Faculty

Faculty

Rosenstiel School Faculty

Falk C Amelung

Professor

famelung@miami.edu

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Active Volcanism and Tectonics, InSAR, Remote Sensing
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Jerald Stephen Ault

Professor

jault@miami.edu

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Jerald S. Ault is a Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Dr. Ault is an internationally renowned fisheries scientist specializing in population dynamics, predictive analytics, machine learning, sampling design, ecosystem modeling and risk...
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Roni Avissar

Dean, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

avissar@miami.edu

(305) 421-4000
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Roni Avissar, a former Duke University climatologist who has studied the way Amazon deforestation affects precipitation patterns around the world, became dean of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science in June 2009. Born and raised in France, Avissar was a professor at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering from 2001 and...
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Elizabeth A Babcock

Professor

ebabcock@miami.edu

(305) 421-4852
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Position and Research Expertise Beth Babcock is a Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is an expert on fish population dynamics, quantitative ecology and fisheries management. Teaching and Mentoring Babcock teaches graduate course on...
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Andrew Baker

Professor

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Professor Andrew Baker is a marine biologist whose research focuses on coral reefs and climate change. He directs the Coral Reef Futures Lab at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine Atmospheric, and Earth Science, focusing on the development and testing of methods to increase coral reef resilience. He also...
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Lydia Jeanne Baker

Lecturer

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Lydia Jeanne Baker is a Lecturer of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She serves as the track coordinator for students in the Masters of Professional Science (MPS) Tropical Marine Ecology (TME) program. Her research uses a...
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Nor Sara Izzatti Binti Bashah

Post Doctoral Associate

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Lisa Beal

Professor

lbeal@miami.edu

(305) 421-4093
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Lisa Beal is a Professor of Oceanography in the Ocean Sciences department at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is an expert on the Agulhas System of currents off South Africa and has brought recognition to the key role this System plays in a warming climate through her...
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Daniel Domingues Benetti

Professor
Director of Aquaculture

dbenetti@miami.edu

(305) 421-4889
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Besides my academic and research credentials, I have extensive international professional experience, having worked, consulted, and established research, commercial and educational programs and projects for the private and government sectors in > 20 countries throughout 5 continents over the last 30 years. Expertise in obtaining funding,...
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Francisco J Beron-Vera

Research Professor

fberon@miami.edu

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Position and Research Expertise Francisco Javier Beron-Vera is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School. He uses concepts from the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems to study transport and mixing processes in geophysical flows. Accomplishments Beron-Vera has been known for his...
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Larry E. Brand

Professor

lbrand@miami.edu

(305) 421-4138
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Physiology, ecology and evolution of phytoplankton
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Kenneth Broad

Professor

kbroad@miami.edu

(305) 528-6319
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Dr. Kenny Broad is an environmental anthropologist who studies the relationship between humans and their environment. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University in 1999. Kenny has led or participated in extreme scientific and filmmaking expeditions on every continent – from urban jungles to the deepest caves on the...
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Michael G. Brown

Professor

m.brown3@miami.edu

(305) 421-4640
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underwater sound propagation, Lagrangian dynamics and transport processes in the ocean and atmosphere, surface gravity wave dynamics.
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Maria C. Cartolano

Lecturer

m.cartolano@umiami.edu

(305) 284-6212
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Maria Cartolano is a Lecturer of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She serves as the co-track coordinator for students in the Marine Mammal Science (MMS) track of the Masters of Professional Science (MPS) program. Her research interests...
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Ved Chirayath

Assoc. Professor

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Ved Chirayath is the G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES) at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School. Chirayath's research focuses on inventing, developing, and testing next-generation sensing technologies for studying the natural world. Ultimately, his aim is to...
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Angela C Clark

Librarian Assoc. Professor

a.clark@miami.edu

(305) 421-4021
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Amy C Clement

Professor

aclement@miami.edu

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Dr.  Amy Clement earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Columbia College, and Ph.D. from the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at Columbia University, where she studied climate dynamics on multiple timescales, from the glacial period to future climate change. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University...
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Hilary Close

Associate Professor

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(305) 421-4306 x54306
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I am a marine organic geochemist, broadly interested in picking apart the processes of production, physical movement or mixing, and degradation of organic matter in complex natural environments, with a goal toward understanding how ecological change translates into larger-scale effects on the marine carbon cycle. One of my main...
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Richard Coleman

