeritus
Coastal ocean circulation dynamics, circulation of marginal and semi-enclosed seas, mesoscale oceanography, coastal ocean prediction, evaluation of models and ocean observing networks, numerical simulation
Fernando Moreno
Senior Lecturer
aquaculture and mariculture law and policy; environmental, ocean, and coastal law
Senior Lecturer
aquaculture and mariculture law and policy; environmental, ocean, and coastal law
Hien Ba Nguyen
Research Associate Professor Emeritus
Solid-state electronics, instrumentation, microcomputer systems, signal processing, underwater acoustics
Research Associate Professor Emeritus
Solid-state electronics, instrumentation, microcomputer systems, signal processing, underwater acoustics
David Nolan
Associate Professor
Dynamic meteorology, tropical cyclones, vortex dynamics, numerical modeling
Associate Professor
Dynamic meteorology, tropical cyclones, vortex dynamics, numerical modeling
Josefina Olascoaga
Assistant Professor
Modeling of biophysical interactions, geophysical flow stability, Lagrangian dynamics
Assistant Professor
Modeling of biophysical interactions, geophysical flow stability, Lagrangian dynamics
Marjorie Oleksiak
Assistant Professor
evolutionary genomics, population responses to environmental stressors, molecular mechanisms of adaptation
Assistant Professor
evolutionary genomics, population responses to environmental stressors, molecular mechanisms of adaptation
Tamay Özgökmen
Associate Professor
Numerical modeling of mesoscale oceanic processes, small-scale mixing and Lagrangian motion
Associate Professor
Numerical modeling of mesoscale oceanic processes, small-scale mixing and Lagrangian motion
Paris, Claire
Assistant Professor, AMP
Assistant Professor, AMP
Guillermo Podestá
Research Professor (secondary appointment with MBF)
Satellite remote sensing, oceanic variability, physical- biological interactions
Research Professor (secondary appointment with MBF)
Satellite remote sensing, oceanic variability, physical- biological interactions
Ali Pourmand
Assistant Professor
Applications of isotope and organic geochemistry in paleoceanography, paleoclimatology and cosmochemistry.
Assistant Professor
Applications of isotope and organic geochemistry in paleoceanography, paleoclimatology and cosmochemistry.
Joseph M. Prospero
Professor Emeritus
aerosol chemistry of the marine atmosphere and the biogeochemical effects of the long range atmospheric transport of materials from the continents to the ocean environment
Professor Emeritus
aerosol chemistry of the marine atmosphere and the biogeochemical effects of the long range atmospheric transport of materials from the continents to the ocean environment
Xinrong Ren
Research Associate Professor
atmospheric free radical chemistry, model prediction of atmospheric oxidation processes, heterogeneous chemical reactions, spectroscopic and chromatographic detection techniques, field measurement of atmospheric trace gases and radical species
Research Associate Professor
atmospheric free radical chemistry, model prediction of atmospheric oxidation processes, heterogeneous chemical reactions, spectroscopic and chromatographic detection techniques, field measurement of atmospheric trace gases and radical species
Jill Richardson
Lecturer
Lecturer
Daniel D. Riemer
Assistant Professor
using the measurement of reduced and oxidized volatile organic compounds to characterize processes involving different oxidants
Assistant Professor
using the measurement of reduced and oxidized volatile organic compounds to characterize processes involving different oxidants
Roland Romeiser
Associate Professor
Radar imaging of surface currents, winds, and waves; current-wave-wind interactions
Associate Professor
Radar imaging of surface currents, winds, and waves; current-wave-wind interactions
Claes Rooth
Professor Emeritus
Large-scale ocean transport processes, climate dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interaction
Professor Emeritus
Large-scale ocean transport processes, climate dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interaction
Joseph E. Serafy
Research Associate Professor
fisheries ecology, essential fish habitat for coastal and pelagic fishes
Research Associate Professor
fisheries ecology, essential fish habitat for coastal and pelagic fishes
Lynn “Nick” Shay
Professor
Air-sea interactions, ocean response to atmospheric forcing, aircraft-based ocean measurement
Professor
Air-sea interactions, ocean response to atmospheric forcing, aircraft-based ocean measurement
Sharon L. Smith
Professor and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies
biological oceanography; zooplankton ecology
Professor and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies
biological oceanography; zooplankton ecology
Su Sponaugle
Associate Professor
recruitment dynamics, early life history & ecology of reef fishes and crustaceans, marine reserves
Associate Professor
recruitment dynamics, early life history & ecology of reef fishes and crustaceans, marine reserves
Ashwanth Srinivasan
Research Assistant Professor
Research Assistant Professor
Daniel O. Suman
Professor
Environmental Law, Coastal Law, Coastal Management, Environmental Planning, Marine Policy
Professor
Environmental Law, Coastal Law, Coastal Management, Environmental Planning, Marine Policy
Barrie Taylor
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Zafer Top
Research Professor
distributions of tritium, helium isotopes and noble gases in the ocean and in ground water
Research Professor
distributions of tritium, helium isotopes and noble gases in the ocean and in ground water
John Van Leer
Associate Professor
Instrument development, upper ocean dynamics, Arctic oceanography, coastal oceanography
Associate Professor
Instrument development, upper ocean dynamics, Arctic oceanography, coastal oceanography
Maria L. Estevanez
Senior Lecturer
management of recreational and commercial fishing, industry economic impact studies, marine resource allocation policy, marine geographic information systems
Senior Lecturer
management of recreational and commercial fishing, industry economic impact studies, marine resource allocation policy, marine geographic information systems
Nancy Voss
Research Emeritus Professor and Director, Marine Invertebrate Museum
Research Emeritus Professor and Director, Marine Invertebrate Museum
Shimon Wdowinski
Research Associate Professor
Space geodesy, tectonics, wetland hydrology, and remote sensing
Research Associate Professor
Space geodesy, tectonics, wetland hydrology, and remote sensing
Jorge F. Willemsen
Professor
Deterministic modeling of ocean surface gravity waves, including wind driving and dissipation; physical mechanisms for the transport of nutrients to plankton, including the interactions between zooplankton and phytoplankton.
Professor
Deterministic modeling of ocean surface gravity waves, including wind driving and dissipation; physical mechanisms for the transport of nutrients to plankton, including the interactions between zooplankton and phytoplankton.
Alexandra Z. Worden
Assistant Professor
microbial ecology, biogeochemical cycling and trophic interactions
Assistant Professor
microbial ecology, biogeochemical cycling and trophic interactions
Chidong Zhang
Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies
Large-scale air-sea interaction and atmospheric dynamics in the tropics, tropical climate
Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies
Large-scale air-sea interaction and atmospheric dynamics in the tropics, tropical climate
Rod G. Zika
Professor
measurement of rapid detection of certain gases using laser-based techniques. We are also studying the involvement of volatile compounds in the production of ozone in the troposphere
Professor
measurement of rapid detection of certain gases using laser-based techniques. We are also studying the involvement of volatile compounds in the production of ozone in the troposphere
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