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Name	Institution	Expertise
Able, Kenneth	Rutgers	Studies of the life history and ecology of economically and ecological important fish species to inform our understanding of marine and estuarine ecosystems relative to fisheries, management, and natural and man-made perturbations including climate change.
Anderson, Don	WHOI	Phytoplankton physiological ecology; red tides and other bloom phenomena; ciguatera; dinoflagellate toxins; dinoflagellate resting cysts; molecular and immunological probes; prediction; prevention, control, and mitigation strategies for harmful algal blooms. Director, WHOI Coastal Ocean Institute 2004-2008; Director US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms, 1993-present
Annala, John	GMRI	Fishery assessment, stock assessment modelling, fisheries biology, fishery policy, fisheries management
Ashjian, Carin	WHOI	Polar oceanography, zooplankton ecology, bio-physical interactions, remote sensing of zooplankton (acoustic, video)
Baumgartner, Mark	WHOI	Ecology of baleen whales, including foraging ecology, habitat characterization, and acoustic behavior; ecology of zooplankton, including physical/biological interactions, distribution, diel vertical migration behavior, and diapause.
Beardsley, Robert	WHOI	Observational and numerical model studies of coastal, shelf and marginal sea physical oceanography; air-sea interaction; impact of physical processes on biological processes and ecosystem dynamics.
Bidle, Kay	Rutgers	Microbial ecology, phytoplankton physiology and mortality, virology, molecular evolution and ecology, biogeochemistry, ecosystem processes, the structure and function of microbial food webs.
Bochenek, Eleanor	Rutgers	Fisheries and marine resource management with emphasis in gear technology, bycatch, discards, hook and release mortality, socioeconomics, and habitat degradation as well as fisheries management issues and policies. Education, outreach, and applied research program for the commercial and recreational fishing industries primarily in New Jersey, but also from Massachusetts to North Carolina.
Boicourt, William	UMCES	Physical oceanography, coastal and estuarine circulation, integrated ocean observing systems, instrumentation, eutrophication, larval transport
Boss, Emmanuel	UMaine	Marine optics (in-situ and from space) Biological-physical interactions, autonomous sampling, science teaching methdology.
Brady, Damian	UMaine	Water quality modeling (particularly modeling sediment fluxes and dissolved oxygen), individual-based modeling, behavioral ecology and ecophysiology of fish
Bricelj, V. Monica	Rutgers	Shellfish eco-physiology and aquaculture of commercially exploited bivalve mollusks. Physiological/ biochemical/genetic adaptations of marine invertebrates, including early life history stages, to environmental stress. Grazing of phytoplankton by suspension-feeding benthos in marine ecoystems. Impacts of harmful/toxic algae on shellfish. Fate, kinetics and metabolism of phycotoxins of human health concern in marine food webs. Management strategies for rehabilitation and stock enhancement of coastal shellfisheries; studies of factors controlling recruitment of bivalve populations.
Bricknell, Ian	UMaine	Fish immunology, in particular the interaction between the host and ecoparasites such as Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Atlantic salmon.Development and application of fish vaccines and immunostimulants for emergening aquaculture species.
Broccoli, Tony	Rutgers	The use of numerical models of the climate system to understand the physical processes that drive changes in climate. Studies of the causes and consequences of human-induced climate change. Diagnosis of mechanisms involved in past changes in climate.
Burns, Kate	GMRI	Focus on fishing communities and marine business. Expertise in facilitation, mediation, organizational development, business and strategic planning and community development.
Bushnek, Dave	Rutgers	Shellfish ecology and pathology in estuarine and marine systems. Emphasis is on commercially important bivalve molluscs, but includes non-commercial species as well as interactions with other species.
Carman, Mary	WHOI	Tunicate faunal interactions; invasive tunicate ecology; impacts of pest tunicates on shellfish aquaculture; impacts of invasive species dominated tunicate faunas on coastal ecosystems
Chai, Fei	UMaine	Physical-biological interactions, fisheries sciences, ocean modeling and prediction, carbon cycle and ocean acidification, and climate change.
Chant, Robert	Rutgers	Research focused on estuarine and coastal dynamics and the impact that the resulting physical, chemical and biological processes have on the marine ecosystem; field programs to quantify physical transport and mixing to elucidate biogeochemical processes.
