Staff

Director, Marine Science Program
Daniel DiResta, Ph.D.
University of Miami
Marine benthic community ecology
Associate Director
Donald Olson, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Ocean circulation dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, ecosystem dynamics
Academic Advisor/Lecturer
Jill Richardson, Ph.D.
University of Miami
Coral biology, ecology, pathology
Academic Advisor/Lecturer
Maria E. Villanueva, MBA, M.A. in Marine Affairs
University of Miami
Marine resource allocation and policy
Coordinator for Meteorology
Brian Soden, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Global climate change, hydrology, remote sensing
Manager
Ginger Birghenthal, B.S.
University of Miami
Administrative Assistant
Marcia Martinez

  

Teaching Faculty

Bruce Albrecht, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Role of clouds in the atmosphere
Liana McManus, Ph.D.
University of Rhode Island
Fisheries and resource management
Andrew Baker Ph.D.
University of Miami
Biology and ecology of coral reefs, molecular ecology and systematics
Christos Mitas, Ph. D.
University of Ilinois
Atmospheric dynamics
Shuyi Chen, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Meteorology
Fernando Moreno, Ph.D.,J.D., LL.M.
University of Miami
Ocean and coastal law and policy
Amy Clement Ph.D.
Columbia University
Climate modeling and tropical air-sea interactions
Frank Millero, Ph.D.
Carnegie-Mellon University
Physical chemistry, chemical oceanography
Robert Cowen, Ph.D.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Ichthyology
David Nolan Ph.D.
Harvard University
Dynamic meteorology, tropical cyclones, numerical modeling
Harry A. Defarrari D.Eng.
Catholic University
Underwater acoustics, signal processing
Larry Peterson, Ph.D.
Brown University
Micropaleontology
Rana Fine , Ph.D
University of Miami
Chemical oceanography and tracers
Pamela Reid, Ph.D.
University of Miami
Stromatolite geology
Lynne Fieber, Ph.D
University of Miami
Neurophysiology
Rick Riera-Gomez
RSMAS Diving Safety Officer
Scientific Diving
John Gifford, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Marine archeology
Mike Schmale, Ph.D.
University of Miami
Fish pathology and immunology
Peter W. Glynn, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Coral reef biology/ecology
Sharon Smith, Ph.D.
Duke University
D.Sc Southhampton College
Ecology of zooplankton; nutrient cycling
Christopher Harrison, D.Sc
Cambridge University
Geophysics, plate tectonics
Daniel Suman, Ph.D., J.D.
Scripps Institute of Oceanography,
UC San Diego Law School, UC Berkeley
Environmental law and policy
Gary Hitchcock, Ph.D
University of Rhode Island
Phytoplankton ecology
Peter Swart, Ph.D.
University of London-King College
Geochemistry
Daniel Hodyss, Ph. D.
University of California, Davis
Large-scale oceanic dynamics
Barrie Taylor, Ph. D.
Leeds University
Marine microbiology and biochemistry
Anthony J. Hynes, Ph.D.
University of Leeds
Atmospheric Chemistry, laser spectroscopy
John Van Leer, D.Sc.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/MIT
Marine instrumentation, ocean dynamics
David C. Kadko, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Geochemical processes
Jorge Willemsen, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Applied marine physics
Kevin Leaman Ph.D
MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic
Current profiling techniques, western boundary currents, ocean dynamics
Harold Wanless, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Marine sedimentation processes
David Letson, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Econimics of regulation, fisheries economics, water quality management
Chidong Zhang, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Meteorology
Sharanya J. Majumdar, Ph. D.
Cambridge University
Numerical forecasting
Rod G. Zika, Ph. D.
Pennsylvania State University
Atmospheric photochemistry
Brian Mapes Ph.D.
University of Washington
Atmospheric convection, clouds, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics
Paquita Zuidema Ph.D.
University of Colorado
Clouds, radiation, climate and remote sensing
John McManus, Ph.D.
University of Rhode Island
Coral Reef Management