SOSE Directory

Mike Andres, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Aquatic Health, Coastal and Marine Ecology, and Fisheries

Diana Bernstein, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor

Area of Expertise: Physical Oceanography

Patrick Biber, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem

Reg Blaylock, Ph.D.

Research Professor

Area of Expertise: Aquaculture Science

Maarten Buijsman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Physical Oceanography

Kemal Cambazoglu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Ocean Engineering, Physical Oceanography

Kelly Darnell, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor

Area of Expertise: Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem

Zachary Darnell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Arne Diercks, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor

Area of Expertise: Geological and Physical Oceanography

Kevin Dillon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Biological and Chemical Oceanography, Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Robert Griffitt, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Toxicogenomics

Leila Hamdan, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Aquatic Health Sciences, Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem

Chris Hayes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Chemical and Geological Oceanography

Anand Hiroji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Hydrographic Science

Stephan Howden, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Hydrographic Science, Physical Oceanography

Robert Leaf, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Leonardo Macelloni, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor

Area of Expertise: Hydrographic Science

Scott Milroy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Biological Oceanography, Ecological Modeling, Habitat Suitability Modeling, Coastal Water Quality & Hypoxia Dynamics

Kristina Mojica, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Biological Oceanography, Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem

Kim De Mutsert, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Dmitri Netchaev, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Physical Oceanography

Gero Nootz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Ocean Engineering, Ocean Optics

Johnson Oguntuase, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Hydrographic Science

Chelsea Pederson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Geochemistry, Sedimentology

Mark Peterson, Ph.D.

Emeritus

Area of Expertise: Fisheries Ecology, Ichthyology, Gulf Sturgeon Conservation

Eric Powell, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Aquatic Health Sciences, Biological Oceanography, Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem

Md Mamunur Rashid, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Coastal Hazards and Hydrometeorological Extremes

Chet Rakocinski, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Mahdi Razaz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Underwater Acoustics, Instrumentation, Estuarine Hydrodynamics, and Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps

Eric Saillant, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Area of Expertise: Aquaculture Science, Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Alan Shiller, Ph.D.

Emeritus

Area of Expertise: Chemical Oceanography

Joris Van Der Ham, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Oceanography, marine ecology, and science policy

Davin Wallace, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: Geological Oceanography

Denis Wiesenburg, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Oceanography

Jerry Wiggert, Ph.D

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Physical Oceanography

Wei Wu, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Aquatic Health Sciences, Coastal and Marine Ecology and Ecosystem, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Oceanography

Xiaodong Zhang, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Area of Expertise: Biological and Geological Oceanography, Ocean Optics

Dr. Robert Leaf

Interim Associate Director of Coastal Sciences
228-872-4296
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Ms. Jordyn Fletcher

Academic Coordinator
228-818-8887
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Ms. Ashley Jefferson

Financial Coordinator
228-818-8800
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Ms. Jennifer Strength

Administrative Specialist
228-818-8015
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Dr. Joris Van Der Ham

Interim Associate Director
Marine Biology program Coordinator
228-688-3177
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Dr. Christopher Hayes

Interim Associate Director
228-688-3177
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Susan Quinn

Business Manager
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Dajaneir Thompson

Academic Coordinator
228-688-7097
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Sarah Lestelle

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