Chao, Shenn-Yu	UMCES	Physical oceanography; continental shelf and slope circulation; western boundary currents; numerical modeling of ocean circulation processes.
Chen, Changsheng	WHOI	Coastal ocean dynamics and modeling, physical-biological interaction.
Chen, Yong	UMaine	Quantitative fisheries ecology, fisheries ecosystem dynamics, population dynamics modeling, fisheries stock assessment and management, trophic dynamics, Bayesian statistics, American and spiny lobsters, groundfish, sea urchin, and sea cucumber.
Churchill, Jim	WHOI	Coastal physical oceanography, and the use of models and observations to link physical and biological processes
Codispoti, Louis	UMCES	Arctic Ocean processes, nutrient and carbon budgets, descriptive physical oceanography, coastal upwelling and chemical oceanographic instrumentation.
Coles, Victoria	UMCES	Observation and modeling of large scale ocean circulation, bio-geo-chemical tracer distributions.
Connell, Laurie	UMaine	Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Detection, sensor development, trophic interactions and consequences, species distribution, shellfisheries management (relating to HABs), toxin detection.
Cooper, Keith	Rutgers	Studies of comparative toxicology examining anthropogenic and naturally occurring toxins on aquatic species using both field and laboratory studies. Physiological based pharmacokinetic models (PBPK) have been incorporated into food web models to better predict tissue levels and effects on the individual organism.
Cornwell, Jeff	UMCES	Sediment biogeochemistry; nutrient, metal, and sulfur cycling in estuaries and coastal wetlands.
Crump, Byron	UMCES	Linking the composition and activity of natural microbial communities to the physical composition, biogeochemical processes, and food web structure of planktonic and benthic ecosystems.
Curchitser, Enrique	Rutgers	Connections between climate and ecosystems, regional impacts and feedbacks of physical properties and the development of regional-to-global numerical models.
Curry, Ruth	WHOI	Observational physical oceanography, quantifying spatial and temporal changes in ocean circulation and water properties and their role in the climate system, with particular focus on the attribution and impacts of heat and fresh water content variability in the Atlantic - subArctic regions.
deCharon, Annette	UMaine	Marine sciences education and outreach, oceanography, interactive multimedia, ocean-climate systems product development, ocean remote sensing, and marine policy.
Davis, Cabell	WHOI	Zooplankton species population dynamics, trophic interactions, production rates, seasonal species succession, biological/physical interactions controlling species distributions, mathematical modeling, field sampling, in situ optical imaging and automated analysis of mesoplankton using video and holography.
De Luca, Mike	Rutgers	Watershed-scale research, education and stewardship programs and services for coastal managers; protected area management; marine and coastal science policy; sentinel sites for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies; advanced tech. applications to improve management of marine resources, mitigate coastal hazards, and raise public awareness of ocean issues; government affairs for marine and coastal sciences
Doney, Scott	WHOI	Marine planktonic ecosystem dynamics, biogeochemical cycling and ocean-atmosphere-land carbon system, ocean acidification, climate change and ocean circulation, satellite ocean color, air-sea gas exchange, numerical modeling, data analysis, and data assimilation
Eayrs, Steve	GMRI	Fishing gear design, performance and operating efficiency, fish behavior and response to fishing gear stimuli, catching efficiency and catchability, environmental impacts of fishing including bycatch and discards, seabed impact and fuel consumption, design and application of bycatch reduction devices, environmental management systems, energy audits, electronic log books
Falkowski, Paul	Rutgers	Biogeochemical cycles, photosynthesis, biological oceanography, molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics, physiological adaptation, plant physiology, evolution, mathematical modeling, symbiosis.
Fisher, Thomas	UMCES	Terrestrial and atmospheric nutrient inputs, nutrient cycling and limitation, and primary production of aquatic systems.
Foley, Brendan	WHOI	Maritime archaeology precision survey with robotic and human occupied vehicles; investigation of ancient DNA in archaeological artifacts; History of Technology; U.S. Naval and maritime history; ethics of scientific and engineering practice; international science diplomacy
Foote, Kenneth	WHOI	Acoustic and optical scattering; physical and geostatistical methods for resource quantification; sonar performance evaluation and calibration
Francis, Jennifer	Rutgers	Studies of the Arctic system, connections between atmosphere and sea ice, and between the Arctic and the global system using remote sensing, conventional measurements, and output from global climate models. Investigates changes in Arctic hydrologic system, feedback mechanisms, and impacts on Arctic organisms.
