Points of Contact by Area of Expertise

Name Email Address University Specific Area(s) of Expertise
Air-Sea Interaction
Mark Bourassa bourassa@coaps.fsu.edu Florida State University Winds, Remote Sensing
James O'Brien jim.obrien@coaps.fsu.edu Florida State University Climate variability, ocean modeling, satellite oceanography
Nick Shay lshay@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Air-Sea Interaction
Alexander Soloviev soloviev@nova.edu Southeastern Nova University Oceanography, Ocean Observing, Modeling, Air-Sea Interaction
Pat Welsh pwelsh@unf.edu University of North Florida Meteorology and Air-Sea Interaction, Ocean Data Sources, Weather Information
 
Archaeology
Elizabeth Benchley ebenchley@uwf.edu University of West Florida Archeological Sites
John Bratten jbratten@uwf.edu University of West Florida Anthropology, Archaeology
Greg Cook gcook1@uwf.edu University of West Florida Underwater Archaeology
Rochelle Marrinan rmarrinan@fsu.edu Florida State University Archaeological site survey, zooarchaeology
 
Chemistry
Elliot Atlas eatlas@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Marine and Atmospheric chemistry, Air and water sampling for organic compound
Jeffrey Chanton jchanton@fsu.edu Florida State University Gas hydrates, organic chemistry
Fredrick Hileman fhileman@uwf.edu University of West Florida Organic Analysis
 
Coastal Oceanography
Joseph Donoghue jfdonoghue@fsu.edu Florida State University Coastal sediment processes, coastal hazards, estuarine processes
Scott C. Hagen shagen@mail.ucf.edu University of Central Florida Civil Engineering, Coastal and
Estuarine Modeling of Tide and Storm Surge Flows
Brain Haus bhaus@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Coastal oceanographic measurements, inlet processes
Wenrui Huang wenrui.huang@famu.edu Florida A&M Coastal modeling, Oil Spill Tracking and Monitoring
Villy Kourafalou vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Ocean Modeling
Josefina Olascoaga jolascoaga@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami West Florida Shelf Modeling, Transport, Harmful Algal Blooms
Peter Sheng pete@coastal.ufl.edu University of Florida Coastal Oceanography
 
Economics and Tourism
Chuck Adams cmadams@ufl.edu University of Florida Economist on Value of Seafood Industry (Not Impacts of Oil Spill)
Mark Bonn mbonn@cob.fsu.edu Florida State University Tourism
Jerry Cartwright jcartwright@uwf.edu University of West Florida Small Business Development Center Network, State Director's Office
James Cato jccato@ufl.edu University of Florida Ocean and coastal economics
Rick Harper rharper@uwf.edu University of West Florida Economics
Denise DeLorme ddelorme@mail.ucf.edu University of Central Florida Stakeholder Responses to
Natural and Manmade Disasters
Karl Havens khavens@ufl.edu University of Florida Oceans and Coastal Economies
David Jaffee djaffee@unf.edu University of North Florida Social and Economic Impacts, Ports
David Letson dletson@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Economist
Steve Otwell otwell@ufl.edu University of Florida Seafood Safety
Lori Pennington-Gray penngray@hhp.ufl.edu University of Florida Tourism Crisis Management
Melanie Simmons msimmons@fsu.edu Florida State University Economics
Daniel Solis d.solis@miami.edu University of Miami Economist
Michael Thomas michaelthomas@nettally.com FAMU Economist
       
Energy
Edward Glab glabe@fiu.edu FIU Energy policy, crisis communications
 
Engineering
Steven Duranceau sdurance@mail.ucf.edu University of Central Florida Environmental Engineering,
Desalination Process Operation Troubleshooting and Analysis
James Englehardt jenglehardt@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Sunken oil transport modeling, oil spill risk assessment, decision support models
Kamal Tawfig tawfig@eng.fsu.edu Florida State University Geotechnical engineering
 
Marine Ecology/Fisheries
For a list of Marine Ecology and Fisheries Assessment Scientists, click here.
 
