The
faculty in the Department of Marine Science
vary in their teaching and research interests,
but they all share a common fervor for marine
and environmental science.
Dr.
Vernon Asper (Geological oceanography;
marine particle fluxes)
Dr.
Charlotte Brunner (Geological oceanography;
biostratigraphy; paleoceanography; taphonomy
of foraminifers)
Dr.
Jerald Caruthers (Acoustical oceanography;
acoustical scattering; ocean acoustic tomography)
Dr.
David Dodd (Assistant Professor and Director
of the Hydrographic Science Program)
Dr.
Don Redalje (Biological oceanography;
marine phytoplankton ecology; physiology; bio-optics;
primary production; taxonomy)
Dr.
Alan Shiller (Aquatic biogeochemistry & chemical oceanography; trace elements
in natural waters; marine and estuarine chemistry;
geochemistry of rivers and weathering)
Dr.
David Wells (Hydrographic science;
multibeam echo sounding)
Dr. Jerry Wiggert (Physical oceanography; physical-biological interactions; coupled physical-biogeochemical modeling; remote sensing)
Dr.
Kevin Yeager (Geological oceanography: sediment transport dynamics, surficial processes, fates of aquatic contaminants and environmental radiochemistry)