Fredericks, Janet	WHOI	Data analysis and display; computer programming and systems administration; digital signal processing; image processing; current meters and measurement; data acquisition systems; real-time data display; ocean observatories and sensor web enablement
Fuchs, Heidi	Rutgers	Studies of processes affecting plankton community structure through the use of size-structured ecosystem models. Studies to quantify behavioral responses of planktonic larvae to physical environmental cues. Development of behavioral-physical models for prediction of dispersal and settlement patterns.
Gallager, Scott	WHOI	Plankton and larval ecology, bio-physical interactions, development and use of optical imaging tools for plankton and benthic habitat mapping, development of data products for ecosystems approaches to management, ocean observing systems in polar, temperate and tropical environments, chair ORION-OOI sensors advisory committee
Gast, Rebecca	WHOI	Ecology of marine protists, including adaptation of protists to extreme cold; photosymbiotic associations in planktonic foraminifera and radiolaria; pathogens and parasites of marine animals and humans; antibiotic resistance in marine animals.
Glenn, Scott	Rutgers	Coastal ocean observatories, satellite imagery & altimetry, high frequency radars, autonomous underwater gliders, seafloor cabled observatories, atmospheric forecasting, ocean forecasting, model validation, turbulent closure, sediment transport observations and modeling, ocean optics, shelf-scale processes, Gulf Stream dynamics.
Glibert, James	UMaine	Marine mammal population dynamics, especially pinnipeds; pinniped stranding issues; population assessment methodologies; radio telemetry.
Glibert, Patricia	UMCES	Phytoplankton ecology; nitrogen uptake and mineralization by plankton; primary production and photosynthesis.
Gorbunov, Max	Rutgers	Biophysics and physiology of photosynthesis, bio-optical oceanography, coral symbioses, evolution of photoreception and vision. Laser physics, optics, quantum radiophysics, picosecond and femtosecond time-resolved laser spectroscopy, remote sensing, LIDAR technology, biophysics, scientific instrumentation, mathematical modeling.
Grabowski, Jonathan	GMRI	Benthic community ecology; trophic cascades and bottom-up forcing; restoration ecology; fisheries ecology; behavioral ecology; fish source-sink dynamics/spatial connectivity; essential fish habitat conservation, restoration and management (i.e., closed areas); bio-economics of ecosystem services
Grassle, Frederick	Rutgers	Research on marine benthos in different habitats coastal, continental shelf, and deep-sea. Hydrothermal vents, estuaries, wetlands, continental shelves, oil pollution, ocean observing systems, and web-based ocean information systems). Research on development of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System, synthesis activities of the first Census of Marine Life in 2010, and benthic research on the New Jersey continental shelf, and deep-sea benthos in the Hudson Canyon.
Grassle, Judith	Rutgers	Research on factors affecting patterns of benthic community structure (species composition and abundance) on the inner continental shelf. Relationships between physical circulation and larval dispersal, effects of flow and sediment characteristics on larval settlement (using field experiments and laboratory flumes), and how environmental characteristics and biological factors affect early recruitment.
Grothues, Thomas	Rutgers	Studies of variability in marine fish recruitment and redistribution, from larval transport through juvenile settlement and adult ranging and migration. Studies of the influence of natural and anthropogenic alterations or perturbations to habitat on habitat use by fish and value as measured by residence time, abundance, and range requirements. Development of technology, including integrated telemetry and autonomous underwater vehicles, to further these studies.
Haidvogel, Dale	Rutgers	Development of advanced algorithms for geophysical modeling, the coupled modeling of regional climate impacts, numerical and laboratory studies of fundamental processes, quantitative metrics for ocean model performance, and the promotion and distribution of ocean modeling systems and products (http://www.ocean-modeling.org/).
Hamilton, Gordon	UMaine	Glaciology; ice sheet dynamics and sea level rise; ice—ocean interactions; geophysical field methods; satellite geodesy; spaceborne remote sensing
Harding, Lawrence	UMCES	Biological oceanography; phytoplankton physiology and ecology; marine biochemistry; remote sensing of the environment.
