Rosenstiel School Faculty Index

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  Bruce Albrecht Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4043

  Cloud-climate interactions, boundary layer structure and processes

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  Falk Amelung Marine Geology & Geophysics Associate Professor — 305.421.4949

  Active Volcanism and Tectonics, InSAR, Remote Sensing

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  Elliot L. Atlas Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4128

  sources, transport, and transformation of atmospheric trace gases in the global atmosphere

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  Jerald S. Ault Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4884

  theoretical population dynamics, fishery management system

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  Roni Avissar Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4000 Dean

  Hydrology, Climate Modeling, Atmospheric Science, Aerodynamics, Sensing and Sensor Systems, Environmental Engineering, Aerosols

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  Elizabeth Babcock Marine Biology & Fisheries Assistant Professor — 305.421.4852

  Fish Stock Assessment, Fisheries Research and Management, Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management, Marine Conservation Biology

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  Andrew C. Baker Marine Biology & Fisheries Associate Professor — 305.421.4642

  Biology and ecology of reef corals; climate change effects on coral reefs; molecular ecology and systematics

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  Andrew Bakun Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4986

  Climate and Fisheries, ocean processes regulating marine population dynamics

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  Lisa Beal Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4093

  Open ocean circulation, western boundary currents, heat and freshwater transports

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  Keir Becker Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor — 305.421.4661

  Marine Geophysics

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  Daniel Benetti Marine Affairs & Policy Professor — 305.421.4889

  Aquaculture science, technology, R&D, management, project development, environmental monitoring, site and project feasibility studies, business and production planning

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  Francisco Beron-Vera Applied Marine Physics Research Associate Professor — 305.421.4873

  Transport and mixing processes in geophysical fluids; geophysical waves and flow stability; geophysical fluid dynamics and thermodynamics

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  Patricia Blackwelder Marine Geology & Geophysics Science Coordinator, Electron Microscopy Facility — 305.284.4736

  Biomineralization, Scanning Electron Microscopy

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  Larry E. Brand Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4138

  physiology, ecology and evolution of phytoplankton

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  Kenny Broad Marine Affairs & Policy Professor — 305.421.4851

  ecological anthropology, climate and society interaction, environmental policy

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  Michael G. Brown Applied Marine Physics Professor — 305.421.4640

  underwater sound propagation, Lagrangian dynamics and transport processes in the ocean and atmosphere, surface gravity wave dynamics

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  Otis Brown Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor Emeritus —

  Satellite oceanography, remote sensing applications

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  Shuyi Chen Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4048

  Mesoscale and tropical meteorology, atmospheric convection, coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling

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  Angela Clark Library Librarian Assistant Professor — 305.421.4020

  academic and research libraries

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  Amy Clement Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4846

  Climate modeling, paleoclimate, tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions

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  Robert K. Cowen Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor, Maytag Chair of Ichthyology — 305.421.4023

  fisheries oceanography, larval fish ecology, population dynamics of marine fishes

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  Douglas L. Crawford Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4121

  evolutionary genomics and metabolism, physiological and evolutionary ecology, molecular mechanisms regulating transcription

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  Evan D’Alessandro Marine Biology & Fisheries Visiting Assistant Professor — 305.421.4848

  the early life stages of coral reef fishes, the relationship between population stability and biodiversity/habitat complexity, the ecology of fishes on deep (> 30 m) coral reefs

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  Harry A. DeFerrari Applied Marine Physics Professor — 305.421.4644

  underwater acoustics, signal processing

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  David Die Marine Biology & Fisheries Associate Professor — 305.421.4607

  fisheries management, fish stock assessment, bio-economics

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  Mark A. Donelan Applied Marine Physics Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4717

  Air-sea interaction, wave dynamics, boundary layer turbulence,wave modelling, remote sensing, gas transfer, storm surge modelling, wind stress modelling

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  William M. Drennan Applied Marine Physics Professor — 305.421.4798 Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

  Air-sea interaction, turbulence, boundary layers, surface gravity waves

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  Gregor Eberli Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor — 305.421.4678