Asst. Professor

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Richard Coleman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology. His research focuses on the evolution and ecology of marine fishes. His research program uses genomics and field surveys to study the spatial scale of populations, the role of ecology and biology on species distrbutions, and the mechanisms that facilitate...
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Ana Costa

Lecturer

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Ana Costa, Ph.D. is a Lecturer of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is a specialist in marine mammalogy, with almost two decades of experience working in the field. Research As a researcher, Ana Costa uses an interdisciplinary approach (based on...
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Douglas L Crawford

Professor

dcrawford@miami.edu

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My academic interests are to understand the basic properties of adaptation (e.g., the importance of standing genetic variation, are many of loci involved in adaptation, are there conserved pathways to resolve specific selective pressures,etc.).  Knowing this information provides insights into human health and diseases and how organisms...
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Evan K D'Alessandro

Senior Lecturer
Director, Master of Professional Science Program

edalessandro@miami.edu

(305) 421-4848
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Dr. Evan K. D’Alessandro is a lecturer and the director of the Master of Professional Science degree at the University of Miami. His area of expertise is coral reef fish ecology, particularly early life stages, but his research extends into many aspects of marine fish ecology. These include the ecology of mangrove associated fishes,...
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David J Die

Research Assoc. Professor

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Research Expertise Professor Die has worked for 30 years on research devoted to the assessment and management of worldwide fisheries and his research has been instrumental in the development of major management changes to promote sustainability. He has current collaborative research links with scientists in scientific institutions all around the...
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William Melville Drennan

Professor

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Dr. Drennan earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo in 1989. Following almost a decade working on the Great Lakes, he joined the Rosenstiel School faculty in 1997.  His research focuses on air-sea interaction, including surface waves, flows in the boundary layers on both sides of the air-sea interface, and...
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Gregor Paul Eberli

Professor
and Robert N. Ginsburg Endowed Chair in Marine Geosciences

geberli@miami.edu

(305) 421-4678
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Gregor Eberli has spent much of his science career exploring the earth’s sediments as recorders of environmental changes. A native of Switzerland, Eberli received his doctorate from Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich in 1985. A grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation allowed him to pursue postdoctoral studies...
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Shane Elipot

Research Associate Professor

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(305) 421-4630
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Shane Elipot is a physical oceanographer in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami. Dr. Elipot conducts research in atmosphere-ocean interactions, the oceanic surface boundary layer, the dynamics of the meridional overturning circulation, and the Agulhas...
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Maria Luisa M Estevanez

Senior Lecturer

mestevanez@miami.edu

(305) 421-4012
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Ms. Estevanez has been conducting research on marine resource allocation policy. She has done several studies on recreational boating as they relate to environmental issues and marine policy. She uses computer-based geographic information systems in her research.
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Lynne A. Fieber

Professor

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Lynne Fieber is Professor in the Department of Marine Biology & Ecology. She studies the nervous system of marine animal models using behavioral, electrophysiological, and molecular techniques.
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Cassandra J. Gaston

Associate Professor

cjg174@miami.edu

(305) 421-4979
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Cassandra Gaston is an Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is an expert in atmospheric chemistry, specifically, in aerosols, traces gases, and their interactions. Cassandra has lectured on topics such as atmospheric...
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Samuel Lukens Goldberg

Asst. Professor

slg261@miami.edu

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Sam Goldberg is an assistant professor jointly appointed in the Department of Marine Geosciences at the Rosenstiel School and in the Institute for Data Science and Computing. Sam is a geologist and geomorphologist who studies the evolution of Earth’s landscapes and surface environments, their responses to past climate change, and their...
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Hans C Graber

Professor

hgraber@miami.edu

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

Professor
AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

mgrosell@miami.edu

(305) 421-4623
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Martin Grosell, PhD is the lead PI and director of the GoMRI funded research consortium RECOVER (http://recover.rsmas.miami.edu/). Dr. Grosell is a Maytag professor of ichthyology with specialty in environmental physiology and toxicology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences in the...
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Rebecca Gruby

Professor

rlg107@miami.edu

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Rebecca Gruby (she/her) is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy in the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Dr. Gruby is an interdisciplinary social scientist focused on marine governance – the rules, processes, politics, and actors that shape collective action and human-environment...
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Dennis A Hansell

Professor

dhansell@miami.edu

(305) 421-4078
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Dennis A. Hansell is a professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the Rosenstiel School. His research interests are in the biogeochemistry of the major elements (such as carbon and nitrogen), primarily conducted by inferring the biological processing of those elements from their spatial and temporal variations. Hansell teaches courses in...
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Frederick Hanselmann