Harris, Lora	UMCES	Systems ecology, theoretical ecology, primary producers from phytoplankton to macrophytes, ecosystem modeling
He, Ruoying	WHOI	Coastal circulation dynamics, numerical modeling and data assimilation, biophysical interaction, air-sea interaction, coastal ocean observing system
Hoagland, Porter	WHOI	Economics and policy analysis of marine resources and the ocean environment; optimal management of ocean and coastal resources and their uses; distribution and allocation of property rights in coastal and ocean resources; economic impacts of marine natural hazards.
Holland, Dan	GMRI	Dan Holland has extensive experience in bioeconomic modeling of fisheries and in behavioral modeling of fishermen in the Northeast US. He has worked on research and policy for fisheries in the region for over ten years and has detailed knowledge of management structures, fishing communities and data for the region. This includes extensive past and current research on the New England groundfish and lobster fisheries. Holland has and is currently working cooperatively with the staff of the social sciences branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center on economic data collection, modeling and analysis relating to the groundfish and lobster fisheries. Holland is the lead principal investigator on a five-year collaborative NSF Couple Natural Human System grant focused on management of the coupled system of lobster, herring and groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Maine and is also lead PI on a Maine Sea Grant project exploring optimal spatial scale of management of fisheries with uncertain metapopulation structure and distribution. The research proposed in this project will build on and benefit from the work being done on these two projects.
Hood, Raleigh	UMCES	Phytoplankton production and light response; analytical and numerical modeling of primary production and pelagic ecosystems; bio-optical oceanography; phytoplankton physiology; carbon dioxide flux at the air/sea interface.
Houde, Ed	UMCES	Fisheries science. Recruitment mechanisms; effects of environment on reproductive success of fishes. Ecology of marine and estuarine fishes, especially early-life stages. Estuarine and marine productivity; trophodynamics. Fisheries management.
Irving, Will	Rutgers	Impact analyses using economic models to measure economy-wide effects of singular economic events. Analysis of economic data for policy decision-making at state and regional level.
Jensen, Olaf	Rutgers	Studies of biological, economic, and management characteristics of successful fisheries through meta-analysis of global stock assessment data. Studies of habitat use and associated trade-offs of predation risk and foraging opportunities in fishes and crustaceans using mathematical models, physical sampling, and active hydroacoustics. Development of population models to guide fishery management decision-making.
Ji, Rubao	WHOI	Biological-physical interaction; Numerical modeling; Lower-trophic level food web dynamics; Phytoplankton bloom dynamics and phenology; Zooplankton population dynamics; Mariculture and environmental capacity.
Jin, Di	WHOI	Resource and environmental economics; models of linked economic and ecological systems; fisheries and aquaculture; offshore oil and gas exploration and production; marine transportation; marine pollution.
Johnson, Teresa	UMaine	Marine policy/fisheries management, marine environmental anthropology, stakeholder participation and local knowledge in policy-making, collaborative fisheries research, ethnographic fieldwork, social impact assessment
Jordan, Rebecca	Rutgers	Science-fisheries, natural resource management, fish behavior, fish biology, conservation; education-science, grades 6-12, biology, citizen science, public participation in research, model and systems thinking, evidence-based reasoning; social science-communication, anthropology, human dimensions, risk perception/communication.
Jumars, Peter	UMaine	Structure and function of benthic communities, deposit feeding, mysid ecology, bio-acoustics of the seafloor and near the seafloor, biological-physical interactions, effects of turbulence
Karp-Boss, Lee	UMaine	Phytoplankton ecology, biological-physical interactions, interaction of phytoplankton with Small scale turbulence, low Reynolds number swimming, competition/allelopathy and species succession in phytoplankton, sexual reproduction in diatoms, phytoplankton culturing.
Kemp, Michael	UMCES	Systems ecology and analysis; primary production and nutrient cycling; trophic structure and ecosystem energetics; seagrass ecology.
Kelley, Joseph T	UMaine	arine sedimentology, seafloor mapping, measuring long-term changes in sea level, coastal erosian, sediment transport, geoarcheology,and costal zone management.