  Seismic Stratigraphy

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  Nelson Ehrhardt Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4741

  fishery research and management; marine population dynamics analysis and modelling, fisheries oceanography

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  Maria L. Estevanez Marine Affairs & Policy Senior Lecturer — 305.421.4012

  management of recreational and commercial fishing, industry economic impact studies, marine resource allocation policy, marine geographic information systems

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  Robert Evans Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Research Professor — 305.421.4799

  Satellite oceanography, remote sensing applications, systems design

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  Jack W. Fell Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4603

  mycology, mangrove and marshland ecology, molecular systematics and the adaptation to rapid identification systems for marine, medical and industrial applications.

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  Lynne A. Fieber Marine Biology & Fisheries Associate Professor — 305.421.4906

  electrophysiology of marine organisms

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  Rana A. Fine Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4722

  the role of the oceans in climate change occurring on time scales of up to decades

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  Lisa Fish Library Librarian Associate Professor — 305.421.4021

  academic and research libraries

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  Lora Fleming (LOA) Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4609

  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

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  John Gifford Marine Affairs & Policy Associate Professor — 305.421.4191

  underwater archaeology, geoarchaeology, management of shipwrecks as cultural resources

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  Robert Ginsburg Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4875

  Carbonate Sedimentology

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  Peter W. Glynn Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4134

  coral reef biology; disturbance ecology

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  Hans C. Graber Applied Marine Physics Professor — 305.421.4935

  Surface wave dynamics, microwave remote sensing of ocean processes, air-sea interaction and boundary-layer dynamics

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  Mark Grasmueck Marine Geology & Geophysics Associate Professor — 305.421.4858

  Applied Geophysics

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  Annalisa Griffa Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Research Professor — 305.421.4816

  Geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling, Lagrangian observing systems

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  Martin Grosell Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4623 Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

  toxicology and physiology of fish

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  Samuel H. Gruber Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4146

  behavioral ecology and sensory physiology of marine vertebrates; biology of sharks

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  Neil Hammerschlag Marine Affairs & Policy Research Assistant Professor — 305.421.4356

  Behavioral ecology of Sharks, predator-prey interactions, biomagnification of toxins; marine conservation; Outreach programs

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  Dennis Hansell Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4078

  biogeochemistry of carbon and nitrogen in the Sargasso Sea, the North Atlantic, the Ross Sea, the Indian Ocean, the eastern and western South Pacific, the Antarctic Polar Front, the Equatorial Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean.

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  Jim Happell Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Research Associate Professor — 305.421.4111

  use of transient tracers, such as chlorofluorocarbons and tritium, to determine groundwater flow patterns and rates

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  Christopher Harrison Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor — 305.421.4610

  Paelomagnetism, Plate Tectonics, Sea Level Changes, Earth System Science

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  Brian Haus Applied Marine Physics Associate Professor and Chair — 305.421.4932

  Experimental studies of coastal ocean surface currents; radar remote sensing of oceanographic processes; shelf and estuary dynamics; current-wave-wind interactions; sediment transport; laboratory studies of air-sea interactions and turbulence in the ASIST facility

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  Gary Hitchcock Marine Biology & Fisheries Associate Professor — 305.421.4926 Director of Undergraduate Marine and Atmospheric Science Program

  phytoplankton ecology; biological oceanography

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  Anthony J. Hynes Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4173 Chair

  development of laser diagnostics for the study of the kinetics and spectroscopy of fundamental processes in atmospheric, plasma and combustion chemistry

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  Mohamed Iskandarani Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4045

  Applied mathematics, data assimilation, ocean modeling

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  William Johns Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4054

  Ocean dynamics, boundary current and mesoscale processes, marginal seas and straits

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  David C. Kadko Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4721

  utilizing naturally occurring radioactivity for the purpose of tracing the pathways and discovering the rates of various oceanic processes

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  Igor Kamenkovich Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4108

  ocean dynamics, large-scale ocean circulation, meso-scale eddies and small-scale mixing interaction

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  Ben Kirtman Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4046 Associate Dean for Research

  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.