Marine Geology
Gregor Eberli geberli@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Geology and geophysics
 
Meteorology
Shuyi Chen schen@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Real-time satellite cloud and weather system tracking
Paul Ruscher pruscher@fsu.edu Florida State University Meteorology
Pat Welsh pwelsh@unf.edu University of North Florida Meteorology and Air-Sea Interaction, Ocean Data Sources, Weather Information
 
Ocean Modeling
Eric Chassignet echassignet@coaps.fsu.edu Florida State University Ocean Modeling
Villy Kourafalou vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Ocean Modeling
Yonggang Liu yliu18@gmail.com University of South Florida Ocean Modeling
Arthur Mariano amariano@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Ocean Modeling, Ocean Prediction, and Physical Oceanography
Steve Morey morey@coaps.fsu.edu Florida State University Ocean Modeling
Alexander Soloviev soloviev@nova.edu Southeastern Nova University Oceanography, Ocean Observing, Modeling, Air-Sea Interaction
Robert Weisberg weisberg@marine.usf.edu University of South Florida Ocean Modeling
Necmettin Yildirim nyildirim@ncf.edu New College of Florida Mathematics, mathematical modeling of biological systems
Lianyuan Zheng lzheng@marine.usf.edu University of South Florida Ocean Modeling
 
Oil Spills
Joe Lepo jlepo@uwf.edu University of West Florida Microbiology, Oil Biodegradation
Ian MacDonald imacdonald@fsu.edu Florida State University Oil Spill, Remote Sensing
Kaufui Vincent Wong kwong@miami.edu University of Miami Oil Containment Booms
 
Optical Oceanography
Chuanmin Hu hu@marine.usf.edu University of South Florida Optical Oceanography
 
Physical Oceanography
Eric Chassignet echassignet@coaps.fsu.edu Florida State University Ocean Modeling
Manhar Dhanak dhanak@fau.edu Florida Atlantic University Hydrodynamics, physical
oceanography, involved in field experiments using autonomous
underwater vehicles
David Fugate dfugate@fgcu.edu Florida Gulf Coast University Physical oceanography
Wade Jeffrey wjeffrey@uwf.edu University of West Florida Microbiology, Oceanography
Bill Johns wjohns@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Physical oceanography
HeeSook Kang hkang@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Modeling and prediction, coastal circulation
Arthur Mariano amariano@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Ocean Modeling, Ocean Prediction, and Physical Oceanography
John Proni john.proni@fiu.edu Florida International University Physical Oceanography
Kevin Speer kspeer@ocean.fsu.edu Florida State University In-situ data and observations, surface drifter tracking, seafloor bottom drifters
Wilton (Tony) Sturges wsturges@fsu.edu Florida State University Loop current separation events, large scale circulation in the gulf
Arnoldo Valle-Levinson arnoldo@coastal.ufl.edu University of Florida Estuarine and coastal circulation - observation and modeling, Floatable trajectories
Robert Weisberg weisberg@marine.usf.edu University of South Florida Ocean Modeling
 
Public Policy/Environmental Law
Frank Alcock falcock@ncf.edu New College of Florida Political Science, marine policy
Marcia Owens marcia.owens@famu.edu Florida A & M Spill Related Legal and Policy Issues
Philip Steinberg psteinberg@fsu.edu Florida State University Law of the sea, environmental perception, environmental communication
 
Public Health
Lora Fleming lfleming@med.miami.edu University of Miami Oceans and human health, poison control
Cynthia Harris cynthia.harris2@famu.edu Florida A&M Toxicologist, risk assessment, health disparities research
Elzie McCord mccord@ncf.edu New College of Florida Biology, Toxicology
 
Risk Assessment
Pat Maroney pmaroney@cob.fsu.edu Florida State University Risk Assessment and Remediation
Gary Rand gary.rand@fiu.edu Florida International University Ecotoxicology
Darren Rumbold drumbold@fgcu.edu Florida Gulf Coast University Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment
 
Satellite Remote Sensing, GIS and Mapping
Mark Bourassa bourassa@coaps.fsu.edu Florida State University Winds, Remote Sensing
Oscar Garcia-Pineda oscar.oggp@gmail.com Florida State University Oil spill mapping, image processng, satellite remote sensing
Hans Graber hgraber@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Remote Sensing
Stephen Kish kish@gly.fsu.edu Florida State University Remote sensing, GIS, coastal morphodynamics
J. David Lambert jlambert@unf.edu University of North Florida Geo-spatial data, Coastal Rapid Environmental Assessment Team
Ian MacDonald imacdonald@fsu.edu Florida State University Oil Spill, Remote Sensing
Katherine Milla katherine.milla@famu.edu Florida A&M Environmenta/Human-Related Risk Assessment/Management of Spill
Frank E. Muller-Karger carib@marine.usf.edu University of South Florida Satellite remote sensing
Zhixiao Xie xie@fau.edu Florida Atlantic University Geographic image retrieval, high resolution images, spatial temporal GIS analysis, environmental health and invasive species
       
Scientific Computing      
Ionel Navon inavon@fsu.edu Florida State University Data assimilation
 
 
     

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