Kerkhof, Lee	Rutgers	Microbial ecology; analysis of nucleic acids in bacterial biomass; microbial diversity; microcosms, bioreactors, hydroponics, and marine systems using molecular approaches to address major questions confronting microbial ecology.
King, Dennis	UMCES	Integrated environmental/economic analysis; environmental and mitigation trading systems, economics of ecological restoration, market and non-market valuation of natural resources; natural resource accounting, environmental indicators, environmental enforcement economics
Koch, Evamaria	UMCES	Hydrodynamically-mediated processes in marine macrophyte systems, especially seagrasses; global seagrass monitoring (SeagrassNet); the effect of global change on coastal plant communities with a focus on sea-level rise/coastal erosion, increased ultraviolet radiation, and elevated CO₂; seagrass tissue culture and micropropagation.
Kohut, Josh	Rutgers	Development and application of ocean observing systems, bio-physical interactions, circulation processes on continental shelves, impact of these processes on marine resource management, and extension of applicable research to broader audiences that include decision-makers and the general public.
Kreutz, Karl	UMaine	Paleoclimatology; seasonal to millennial scale changes in ocean/atmosphere interactions and teleconnections; stable isotope and trace element geochemistry; polar and alpine glaciology
Kwon, Young-Oh	WHOI	Climate variability, ocean’s role in climate, ocean general circulation, upper ocean response to hurricanes, meridional overturning circulation
Landon, Melissa	UMaine	Characterization and in situ measurements of seabed engineering properties, seabed-structure interaction, geohazard potential of seabed sediments.
Lawson, Gareth	WHOI	Zooplankton and fish ecology, schooling and migratory behaviors, predator-prey interactions, the development and application of active acoustic techniques for studying marine ecosystems.
Lavery, Andone	WHOI	Theoretical development, laboratory and field measurements, and advanced instrument development and methods for improved measurement of high-frequency acoustic scattering and propagation in discrete and continuous random inhomogeneous media, including turbulent oceanic microstructure, double-diffusion, and marine organisms.
Li, Ming	UMCES	Physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, ocean mixing processes, numerical ocean modeling, biological/physical interactions and marine pollution.
Malone, Thomas	UMCES	Phytoplankton ecology; coastal eutrophication; role of science in formulation of environmental policy; integrated ocean observing systems
Maas, Amy	WHOI	The impact of the changing ocean environment on zooplankton physiology, distribution and predator-prey interactions with a focus on pteropods and ocean acidification.
Mayer, Larry	UMaine	Coastal biogeochemistry: bioavailability and cycling of nutritional and contaminant materials; organic matter cycling; land-ocean coupling; photochemical processes.
Mayewski, Paul	UMaine	Changes in atmospheric chemistry produced naturally and by humans, behavior of abrupt climate change events in the atmosphere; multiple controls on climate and the unique role of human impact.
McCay, Bonnie	Rutgers	Social, cultural, and economic dimensions of marine fisheries and coastal communities. Evolution of institutions such as market-based allocations, community/participatory management, local area concessions, and ecosystem-based management. Responses to environmental perturbations (e.g., climate change); intersection of research-based and experience-based knowledge.
McDonnell, Janice	Rutgers	4-H youth development; STEM science education (informal, non formal, and K12); ocean and climate literacy; evaluation and assessment; science communication.
McGillicuddy, Dennis	WHOI	Influence of physical forcing on planktonic ecosystems and elemental cycling; mesoscale ocean dynamics; primary production; coastal circulation; zooplankton population dynamics; harmful algal blooms; numerical modeling and data assimilation.
McCleave, James	UMaine	Behavior and ecology of migratory fishes;physical -biological interactions in transport of larval marine fishes; environmental effects of alternative energy development in marine waters.
Mendelson, Meredith	GMRI	Federal and state fisheries management; policy analysis; marine, environmental, administrative and admiralty law; coastal planning; convening; facilitation; capacity building; project management, particularly involving multiple levels of governance and diverse stakeholders
Miller, Jim	Rutgers	Studies of climate change using global climate models with a focus on changes in the hydrological cycle. Studies of future changes in river flow and river temperature and implications for ecosystems, changes in sea-level, changes in freshwater resources, and the role of feedbacks in climate change in the Arctic and high-altitude regions.
Miller, Thomas	UMCES	Recruitment and population dynamics of aquatic animals, including feeding and bio-physical interactions. Fish early life history. Blue crabs.
