Graduate Program in Oceanography
Faculty Membership

Full Members

• Kenneth W. Able (Ph.D., William and Mary)
  Ecology and behavior of fishes
• Gail Ashley (Ph.D., British Columbia)
  Sedimentology; geomorphology; environmental ecology; modern processes
• Kay D. Bidle (Ph.D., California [San Diego]/Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  Molecular evolution & ecology, marine microbial ecology, biogeochemistry
• David Bushek (Ph.D., Rutgers)
  Shellfish ecology in estuarine ecosystems; ecological aspects of microparasites
• Robert J. Chant (Ph.D., SUNY [Stony Brook])
  Observations and modeling of estuarine and coastal processes
• Paul G. Falkowski (Ph.D., British Columbia)
  Biogeochemical cycles; evolution; astrobiology
• Scott M. Glenn (Sc.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Physical oceanography, satellite remote sensing
• J. Frederick Grassle (Ph.D., Duke)
  Marine ecology, oceanography
• Judith P. Grassle (Ph.D., Duke)
  Population genetics, marine benthic ecology
• Ximing Guo (Ph.D. Washington [Seattle])
  Research in cytogenetics; genetic manipulation; and genomic mapping in molluscan aquaculture species
• Dale B. Haidvogel (Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Physical oceanography, numerical ocean circulation modeling
• Lee J. Kerkhof (Ph.D., California [San Diego]/Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  Marine microbiology-molecular biology; microbial population dynamics
• Richard A. Lutz (Ph.D., Maine)
  Marine ecology and paleoecology; shellfish ecology; biology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents
• George R. McGhee (Ph.D., Rochester)
  Marine paleoecology; evolutionary theory; mass extinction
• James R. Miller (Ph.D., Maryland)
  Air-sea interactions; remote sensing; climate modeling; earth system science
• Kenneth G. Miller (Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Cenozoic stratigraphy and paleoceanography; integrated biostratigraphy; isotope stratigraphy; magnetostratigraphy; seismic stratigraphy
• Michael R. Muller (Ph.D., Brown)
  Fluid mechanics; internal gravity waves and thermals
• Karl F. Nordstrom (Ph.D., Rutgers)
  Geomorphology; sedimentology
• Richard K. Olsson (Ph.D., Princeton)
  Micropaleontology; stratigraphy; paleoecology; paleobathymetry of Cretaceous and Cenozoic formations
• Eric N. Powell (Ph.D., North Carolina [Chapel Hill])
  Shellfish biology/modeling; carbonate preservation; reproductive biology
• Norbert P. Psuty (Ph.D., Louisiana State University)
  Coastal geomorphology, shoreline erosion, coastal zone management
• John R. Reinfelder (Ph.D., SUNY [Stony Brook])
  Trace element biogeochemistry; phytoplankton physiology and marine primary production; marine carbon cycle
• Peter A. Rona (Ph.D., Yale)
  Structure and evolution of continental margins and ocean basins; ocean ridges and seafloor hydrothermal processes
• Yair Rosenthal (Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Biogeochemistry; paleoceanography
• Oscar M.E. Schofield (Ph.D., California [Santa Barbara])
  Marine phytoplankton ecology; bio-optics; effects of ultraviolet radiation on phytoplankton
• Sybil P. Seitzinger (Ph.D., Rhode Island)
  Nutrient dynamics in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems
• Robert E. Sheridan (Ph.D., Columbia)
  Geology and geophysics of the Atlantic continental margin
• Robert M. Sherrell (Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Trace metals in the oceanic water column; environmental chemistry
• Elizabeth L. Sikes (Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Paleoceanography; marine organic geochemistry; marine radiocarbon levels
• Peter Smouse (Ph.D., North Carolina State)
  Genetics and ecology
• Gary L. Taghon (Ph.D., Washington [Seattle])
  Marine benthic ecology
• Christopher G. Uchrin (Ph.D., Michigan)
  Mathematical modeling of contaminant transport in surface and ground waters
• Dana E. Veron (Ph.D., California [San Diego]/Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  Cloud-aerosol-radiation interactions; climate modeling; remote sensing
• Costantino Vetriani (Ph.D., University of Rome, Italy)
  Deep-sea microbiology, thermophiles, microbial adaptations to extreme environments
• John L. Wilkin (Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  Physical oceanography; coastal dynamics; coupled physical/biological modeling

• James W. Ammerman (Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  Aquatic (especially marine and estuarine) microbial ecology and biochemistry
• Karen Bemis (Ph.D., Rutgers)
  Marine hydrothermal systems, plume behavior, volcanology, visualization
• Richard H. Dunk (Ph.D., Rutgers.)
  Meteorology, air-sea interactions, sea breezes
• Jennifer A. Francis (Ph.D., Washington)
  Satellite remote sensing of polar regions, air/ice/ocean energy transfer
• Maxim Gorbunov (Ph.D., Moscow State University)
  Biophysics and bio-optical oceanography
• Thomas Grothues (Ph.D., Stony Brook University)
  Fish recruitment, dispersal, migration, and habitat use
• Michael J. Kennish (Ph.D., Rutgers)
  Marine geology; estuarine and marine ecology; marine pollution
• Julia C. Levin (Ph.D., Columbia)
  Ocean modeling; computational fluid dynamics; numerical analysis

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