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  Angela Knapp Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Research Assistant Professor — 305.421.4241

  Nitrogen cycling, marine biogeochemistry

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  Villy Kourafalou Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Research Associate Professor — 305.421.4905

  Physical Oceanography of coastal and regional seas. Development and coupling of physical and ecosystem numerical models

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  Chris Langdon Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4614

  coral and algae primary production, respiration and calcification, response of corals and coral reefs to global change tropical marine ecosystems

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  Kevin Leaman Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4058

  Current profiling techniques, western boundary currents, ocean dynamics

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  Thomas Lee Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Research Professor Emeritus —

  Shelf dynamics, mesoscale eddies, interdisciplinary studies, western boundary currents

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  David Letson Marine Affairs & Policy Professor — 305.421.4083 Chair

  economics of regulation, fisheries economics, water quality management

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  Roger Lhermitte Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor Emeritus —

  Radar meteorology, physical meteorology, remote sensing, thunderstorm electrification

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  Guoqing Lin Marine Geology & Geophysics Assistant Professor — 305.421.4150

  Earthquake location, waveform cross-correlation, earthquake tomography, earthquake generation within subduction zones, earthquake source study, volcano seismology

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  Diego Lirman Marine Biology & Fisheries Associate Professor — 305.421.4168

  benthic ecology, population dynamics, stress response of corals and sea grasses

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  Sharanya Majumdar Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4779

  Tropical cyclones, adaptive observations, ensemble forecasting, predictability

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  Brian Mapes Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4275

  Atmospheric convection and clouds, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics.

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  Arthur Mariano Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4193

  Data analysis and assimilation techniques, mesoscale ocean dynamics, Lagrangian ocean descriptions

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  Danielle McDonald Marine Biology & Fisheries Assistant Professor — 305.421.4856

  animal physiology, molecular biology, pharmacology and toxicology

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  John McManus Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4814

  coral reef assessment, monitoring and management

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  Sarah K. Meltzoff Marine Affairs & Policy Associate Professor — 305.421.4087

  marine resource management and sustainable development policy, social analyses of fisheries and aquaculture

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  Frank Millero Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4707

  the application of physical chemical principles to natural waters

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  Peter Minnett Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4104 Chair

  Satellite remote sensing, air-sea interaction, Arctic studies

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  Christopher Mooers Applied Marine Physics Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4088

  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.

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  Fernando Moreno Marine Affairs & Policy Senior Lecturer — 305.421.4055

  aquaculture and mariculture law and policy; environmental, ocean, and coastal law

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  James Natland Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor — 305.421.4123

  Igneous Petrology and Marine Geology

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  David Nolan Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4930

  Dynamic meteorology, tropical cyclones, vortex dynamics, numerical modeling

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  Josefina Olascoaga Applied Marine Physics Assistant Professor — 305.421.4647

  Modeling of biophysical interactions; geophysical flow stability; Lagrangian dynamics

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  Marjorie Oleksiak Marine Biology & Fisheries Assistant Professor — 305.421.4341

  evolutionary genomics, population responses to environmental stressors, molecular mechanisms of adaptation

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  Donald Olson Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4074

  Ocean circulation dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, ecosystem dynamics

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  Peter Ortner Marine Biology & Fisheries Research Professor and Director of CIMAS — 305.421.4619

  biological and fisheries oceanography

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  Tamay Ozgökmen Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4053

  Numerical modeling of mesoscale oceanic processes, small-scale mixing and Lagrangian motion

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  Claire Paris-Limouzy Applied Marine Physics Associate Professor — 305.421.4219

  Coastal Oceanography: biophysical modeling; Individual Based Models (IBM); physical-biological Interactions (PBI); dispersal and recruitment processes Ecology: larval fish ecology and taxonomy; metapopulation theory and seascape ecology

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  Larry Peterson Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor — 305.421.4692

  Micropaleontology, Paleoceanography

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  Guillermo Podestá Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Research Professor — 305.421.4622 (secondary appointment with MBF)

  Satellite remote sensing, oceanic variability, physical- biological interactions

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  Ali Pourmand Marine Geology & Geophysics Assistant Professor — 305.421.4384

  Applications of isotope and organic geochemistry in paleoceanography, paleoclimatology and cosmochemistry.

