Nancy Aguilar
Post-Doc
University of California, Irvine

I grew up near the coast of Los Angeles, and thus have always had an interest in the marine environment. I was very fortunate to have an opportunity to take a summer marine biology course while growing-up, so I knew fairly early that I wanted to go to col... » Read More

Claudia Alexander
Scientist & Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Current Research Topics: Interdisciplinary Science. Gaskinetic Theory. Theory of gaseous escape from planetary and cometary regoliths. Theory of surface bound exospheres including atmospheric and surface chemistry of entrained volatiles. Magnetospheric Pl... » Read More

Edwin Alfonso
Guest Researcher, NRL/ASEE


My interest is science started when I was just seven years old but I do not remember any particular event that triggered it. I was fascinated with astronomy and purchased my first telescope when I was twelve. I spent countless nights looking at the dark s... » Read More

Paul Barber
Assistant Professor
Boston University

Researchers in my lab are engaged in a wide variety of projects that implement molecular genetic techniques in the study of ecological and evolutionary questions in marine environments. My research program is presently organized around several themes, ... » Read More

Claudia Benitez-Nelson
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina, Columbia

I grew up in Seattle Washington. While playing soccer at the University of Washington, I earned double degrees in Oceanography and Chemistry in
1992. After taking a year off to travel the world I began a Ph.D. in Oceanography at the Woods Hole Ocean... » Read More

Bull Bennett
President and CEO
North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges

Dr. T. M. Bull Bennett (Mi’kmaq), was born in Brunswick, ME, and grew up in the mountains and prairies of Wyoming. He studied field ecology as an undergraduate and earned a BS in Biology from Black Hills State University. He completed a MS in Zoology and ... » Read More

Karin Block
Associate Research Scientist, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University

I was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and currently reside in Brooklyn, NY. My dissertation work focused on the petrology of the Palisades sill. Specifically, I studied the origin of three major features in the sill and their relevance to empla... » Read More

Jacquelyn Bolman
Director, Indian Natural Resources, Sciences and Engineering Program (INRSEP)
Humboldt State University

Dr. J.R. Bolman is Director of the Indian Natural Resources, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP) at Humboldt State University in Arcata California.
Prior to HSU, Dr. Bolman served as the Manager of Special Projects/NASA Workforce Development f... » Read More

Benjamin Branch
Post Doc Associate and Project Manager
North Carolina State University; University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Past Research: Dissertation-"A Study of Educators' Perceptions of Spatial Thinking". This research interviewed educators who were experts in spatial thinking or GIS. Using a grounded theory qualitative method, coding on transcripts yielded findings th... » Read More

Renae Brodie
Assistant Professor
Mount Holyoke College

Education
-B.A. Aquatic Biology, UC Santa Barbara, 1991
-Ph.D., Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Washington 1999

Postdoctoral Training
-Smithsonian (Marine Station/Tropical Research Institute), 2000-2002

Research Interests
-Behav... » Read More

Kathy Carvalho-Knighton
Assistant Professor
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

As an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, I have taught 17 different undergraduate and graduate courses including courses in general chemistry, environmental chemistry, environmental remediation, and hono... » Read More

Kelton Clark
Director, Estuarine Research Center
Morgan State University

Past Research:
-Community Ecology: with an emphasis on marine and estuarine systems
-Estuarine Ecology: anthropogenic effects, habitat modification, habitat value.
Academic Preparation:
-2001, Ph. D., Marine Estuarine an... » Read More

Keith Darryl

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Current research: My oceanographic research interest involves the development of optical models which utilize remote sensing information from satellites and aircraft to accurately predict chlorophyll a concentrations and phytoplankton primary production ... » Read More

Christina De la Rocha
Assistant Professor


I can’t recall a moment when I wasn’t going to grow up and become a scientist. All it took to convince me was an introduction (via the television) to a scientist or two (somewhat embarrassingly now, the rather fictional Dr Zarkov of the Flash ... » Read More

John Garza
Assistant Adjunct Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz

I am a scientist at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. My specialization is in conservation biology with an emphasis in population genetics and molecular ecology. My re... » Read More

Deidre Gibson
Assistant Professor
Hampton University

I have dedicated my life to the Marine Science field since 1985. My first experience was in a program focusing on marine biology and oceanography technology at Shoreline Community College in Seattle, WA. There, I gained excellent field and laborat... » Read More

Jaime Graulau
Hydraulic Engineer


I am interested in the interaction of hydrologic processes and natural environments and have worked with transport phenomena in groundwater environments where I develop a strong interest in numerical modeling as a tool for understanding the co... » Read More

Christopher Guay
Scientist


My work has focused on the application of geochemical tracers to the study of circulation in the Arctic Ocean. In particular, I have been investigating the use of barium as a tracer for differentiating the Eurasian and North American component... » Read More

Frank Hall
Program Officer
National Academies, The

I have had an interest in science since I was a small child. I was fortunate enough to have a father who, himself, is a scientist. He received his MS degree in Chemistry, and later went on to study Astronomy. In fact, he was among the first Af... » Read More

Sekeenia Haynes
Program Administrator
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

My goal as an educator is to provide the opportunity for underrepresented minorities to learn earth science by teaching an interdisciplinary science course in environmental science. I would like my course to convey the connection between traditional subje... » Read More

Victor Ibeanusi
Professor
Spelman College

Current research: Degradation of munition wastes using a consortia of bacterial strains. Examining water quality issues in rural communities of the world.... » Read More