Senior Lecturer
Director, Underwater Archaeology and Exploration
Director, Scientific Diving and Boating

fhh10@miami.edu

(305) 421-4347
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Dr. Frederick H. Hanselmann ("Fritz") is an underwater archaeologist and Faculty in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and part of the Exploration Sciences Program at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences at the University of Miami, where he directs the Underwater Archaeology...
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Jim Happell

Research Assoc. Professor

jhappell@miami.edu

(305) 421-4111
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One of my research interests involves the use of transient tracers, such as chlorofluorocarbons and tritium, to determine groundwater flow patterns and rates. I am also interested in the role of soils in the global budget of halogenated atmospheric trace gases. I am currently conducting a project that is focusing on obtaining a better estimate...
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Brian K Haus

Professor
AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF Ocean Sciences

bhaus@miami.edu

(305) 421-4932
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Experimental studies of coastal ocean surface currents for application to oil spill transport prediction and response (CARTHE); radar remote sensing of oceanographic processes from satellites in collaboration with CSTARS and from coastal radars (http://iwave.rsmas.miami.edu); shelf and inlet dynamics; wave-current interactions;...
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Keene Haywood

Senior Lecturer
MPS Exploration Science Track Coordinator

keene@miami.edu

(305) 284-1781
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Citizen science, applications of technology to exploration, video production and multimedia in science communication, and geospatial technologies. Dr. Keene Haywood is directing the Exploration Science program through the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. His background is mixture of media production, conservation, geospatial and...
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Rachael M. Heuer

Research Asst. Professor

rheuer@miami.edu

(305) 421-4004
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Dr. Rachael Heuer is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology. She studies the impacts of climate change stressors (ocean acidification and temperature) and crude oil on the physiology of marine fish and invertebrates.  
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Adam Francis Holt

Asst. Professor

axh1305@miami.edu

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I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Geosciences (MGS) at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.  I am a Geodynamicist who studies the deformation occurring at plate boundaries and within the underlying, flowing mantle. In order to constrain the fundamental properties of...
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Anthony Joseph Hynes

Professor

ahynes@miami.edu

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Teaching and Mentoring Hynes teaches undergraduate courses on atmospheric science, atmospheric and environmental chemistry and also “Molecules of Life”. This class is team taught with Professor Mike Gaines from the Department of Biology and it explores the modern science of biological molecules, which occurs at the...
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Mohamed Iskandarani

Professor

miskandarani@miami.edu

(305) 421-4045
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Mohamed Iskandarani is a Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He also holds an adjunct faculty position in the department of Computer Science. His expertise revolves around the development of new computational methods and...
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Jennifer Jacquet

Visiting Professor

jxj2177@miami.edu

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Jennifer Jacquet (https://jenniferjacquet.com/) is interested in globalized cooperation dilemmas, such as climate change and the exploitation of wild animals via fishing and the Internet wildlife trade. She is particularly interested in the role of social approval in encouraging cooperation, and is the author of Is Shame...
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William E Johns

Professor

bjohns@miami.edu

(305) 421-4054
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Dr. Johns is a seagoing oceanographer specializing in the use of long-term moored instrumentation to study ocean circulation. His research involves studies of the large-scale wind-driven circulation, with emphasis on the dynamics of western boundary currents, and on deep flows related to the global thermohaline circulation and climate...
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Igor Kamenkovich

Professor

ikamenkovich@miami.edu

(305) 421-4108
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Igor Kamenkovich is a Professor of Oceanography in the Ocean Sciences Department at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Kamenkovich is studying ocean dynamics and its role in climate, and his research has focused on mesoscale (tens to hundreds of kilometers) and large-scale (hundreds...
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Benjamin Kirtman

Professor
DIRECTOR: COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: INSTITUTE FOR DATE SCIENCE AND COMPUTING (IDSC)
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: IDSC EARTH SYSTEMS

bkirtman@miami.edu

(305) 421-4046
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Position and Research Expertise Ben Kirtman is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He uses atmosphere-ocean general circulation models to study the predictability and variability of the Earth’s climate system. Teaching and...
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James Klaus

Assoc. Professor

j.klaus@miami.edu

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Associate Professor, Department of Marine Geosciences, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences
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Vassiliki H. Kourafalou