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  Joseph M. Prospero Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4159

  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

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  Pamela Reid Marine Geology & Geophysics Professor — 305.421.4606

  Carbonate Sedimentology

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  Xinrong Ren Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Research Associate Professor — 305.421.4786

  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

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  Ad Reniers Applied Marine Physics Associate Professor — 305.421.4223

  nearshore and surfzone hydrodynamics and morphological response

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  Jill Richardson Marine Biology & Fisheries Lecturer — 305.421.4611

  advising

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  Daniel D. Riemer Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Assistant Professor — 305.421.4630

  Atmospheric and Aquatic Chemistry

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  Roland Romeiser Applied Marine Physics Associate Professor — 305.421.4645

  Radar imaging of surface currents, winds, and waves; wave-current-wind interactions

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  MIchael Schmale Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4140 Associate Dean for Infrastructure

  diseases of marine organisms, carcinogenesis

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  Joseph E. Serafy Marine Biology & Fisheries Research Associate Professor — 305.361.4255

  fisheries ecology, essential fish habitat for coastal and pelagic fishes

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  Lynn “Nick” Shay Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4075

  Air-sea interactions, ocean response to atmospheric forcing, aircraft-based ocean measurement, coastal ocean observing, radar technologies, and ocean-atmosphere interactions during tropical cyclones

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  Sharon L. Smith Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4819

  biological oceanography; zooplankton ecology

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  Brian Soden Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4202 Associate Dean for Professional Masters

  Tropical Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Remote Sensing

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  Su Sponaugle Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor and Chair — 305.421.4069

  recruitment dynamics, early life history & ecology of reef fishes and crustaceans, marine reserves

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  Daniel O. Suman Marine Affairs & Policy Professor — 305.421.4685

  Environmental Law, Coastal Law, Coastal Management, Environmental Planning, Marine Policy

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  Peter Swart Marine Geology & Geophysics Lewis G. Weeks Professor — 305.421.4103 Chair

  Isotope Geochemistry and Paleoclimatology Geology

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  Gary Thomas Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor — 305.421.4733

  fishery ecology, coastal marine ecosystems, hydroacoustics

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  Jacobus van de Kreeke Applied Marine Physics Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4650

  Coastal Engineering, Tidal inlets, Marinas, Estuarine hydrodynamics

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  John Van Leer Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4044

  Instrument development, upper ocean dynamics, Arctic oceanography, coastal oceanography

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  Nancy Voss Marine Biology & Fisheries Research Professor Emeritus and Director, Marine Invertebrate Museum — 305.421.4198

  Systematics of Cephalopods

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  Patrick J. Walsh Marine Biology & Fisheries Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4617

  molecular physiology; population genetics

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  John D. Wang Applied Marine Physics Professor Emeritus — 305.421.4701

  Coastal engineering, tidal hydraulics, hydrodynamics, mass transport

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  Shimon Wdowinski Marine Geology & Geophysics Research Associate Professor — 305.421.4730

  Space geodesy, tectonics, wetland hydrology, and remote sensing

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  Jorge F. Willemsen Applied Marine Physics Professor — 305.421.4199

  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.

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  Chris M. Wood Marine Biology & Fisheries Research Professor — 305.421.4859

  Ion, acid-base, and metal homeostasis in fish and crustaceans

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  Jingfeng Wu Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Associate Professor — 305.421.4714

  marine geochemistry of trace metals

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  Tokuo Yamamoto Applied Marine Physics Professor — 305.421.4637

  Geoacoustics, marine soil mechanics, wave/soil/structure interactions

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  Chidong Zhang Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Professor — 305.421.4042

  Large-scale air-sea interaction and atmospheric dynamics in the tropics, tropical climate

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  Rod G. Zika Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry Professor — 305.421.4715

  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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  Paquita Zuidema Meteorology & Physical Oceanography Associate Professor — 305.421.4276

  Clouds, radiation, climate, remote sensing