Resources

Department Directory

Faculty

Vernon Asper (Professor)

228-688-3178

vernon.asper@usm.edu

Charlotte Brunner (Professor)

228-688-3402

charlotte.brunner@usm.edu

Jerald Caruthers (Professor)

228-688-7126

jerald.caruthers@usm.edu

Laodong Guo (Associate Professor )

228-688-1176

laodong.guo@usm.edu

Stephan Howden (Associate Professor)

228-688-5284

stephan.howden@usm.edu

Vladimir Kamenkovich (Professor)

228-688-3091

vladimir.kamenkovich@usm.edu

Steven Lohrenz (Chair and Professor)

228-688-3177

steven.lohrenz@usm.edu

Charles Meador (Instructor)

228-688-3520

charles.meador@usm.edu

Scott Milroy (Assistant Professor)

228-688-7128

scott.milroy@usm.edu

Dmitri Nechaev (Associate Professor)

228-688-2573

Dmitri.Nechaev@usm.edu

Karen Orcutt (Assistant Professor)

228-688-3154

karen.orcutt@usm.edu

Donald Redalje (Professor)

228-688-1174

donald.redalje@usm.edu

Alan Shiller (Professor)

228-688-1178

alan.shiller@usm.edu

Maxim van Norden (Instructor)

228-688-7123

maxim.vannorden@usm.edu

David Wells (Professor)

228-688-3389

dew@unb.ca

Jerry Wiggert (Assistant Professor)

228-688-3491

jerry.wiggert@usm.edu

Kevin Yeager (Assistant Professor)

228-688-7098

kevin.yeager@usm.edu

Hydrographic Science Research Center

Kenneth Barbor (Director)

228-688-3720

ken.barbor@usm.edu

James Davis (Applications Programmer)

228-688-2575

j.davis@usm.edu

Kevin Martin (Hydrography Technician)

228-688-1384

kevin.m.martin@usm.edu

Robyn Montgomery (Program Coordinator)

228-688-7096

robyn.montgomery@usm.edu


Administrative and Research Staff

Robin Barnett (Program Coordinator)

228-688-3556

robin.barnett@usm.edu

Landry Bernard (Program Director, Advanced Buoy Initiatives)

228-688-3394

landry.bernard@usm.edu

Xiaogang Chen (Research Scientist)

228-688-2881

xiaogang.chen@usm.edu

Emanuel Coelho (Research Professor)

228-688-1274

coehlo@nrlssc.navy.mil

Antoine Cottin (Post Doc)

228-688-2325

antoine.cottin@usm.edu

Linda Downs (Academic and Recruitment Coordinator)

228-688-3177

linda.downs@usm.edu

Richard Faas (Senior Research Scientist)

228-688-7099

rfaas@usm.edu

Kjell Gundersen (Assistant Research Professor)

228-688-1510

kjell.gundersen@usm.edu

Vince Lovko (Post Doc)

228-688-3872

vincent.lovko@usm.edu

Bridgett May (Business Manager)

228-688-3175

bridgett.may@usm.edu

Dennis Mahar (Environmental Compliance Officer, NDBC)

228-688-1714

dennis.mahar@usm.edu

Egan Rowe (Research Technician)

228-688-1453

egan.rowe@usm.edu

Peter Sakalaukus (Software Engineer)

228-688-1442

peter.sakalaukus@usm.edu

Kimberly Schindler (Research Technician)

228-688-3065

kimberly.schindler@usm.edu

Richard Slaughter (Electronics Specialist)

228-688-1384

richard.slaughter@usm.edu

Bjorn Stolpe (Post Doc)

228-688-1903

bjorn.stolpe@usm.edu

Lindsay Thompson (Project Coordinator)

228-688-1241

lindsay.thompson@usm.edu

Prasad Thoppil (Research Scientist)

228-688-5500

Merritt Tuel (Facility Manager)

228-688-1180

merritt.tuel@usm.edu

Xuri Wang (Research Assistant)

228-688-7093

xuri.wang@usm.edu

Xiaobiao Xu (Research Scientist)

228-688-1239

xiaobiao.xu@usm.edu


Laboratories, Offices, Classrooms

Administrative Office

228-688-3177

Counting Lab

228-688-3065

Teaching Lab

228-688-4695

Micropaleontology Lab, Bldg 1022 Rm 117

228-688-3576

Mass Spectrometer Lab

228-688-3412

Clean Lab

228-688-3412

I-Tech Staff at SSC

William Stianche (Desktop/Network Technician)