Moore, Michael	WHOI	Forensic analysis of marine mammal mortalities; anthropogenic causes of death and serious injury in large whales, small cetaceans and seals; zoonotic diseases in marine mammals; flounder health as a marker of sewage outfall impacts.
Murray, Laura	UMCES	Ecology of marine and estuarine wetland communities; research experiences for environmental education. 15 years of experience in providing opportunities for teachers and students to experience science through research-based programs. Current programs include COSEE Coastal Trends director and lead PI, Learning Science through Research, a program for middle and high school students which features science conducted at HPL, and the Chesapeake Teacher Research Fellowship program, a 7 week summer research experience for secondary school teachers.
Neubert, Michael	WHOI	Theoretical and mathematical ecology; population biology; bioeconomic theory, particularly as applied to spatial fisheries management; dynamics of invasive species spread; dynamical systems and applied mathematics.
Newell, Roger	UMCES	Adaptive physiology of bivalve molluscs; benthic-pelagic coupling; parasitism and nutritive stress; salt marsh trophic dynamics.
North, Elizabeth	UMCES	Biological-physical interactions: hydrodynamic and particle trajectory modeling, ichthyoplankton and zooplankton ecology, estuarine physical oceanography, fisheries recruitment variability
Ofiara, Douglas	Rutgers	Establishing and conducting research initiatives in public economics, public policy, and marine resource economics. Applied research and public policy analysis focused on marine pollution, coastal zone management and coastal economies, coastal hazard management, shore protection, recreational fisheries, and development of nonmarket good methods.
Owens, Breck	WHOI	Description of the general circulation and eddy variability in the world’s oceans; sea ice, ocean- atmosphere coupling dynamics; development of float technology and autonomous vehicles for ocean monitoring
Palinkas, Cindy	UMCES	Continental-margin sedimentation; formation and preservation of sedimentary strata in the geological record; deposition and accumulation of fluvial sediment in the coastal ocean.
Perry, Mary Jane	UMaine	Phytoplankton oceanography, physiology, optical measurements of biomass, in-water and above-water remote sensing of phytoplankton and dissolved organics, training in optical measurements.
Pershing, Andrew	UMaine/GMRI	Zooplankton population dynamics, including coupled-physical biological modeling. Cetacean distribution and ecology, especially feeding ecology of right whales. Right whale ecology and conservation. Impact of climate variability on zooplankton, fish, and whales.
Pettigrew, Neal	UMaine	Coastal physical oceanography, subtidal circulation, ocean observing systems, real-time surface buoy design, towable buoy designs, autonomous vehicles, surface current measurements with HF RADAR, Doppler technology, oceanographic applications of artificial neural networks.
Peterson, Michael	UMaine	Environmental monitoring and evaluation of biological and environmental systems, engineering of in-situ and the real time communication for instrumentation and interpretation of biological data. Waves in porous materials and the measurement and monitoring of permeability in real time.
Pierson, Jamie	UMCES	Biological Oceanography, zooplankton ecology, trophic interactions in the plankton, how individual behaviors affect population dynamics and structure
Plueddemann, Al	WHOI	Upper ocean dynamics and interdisciplinary processes; structure of the oceanic surface boundary layer; air-sea interaction and the oceanic response to surface forcing; internal waves; fronts; oceanographic instrumentation and observing techniques.
Powell, Eric	Rutgers	Population dynamics modeling including individual-based models, gene-based models. Fisheries dynamics models focused on management of and interpretation of fishermen behavior patterns and catch, stock assessment and survey design, ecology of marine populations, distribution and metapopulation dynamics, disease processes as controlling components of host population dynamics, taphonomy and benthic carbonate budgets.
Rawson, Paul	UMaine	Ecological genetics and molecular evolution of marine invertebrate. Breeding and aquaculture of marine bivalues including enhanced growth and disease resistance.
Roesler, Collin	UMaine	Phytoplankton ecology, in-water optics, optical modeling, optical assessment of harmful algal species, training in optical measurements.