Research Professor

vkourafalou@miami.edu

(305) 421-4905
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Villy Kourafalou is a Research Professor at the Department of Ocean Sciences in the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is an expert in coastal dynamics, extending to the shelf break processes and interaction with oceanic flows.  Kourafalou has taught courses on Coastal...
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Chris Langdon

Professor

c.langdon@miami.edu

(305) 421-4614
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Langdon studies the biology and ecology of corals with an emphasis on their responses to ocean warming and acidification. Courses taught include MSC 232 Marine Biology Lab, MSC409 Climate Change: Limits of Marine Invertebrate Adaptability, MBE 615 Tropical Marine Ecology, and MBE 621 Field Techniques and Instrumentation in Tropical...
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David Letson

Professor
AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF Environmental Science and Policy

dletson@miami.edu

(305) 421-4733
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David Letson is Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami, where he has worked since 1995. His research focuses on the economics of extreme weather and climate variations. He is interested in the value of predictions from the geosciences and in how those predictions are interpreted and used.Letson obtained his...
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Guoqing Lin

Professor

glin@miami.edu

(305) 421-4150
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Earthquake relocation, seismic velocity and attenuation tomography, volcano seismology, subduction earthquakes, and spatial/temporal variations of seismic properties.
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Diego Lirman

Assoc. Professor

dlirman@miami.edu

(305) 421-4168
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Diego Lirman currently works at the Department of Marine Biology & Ecology, University of Miami. Diego does research in Phycology, Marine Biology and Ecology. Their current project is 'Rescue A Reef Citizen Science Program.
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Catherine Macdonald

Research Asst. Professor

c.macdonald1@umiami.edu

(305) 284-2721
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Dr. Catherine Macdonald is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and Research Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami. She is the Track Coordinator for the Marine Conservation track of the Masters of Professional Science Program, and teaches courses in...
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Katharine Mach

Professor

kxm1076@miami.edu

(305) 421-4741
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Katharine Mach is a Professor at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and a faculty scholar at the UM Abess Center, focused on environmental science and policy. Her research assesses climate change risks and response options to address increased flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, and other hazards....
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Sharanya J Majumdar

Professor

s.majumdar@miami.edu

(305) 421-4779
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Research Interests: Predictability of tropical cyclone formation, motion, and intensification; weather risk communication; ensemble prediction; targeted observations aimed at optimizing current and future observing systems; data assimilation.    Teaching Interests: Tropical Weather and Forecasting; Atmospheric Science;...
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Brian Earle Mapes

Professor

bmapes@miami.edu

(305) 421-4275
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Position and Research Expertise Brian Mapes is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s  Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Mapes is an expert on atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, especially interactions between cloudy convection and larger-scale...
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Arthur J. Mariano

Professor

amariano@miami.edu

(305) 421-4193
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Arthur J. Mariano is a Professor of Physical Oceanography in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Mariano is a mathematician who studies the ocean and his research interests are ocean currents, ocean prediction, data assimilation, Lagrangian data...
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Kevin McCracken

Assoc. Professor

kmccrack@miami.edu

(305) 284-9058
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KUSHLAN CHAIR IN WATERBIRD BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION AREAS OF FOCUS Evolutionary Biology Tropical Ecology
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M Danielle McDonald

Professor
Associate Dean of Research

dmcdonald@miami.edu

(305) 421-4856
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Danielle McDonald is a Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is an expert in fish physiology and behavior with a focus on how physiology and behavior may change during times of environmental stress such as social stress, pollution...
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John W McManus

Professor

jmcmanus@miami.edu

(305) 421-4814
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John W. McManus, PhD. is a Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries at the Rosenstiel School of the University of Miami. In 2007, he chaired the Five-Year Review of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, which led to major changes in its structure and activities. As the former Leader of the Aquatic Environments Program of the WorldFish...
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Sarah K. Meltzoff

Lecturer

smeltzoff@miami.edu

(305) 421-4085
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Liza Merly

Senior Lecturer

lmerly@miami.edu

(305) 284-3629
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Liza Merly is a senior lecturer of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. She is interested in comparative immunology and marine biomedicine using diverse animal models. She is interested in the use of the shark as a model for the evolution of the vertebrate...
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Renato Molina

Asst. Professor

rxm1278@miami.edu

(305) 421-4055
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Renato Molina is an engineer and economist specializing in environmental and resource economics. His work focuses on topics at the intersection between game theory, sustainability, and institutional settings. His current research explores the role of property rights in the economic impact of natural disasters, the use of conservation for...
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Mohammad Moniruzzaman

Asst. Professor

mxm193819@miami.edu

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Mohammad ‘Monir’ Moniruzzaman is an Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Monir’s research interest is focused on the molecular and eco-evolutionary aspects of virus-host interactions using both experimental and computational biology approaches.
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Lisa Murphy Goes

Lecturer
Atmospheric Science Program Director

lmurphy@miami.edu

(305) 421-4990
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Hello! I hold a B.S. in Meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland. I believe combining both numerical modeling and paleoclimate data from multiple proxy records is the best way to understand how and why the Earth's climate changed in the past....
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David S Nolan, Ph.D.