228-688-3561

william.stianche@usm.edu

HELP Desk

601-266-4357

helpdesk@usm.edu

Annette Copeland

228-214-3404

Annette.Copeland@usm.edu


Marine Science Students

Gopal Bera
Ph.D., Chemistry/Geology

228-688-
1442

gopal.bera@usm.edu

Yeager

Adam Boyette M.S., Biology

228-688-
2975

adam.boyette@usm.edu

Redalje

Andrea Braatz, M.S., Physical

228-688-
3009

andrea.braatz@usm.edu

Howden

Paul Burnett,
M.S., Biology

228-688-
3763

paul.burnett@usm.edu

Milroy

Sumit Chakraborty
M.S., Biology

228-688-
3094

sumit.chakraborty@usm.edu

Lohrenz

Brook Erin Denton,
M.S., Physical

228-688-
1901

erin.denton@usm.edu

Wiggert

Matthew Dornback,
M.S., Biology

228-688-
3094

Lorin.Dornback@usm.edu

Lohrenz

Sarah Epps
Ph.D., Hydro

228-688-
2901

sarah.epps@usm.edu

Lohrenz

Amy Glover
M.S., Biology

 

amy.glover@usm.edu

Redalje

Michael Gonsalves
Ph.D., Hydro

 

michael.gonsalves@usm.edu

Howden

Valerie Hartmann
M.S., Geology

228-688-
3763

valerie.hartmann@usm.edu

Brunner

Hailong Huang
M.S., Chemistry

228-688-
7131

hailong.huang@usm.edu

Shiller

DongJoo Joung
Ph.D., Chemistry

228-688-
2430

dongjoo.joung@usm.edu

Shiller

Jennifer Kuykendall
M.S., Geology

 

jennifer.kuykendall@usm.edu

Brunner

Yao Li
M.S., Physical

228-688-
2981

yao.li@usm.edu

Nechaev

Lea Locke
M.S., Physical

228-688-
2811

lea.locke@usm.edu

Nechaev

Ashley Lojek
M.S., Biology

228-688-
1804

ashley.lojek@usm.edu

Lohrenz

V.J. Maisonet
M.S., Physical

228-688-
3009

virgilio.maisonetmontanez@usm.edu

Howden

Kusumica Mitra
Ph.D., Chemistry

228-688-
1901

kusumica.mitra@usm.edu

Guo

Allison Mojzis
M.S., Biology

228-688-
3504

allison.mojzis@usm.edu

Redalje

Luz Karine Molina
M.S., Biology

228-688-
2975 
luz.molina@usm.edu Redalje

Andrea Neu
M.S., Biology

  andrea.neu@noaa.gov Redalje

Chudong Pan
Ph.D., Physical

228-688-
2007

chudong.pan@usm.edu

Nechaev

Jeremy Prouhet M.S., Geology

228-688-
7132

Jeremiah.Prouhet@usm.edu

Yeager

Andrew Quaid
M.S., Biology

228-688-
1804

andrew.quaid@usm.edu

Orcutt

Todd Rayburn
M.S., Physical

228-688-
4165

jeffery.rayburn@usm.edu

Kamenkovich

Shanshan Ren
M.S., Biology

228-688-
1804

shanshan.ren@usm.edu

Orcutt

Angel Rivera
M.S., Physical

228-688-
5100

angel.rivera@usm.edu

Howden

David Rosenfield
Ph.D., Physical

228-688-
3401

david.rosenfield@usm.edu

Nechaev

MooJoon Shim
Ph.D., Chemistry

228-688-
7598

moo-joon.shim@usm.edu

Shiller

Shivarudrappa Shivakumar
Ph.D., Biology

228-688-
7132

shivakumar.shivarudrappa@usm.edu

Lohrenz

Matthew Stone
M.S., Biology

228-688-
2385

matthew.stone@usm.edu

Redalje

Ryan Vandermeulen
M.S., Biology

228-688-
3094


ryan.vandermeulen@usm.edu

Gundersen

Peter van Erp
M.S., Chemistry

228-688-
3094


peter.vanerp@usm.edu

Shiller

Lei Wang
Ph.D., Geology

228-688-
3343

l.wang@usm.edu

Yeager

Zhengzhen Zhou
M.S., Chemistry

228-688-
1901

zhengzhen.zhou@usm.edu

Guo

Hydrographic Science Students

Kyle Baden
U.S. Navy

228-688-3925

kyle.baden@usm.edu

Macmillan Clements
NAVOCEANO

228-688-3025

macmillan.clements@usm.edu


Victoria Green
Civilian

228-688-3395

victoria.p.green@usm.edu

Patrick Heidingsfelder
Civilian

228-688-3997

patrick.heidingsfelder@usm.edu

Tamer Nada
Egyptian Navy

228-688-3395

tamer.nada@usm.edu

Ide Nijman
Netherlands Navy

228-688-7873

ide.nijman@usm.edu

Stephan O’Brien
Civilian

228-688-3272

stephan.obrien@usm.edu

Keith Plavnick
U.S. Navy

228-688-1768

keith.plavnick@usm.edu

Brian Rivenbark
U.S. Navy

228-688-1769

brian.rivenbark@usm.edu

Atsanai Saibunchan
Thailand Navy

228-688-3272

atsanai.saibunchan@usm.edu

Misty Savell
Fleet Survey Team

228-688-3760

misty.savell@usm.edu

Philip Sparr
NOAA/NOS/OCS

228-688-3336

philip.sparr@usm.edu