Riess, Warren	UMaine	Nautical archeology, preservation of ships and other cultural resources
Roman, Michael	UMCES	Zooplankton ecology and biological oceanography
Robock, Alan	Rutgers	Many aspects of climate change using both observational analyses and climate model simulations. Current research focuses on geoengineering, regional atmosphere-hydrology modeling, climatic effects of nuclear weapons, soil moisture variations, the effects of volcanic eruptions on climate, detection and attribution of human effects on the climate system, and the impacts of climate change on human activities.
Rona, Peter A.	Rutgers	Marine geological and geophysical exploration methods, ocean ridge processes, continental margin processes, slope stability, marine mineral resources, seafloor hydrothermal systems, acoustic imaging and quantification of hydrothermal flow
Runge, Jeffrey	UMaine/GMRI	Zooplankton ecology, Copepod life history strategies and population dynamics, trophic interactions, coastal observing of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton seasonal species succession, zooplankton vertical distribution, fish recruitment processes and connectivity, laboratory experiments and field sampling.
Sanford, Larry	UMCES	Coastal and estuarine physical oceanography: fine sediment transport mechanics, turbulence, geophysical boundary layers, surface and internal waves, experimental design and execution, data analysis, oceanographic instrumentation.
Schofield, Oscar	Rutgers	Environmental regulation of primary productivity in aquatic ecosystems, physiological ecology of phytoplankton, hydrological optics, integrated ocean observatories.
Secor, David	UMCES	Migration and habitat use behaviors and their influence on population dynamics of coastal fishes, diadromous species, recruitment dynamics, habitat ecology, ecosystem based approaches to fisheries management
Seneca, Joseph	Rutgers	Studies of policy policies on economic development, including output and distributional impacts. Studies of environmental policies - economic rationale, efficiency, and equity effects. Measurement of economic value of environmental protection. State and local economic development strategies and policies. Use of input-output and stochastic econometric models.
Sherwood, Graham	GMRI	Demersal fisheries ecology, trophic ecology and fish bioenergetics, stable isotope ecology, evaluation of closed areas for rebuilding groundfish, various tagging techniques to monitor fish movements (acoustic arrays, data storage tags, conventional tagging)
Singer, Laura Taylor	GMRI	Collaborative research; convening; facilitation; federal, state and local fisheries management (particularly co-management); coastal planning; environmental management; international marine pollution and management; program management and development
Solow, Andy	WHOI	Director, WHOI Marine Policy Center. Research Interests ; Environmental and ecological statistics; spatial statistics; Bayesian methods
Sosik, Heidi	WHOI	Phytoplankton ecology, photophysiology, bio-optical oceanography, modeling of marine primary production, physical forcing and regulation of phytoplankton biomass and production, flow cytometry, instrument development for autonomous phytoplankton observation, and remote sensing of phytoplankton.
St. Martin, Kevin	Rutgers	Fishing communities and their commons, community-based economies, human dimensions of ecosystems-based management, marine spatial planning, the cumulative effects of resource management, and methods for community participation in resource assessment and management.
Stanton, Tim	WHOI	Acoustic scattering modeling; advanced sonar methods/technology for acoustic remote sensing of marine organisms, with applications to zooplankton and fish
Stoecker, Diane	UMCES	Ecology and physiology of marine ciliates and dinoflagellates, mixotrophy in the plankton (algae that eat and protozoa that are photosynthetic), microbial food web interactions
Stockwell, Jason	GMRI	Fish ecology, bioenergetics, trophic interactions, hydroacoustics, survey design
Taghon, Gary	Rutgers	Studies of interactions among biological, chemical, and physical processes at the sediment-water interface. Studies of biodegradation of anthropogenic contaminants in marine sediments. Effects of habitat complexity on species diversity and community structure of the benthos.
Tallack, Shelly	GMRI	Fish migration, stock ID and exchange between management areas, gear selectivity, bycatch-reduction, discard mortality assessment, general life-history ecology, collaborative research coordination and management between industry, science and managers.
Trowbridge, John	WHOI	Mechanics of geophysical boundary layers, mechanics of sediment transport, air-sea interaction, shelf and nearshore processes. Director of WHOI's Center for Ocean, Seafloor and Marine Observing Systems (COSMOS) since July 2005. Chaired committee that wrote the Conceptual Network Design for the Coastal Component of the Ocean Observing Initiative (OOI). Lead PI on infrastructure and planning grants for implementation of IOOS in the northeast (NERACOOS) region.