Professor

dnolan@miami.edu

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David Nolan is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami. He is an expert on hurricanes, tropical meteorology, computer modeling of weather phenomena, and tornadoes. Nolan teaches courses on Atmospheric Dynamics, the General Circulation of...
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Amanda Oehlert

Asst. Professor

aoehlert@miami.edu

(305) 421-4405
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Amanda Oehlert is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Geosciences (MGS) at the University of Miami’s Rosesntiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Her doctoral work focused on understanding geochemical records of global carbon cycling in a variety of depositional settings and diagenetic regimes. After...
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Maria J Olascoaga

Professor

jolascoaga@miami.edu

(305) 421-4647
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Maria Josefina Olascoaga is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the Rosenstiel School. Her research focuses on the study of transport and mixing in the ocean. She has contributed to make the modern dynamical systems concept of Lagrangian Coherent Structures widely recognized by the international oceanographic community...
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Marjorie F Oleksiak

Professor

moleksiak@miami.edu

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Margie Oleksiak is a Professor in the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology.  Her research focuses on the importance of biological variation and how populations adapt to environmental change.
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Donald B Olson

Professor

d.olson@miami.edu

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Donald B. Olson is a Professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He is the Associate Director of the Marine Science Undergraduate Program, and a senior member of the Ecosystem Science and Policy steering committee. Olson is an expert on...
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Peter B. Ortner

Research Professor

portner@miami.edu

(305) 421-4619
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Physical regulation of biological systems; coastal zone management, ecosystem restoration, and fisheries management science and policy; coastal ecosystem effects of hurricane landfall; coastal ecosystem implications of regional and global climate change and climate variability; trophic relationships in marine plankton communities; phytoplankton...
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Tamay M Ozgokmen

Professor

tozgokmen@miami.edu

(305) 421-4053
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Tamay Ozgokmen is a Professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He is interested in oceanographic studies that combine social impact with a grand scientific challenge. In particular, he strives to better understanding oil spills and...
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Claire B Paris-Limouzy

Professor

cparis@miami.edu

(305) 421-4219
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Claire Paris is a biological oceanographer with a diverse background in larval ecology, coastal oceanography, and numerical modeling. She has brought recognition to the key role of behavior of the pelagic larval stage in the connectivity of marine populations and the function of ecosystems. She leads a team of researchers and students at the...
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Larry C. Peterson

Professor
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education

lpeterson@miami.edu

(305) 421-4692
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Larry Peterson is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and a Professor in the Department of Marine Geosciences. Reconstruction of past oceans and climates from marine sediments; abrupt climate change; deep sea sedimentation processes; stable isotope geochemistry of foraminifera.
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Kim Popendorf

Asst. Professor

kxp442@miami.edu

(305) 421-4328
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I am a chemical oceanographer, interested in the role marine microbes play in global biogeochemical cycles, with an emphasis on linking the rates of chemical processes with the activity of microbes. Marine microbes are diverse, abundant, and dynamic. Their activity is instrumental in determining the magnitude and rate of fluxes of oxygen,...
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Ali Pourmand

Assoc. Professor

apourmand@miami.edu

(305) 421-4662
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My research interests range from the Cosmos to the Benthos and the Underworld, with special focus on applications of isotope geochemistry and extraction chromatography in paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, geoarcheology and cosmochemistry.
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Sam Purkis

Professor
and Chair of the Department of Marine Geosciences

sxp918@miami.edu

(305) 421-4351
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At a young age I was fortunate enough to stumble on a copy of Jacques Cousteau’s 1953 book “The Silent World”, which piqued my interest in everything underwater. Shortly thereafter, I saw his movie of the same name. I was hooked. At the earliest possible opportunity I learnt to SCUBA dive, becoming a diving...
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R. Pamela Reid