Ambrose Jearld, Jr.
Director of Academic Programs/NEFSC
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Past Research Interests: Early Life History and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Fish and Shellfish

Current Research: Fisheries Ecosystems and Fisheries Research Policy

Academic Preparation:
-Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Zoolog... » Read More

Bonita Johnson
Microbiologist Region IV
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

I was an inquisitive child beyond the typical toddler who may ask why? … why? … why? some how, never satisfied with the answer given, but constantly wanting to know more about a subject and to understand the content of what was bei... » Read More

Brandon Jones
STAR Fellowship Team Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

My research interests included the biological and physical factors influencing larval transport, larval ecology, and crustacean behavior. The focal point of my dissertation work in Delaware has been the early life stages (larvae and post larvae) of the bl... » Read More

Rosaly Lopes
Science Coordinator for the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Research Summary: Planetary and terrestrial surface processes, with emphasis on volcanology. Use of remote-sensing data collected from spacecraft and aircraft platforms to further develop theoretical models of surface processes in close collab... » Read More

Catalina Martinez
Regional Manager, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Catalina graduated from the University of Rhode Island's (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography with a master's degree in 2000 and obtained a second master's degree from URI in Marine Affairs in 2002. Catalina's path to the field of ocean sciences was n... » Read More

Lee Ann Martinez
Program Director for DUE/EHR NSF
Colorado State University

Her research interests include predator-prey interactions among aquatic insects, and their influence on the behavior and genetic composition of prey populations. Other interests include appropriate technology, science education, and the social ... » Read More

Joseph Montoya
Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology

I grew up in the Army and spent a good part of my childhood in Japan and Okinawa, along with time spent Stateside in places like Arizona, Texas and New York. I got to see and live in a variety of environments ranging from small islands to big ... » Read More

Samuel Mukasa
Professor
University of Michigan

Fields of Study

(1) Integrated use of trace elements and Pb, Nd, Sr, Hf, and Os isotopes to model the petrogenesis of ultramafic xenoliths, arc lavas, layered mafic intrusions, and continental flood basalts; (2) Application of U/Pb and 40Ar/39Ar geochro... » Read More

Stacy Nelson
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University

Past Research Interests:
- Tidal Wetland Change Detection.
- Seasonal land cover change models of wetland plant species for estuarine carbon export relationships to the near-shore environments.
- Remote sensing of seasonal and yea... » Read More

Ismael U. Nieves
Post Doctoral Associate
University of Florida

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. As an undergrad, while I was a student in the Industrial Biotechnology Program at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez, I gained my first research experience working on the bioremediation of diesel contaminated ... » Read More

Lina Patino
Program Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Current Research: Origin of volcanic rocks, basaltic to rhyolitic. Incipient weathering of volcanic rocks.... » Read More

Margaret Hiza Redsteer
Geologist, Research Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

I established an outline of the tectonic history of the North American Cordillera from 40-50 Ma, based on data from my thesis work, compiled with other recent regional data; (the tectonic setting for this episode of volcanism has long been a p... » Read More

Miguel Sastre
Professor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao

My main research interest is focused on studying the effects of pollutants on marine and estuarine organisms. I am particularly interested in studying DNA single strand breaks in different organisms, mainly in mussels. I am also interested in ... » Read More

Mario Sengco
Research Scientist (Marine Ecology)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

For several years, I have been investigating whether harmful algal blooms can be controlled using clay mineral, and examining the possible impacts of clay addition to water quality and benthic communities. This work began with laboratory exper... » Read More

Shawn Simmons
Regulatory Advisor, ExxonMobil Development Company


Dr. Simmons is currently a Regulatory/Environmental Advisor for ExxonMobil Development Company. Dr. Simmons is responsible for regulatory compliance and environmental management for two projects in West Africa. She also finds time to volunteer... » Read More

James Tindall
Research Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

James Tindall
Research Scientist, Professor, Lecturer, and Author
U.S. Department of Interior - USGS

Ethnicity: American Indian/Alaskan Native

Dr. Tindall earned his Ph.D. in 1990 (University of Georgia, Athens) and currently ser... » Read More

Raymond Torres
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, Columbia

I am a field scientist and my research is focused on evaluating hydrologic triggers for landslides, and intertidal zone sediment transport. In particular, my landslide research is designed to investigate controls on how and how fast rainfall p... » Read More

Lois Wardell
Principal Scientist, Latitude: An Engineering Group - Former Post Doc
McGill University

Dr Lois J Wardell, Principal Scientist, Latitude: An Engineering Group, Tucson Arizona Dr. Wardell is the Principal Scientist at Latitude. She recently joined Latitude Engineering to focus on the development of technological solutions for the enviro... » Read More

Percy Washington
Aquatic Ecologist/Fisheries Scientist, Gaia Northwest, Inc.


I am trained and experienced in program, project and field crew management, experimental design, estuarine, marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecology, applied mathematics, statistical analysis, and automatic data processing (mainframe, mini, and microco... » Read More

Lisa White
Department Chair
San Francisco State University

I have been a faculty member at San Francisco State University since 1990 and I graduated from this same institution (as did my parents in the 1950’s) with a B.A. in geology in 1984. I earned a Ph.D. in Earth science from the University of Cal... » Read More

Dawn Wright
Professor
Oregon State University

Dawn Wright (a.k.a. ""Deepsea Dawn"") is a professor of Geography and Oceanography at OSU, where she has been on the faculty since 1995. Prior to joining the OSU faculty, she was a seagoing marine technician for the international Ocean Drilling Program an... » Read More