Tyack, Peter	WHOI	Social behavior and acoustic communication in cetaceans; vocal learning and mimicry in the natural communication systems of cetaceans; responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic sound; development of methods to sample acoustic behavior and movements of cetaceans; playback to cetaceans.
Vanden Berghe, Edward	Rutgers	Computer applications and management of IT projects in biology. Data and information management in marine sciences. Biogeographical and taxonomic databases and analysis. Studies of patterns of biodiversity.
Wahle, Richard	UMaine	Dynamics of marine coastal and deepsea benthic populations and communities. Research addresses larval connectivity and recruitment processes, fertilization ecology, and trophic interactions. Species-specific ecological research on lobster, deep sea red crab, shrimp, sea urchins, and giant sea scallop. Noteworthy is the establishment of a 20+ year long-term times series of lobster larval settlement in the US and Atlantic Canada; seeking to develop predictive tools for lobster population trends through an understanding of pre- and post-settlement processes.
Wainger, Lisa	UMCES	Risk analysis and decision support tools; Mapping and valuation of ecosystem services; Invasive species risk assessment; Ecological and economic indicators GIS-based modeling and spatial statistical analysis
Wang, Zhaohui ‘Aleck’	WHOI	Chemical oceanography, coastal carbon cycle, carbonate chemistry, CO₂ fluxes in coastal oceans and estuaries, nutrient cycling, instrumentation and senor development for measurements of CO₂pCO₂/fCO₂, TCO₂, and TAlk) and nutrients, development of new in-situ methodologies and technologies for measuring chemical species in sea water. parameters (pH,
Weller, Bob	WHOI	Study of upper ocean dynamics and air-sea interaction; investigation of the ocean’s role in climate; sustained climate-quality observations in and at the surface of the ocean; innovative ocean observations. Director of WHOI-NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research (CICOR) since inception in 1998, member of the NOAA Climate Observing System Council and the NOAA Climate Working Group, Senior Scientist, Lead PI on the Coastal and Global Scale Nodes of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative, and Chair of the Physical Oceanography Department.
Wells, Mark	UMaine	Chemical oceanography, analytical chemistry, trace metal determinates, nansensor method development. metal-biota interactions, chemical speciation of metals, bioavailable metals, phytoplanton metal limitation, carbon export, harmful algal blooms, phytoplankton toxin analyses.
Wiebe, Peter	WHOI	The quantitative population ecology of zooplankton with emphasis on zooplankton small-scale distribution and abundance, organic matter transport into the deep-sea, the biology of Gulf Stream Rings, zooplankton associated with deep-sea hydrothermal vents, dynamics of populations on Georges Bank and on the continental shelf region of the Western Antarctic Peninsula, acoustical determination of zooplankton biomass, abundance, and size, and the census of holozooplankton biodiversity in the worlds oceans.
Wilberg, Michael	UMCES	Fisheries stock assessment, population dynamics, harvest policy development, recreational fisheries, ecosystem based approaches to fisheries management.
Wilkin, John	Rutgers	Coastal ocean forecasting; variational methods for data assimilation, re-analysis and ocean observing system design; Mesoscale satellite remote sensing; physical-biological interactions on the continental shelf; oceanography of continental shelves.
Wilson, James	UMaine	Bioeconomic modeling, agent-based and evolutionary (learning) agent-based modeling, multi-scale approaches to coupled human and natural systems, natural resource markets, regulatory policy
Yoder, James	WHOI	8 years (5 at URI and now 3 at WHOI) managing graduate education programs in ocean science. Three years experience managing WHOI’s postdoc program (65 in residence) and WHOI’s REU program (27 undergraduates in residence in summer), as well as oversight of small teacher training and other K-12 programs. 6 years experience at NASA HQ and NSF managing federal programs that awarded research and education grants to academic and other institutions.
Zimmerman, Timothy	Rutgers	Learning and teaching of ocean sciences; design and use of technology in education; mobile computing devices for e-learning; use of real-time data in science education; science learning on field trips; development of marine science curricula.
Zydlewski, Gayle	UMaine	Fish behavior and population dynamics, anadromous fish ecology, especially inter-estuary migration and population dynamics of sturgeon and salmon.Evaluation of ocean energy impacts on fish and fish populations.