Professor

r.reid@miami.edu

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Carbonate sedimentation and diagenesis, geomicrobiology and biomineralization: formation and lithification of stromatolites; shallow-water alteration of carbonate skeletons; effects of sea level, volcanism and tectonics on processes of carbonate deposition.
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Jill L Richardson

Senior Lecturer

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Jill Richardson began working as a scientist in the marine environment over 13 years ago in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where she assessed the sustainability of local lobster harvesting. This is where her passion for other cultures and the development of resource management programs began. Her marine science adventures culminated in a Bachelor...
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Roland Romeiser

Professor

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Roland Romeiser is a Professor in the Ocean Sciences department at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He is working in the field of ocean remote sensing by radar, with emphasis on the interpretation of images from conventional and interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems...
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Benjamin J. Ross

Lecturer

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Michael C. Schmale

Professor
Associate Dean for Infrastructure

mschmale@miami.edu

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Associate Dean for Infrastructure diseases of marine organisms, carcinogenesis
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Lynn Keith Shay

Professor

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Lynn K (Nick) Shay is a Professor of Oceanography in the Ocean Sciences Department at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Shay’s research focuses on mesoscale air-sea interactions and coastal ocean processes for both weak and strong winds such as tropical cyclones (e.g.,...
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Manoj Shivlani

Senior Lecturer

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Dr. Manoj Shivlani is an environmental scientist and senior lecturer specializing in the social and policy dimensions of coastal and marine resource management. His focus areas include stakeholder theory, socio-ecological systems, fisheries socioeconomics, and international ocean management. His recent research has evaluated the effects of...
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Paul Carl Sikkel

Research Professor

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Paul Sikkel, PhD is a Research Professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences in the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology. His current research focus is on the ecology of host-parasite interactions in coral reef systems. Dr. Sikkel obtained his MSc (1990) and PhD (1993)...
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Brian J Soden

Professor
Associate Dean, Master of Professional Science
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

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Position and Research Expertise Brian Soden is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He specializes in the use of satellite observations to test and improve computer simulations of Earth's climate. His areas of interest include understanding...
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John D. Stieglitz

Research Asst. Professor

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John Stieglitz is a research assistant professor at UM-Rosenstiel School. Utilizing approaches centered on applied ecophysiology and bioenergetics of marine fish, his research aims to address marine aquaculture production challenges while also developing a greater understanding of the impacts of both natural and anthropogenic induced...
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Daniel O Suman

Professor

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My work focuses on management of coastal areas, including mechanisms to increase institutional cooperation, capacity building, development of management plans, and reduction of conflicts between various resource users. Marine and coastal protected areas and adaptation to climate change are additional areas of my work. I dedicate much of my...
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Geoffrey Supran

Assoc. Professor

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Geoffrey Supran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. His research focuses on the history of climate disinformation and propaganda by fossil fuel interests. This work elucidates the historical and...
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Peter K Swart

Professor

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Stable Isotope Geochemistry Stable Isotope Laboratory; Carbonate Diagenesis; Sedimentology and Petrology Comparative Sedimentology Laboratory ; Cosmochemistry.
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Nikki Traylor-Knowles

Associate Professor
Secondary Faculty in Biology

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Secondary Faculty in the Department of Biology Nikki Traylor-Knowles is an Assistant in Marine Biology and Ecology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences. She is a cell biologist that studies the evolution of immunity, wound healing, and regeneration. Her lab uses cell biology, genomics,...
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Charles Linwood Vincent

Research Professor

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Research interests include air-sea interaction and surface wave dynamics, high resolution simulation of the ocean-wave-air interface, remote sensing of the ocean, coastal processes.
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Ralf Josef Weger

Research Asst. Professor

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Ralf J. Weger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Geosciences (MGS) at the University of Miami’s Rosesntiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He manages the Petrophysics Laboratory, CSL–Center for Carbonate Research. He received his Ph.D. in marine geology and geophysics from University of...
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Jingfeng Wu

Professor

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My research interests focus on developing sampling and analytical techniques to understand the distribution, speciation (organic complexation and size-fractionation) and isotopic composition of iron, lead and other trace metals in oceanic waters and the relationship between dust, iron in the ocean and ocean productivity.
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Paquita Zuidema

Professor
AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF atmospheric sciences

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Position and Research Expertise Paquita Zuidema is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Her research focuses on the relationship of warm, shallow clouds to the large-scale environment, with an emphasis on the connection...
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