Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Program: Professor John Wilkin, Marine Sciences Building, George H. Cook Campus (732-932-6555, ext. 251)

Associate Director: Professor Gary Taghon, Marine Sciences Building, George H. Cook Campus (732-932-6555, ext. 547)

Email: gpo@imcs.rutgers.edu

Website: http://marine.rutgers.edu/gpo/GradProg.html

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Kenneth W. Able, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., William and Mary
Ecology and behavior of fishes

Gail M. Ashley, Professor of Geological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., British Columbia (Canada)
Sedimentology; geomorphology; environmental ecology; modern processes

Kay D. Bidle, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)/Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Molecular evolution and ecology; marine microbial ecology; biogeochemistry

Anthony Broccoli, Professor of Environmental Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Climate modeling; climate change

David Bushek, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Shellfish ecology; aquaculture and host-parasite interactions

Robert J. Chant, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Observations and numerical modeling of estuarine and coastal processes

Paul G. Falkowski, Professor of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., British Columbia (Canada)
Biogeochemical cycles; evolution; astrobiology

Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Biophysical interactions; larval dispersal; plankton community ecology

Scott M. Glenn, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Physical oceanography; satellite remote sensing

Maxim Gorbunov, Associate Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Moscow State (Russia)
Biophysics; photosynthesis; coral reefs; phytoplankton physiology; ocean optics; scientific intrumentation

J. Frederick Grassle, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Duke
Marine ecology; oceanography

Judith P. Grassle, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Duke
Marine benthic ecology

Ximing Guo, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington (Seattle)
Research in cytogenetics; genetic manipulation; and genomic mapping in molluscan aquaculture species

Dale B. Haidvogel, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Physical oceanography; numerical ocean circulation modeling

Lee J. Kerkhof, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)/Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Marine microbiology-molecular biology; microbial population dynamics

Richard A. Lutz, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Maine
Marine ecology and paleoecology; shellfish ecology; biology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents

George R. McGhee, Professor of Geological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., Rochester
Marine paleoecology; evolutionary theory; mass extinction

James R. Miller, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Maryland
Air-sea interactions; remote sensing; climate modeling; earth system science

Kenneth G. Miller Sr., Professor of Geological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cenozoic stratigraphy and paleoceanography; integrated biostratigraphy; isotope stratigraphy; magnetostratigraphy; and seismic stratigraphy

Michael R. Muller, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, SE; Ph.D., Brown
Fluid mechanics; internal gravity waves and thermals

Karl F. Nordstrom, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Geomorphology; sedimentology

Richard K. Olsson, Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., Princeton
Foraminiferal paleoecology and paleobathymetry; planktonic foraminiferal bistratigraphy and phyogeny of K/T boundary; sequence stratigraphy of passive margins

Eric N. Powell, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D.,
North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Shellfish biology/modeling; carbonate preservation; reproductive biology

Norbert P. Psuty, Professor Emeritus of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Louisiana State
Coastal geomorphology; shoreline erosion; coastal zone management

John R. Reinfelder, Professor of Environmental Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Trace element cycling and bioavailability; inorganic carbon acquisition in marine phytoplankton

Peter A. Rona, Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics, SEBS; Ph.D., Yale
Structure and evolution of continental margins and ocean basins; ocean ridges and seafloor hydrothermal processes

Yair Rosenthal, Professor of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Biogeochemistry; paleoceanography

Oscar M.E. Schofield, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)
Marine phytoplankton ecology; hydrological optics and remote sensing; integrated ocean observatories

Sybil P. Seitzinger, Visiting Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rhode Island
Nutrient dynamics in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems

Silke Severmann, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Southampton
Modern and ancient biogeochemical cycles of trace metals and their isotopes

Robert E. Sheridan, Professor of Geological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., Columbia
Geology and geophysics of the Atlantic continental margin

Robert M. Sherrell, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Trace metals in the oceanic water column; environmental chemistry

Elisabeth L. Sikes, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paleoceanography; marine organic geochemistry

Peter Smouse, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Population genetics of marine and terrrestrial organisms

Gary L. Taghon, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington (Seattle)
Marine benthic ecology

Christopher G. Uchrin, Professor of Environmental Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Michigan
Mathematical modeling of contaminant transport in surface and ground waters

Costantino Vetriani, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rome
Deep-sea microbiology; thermophiles; microbial adaptations to extreme environments

Franciso Estéban Werner, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington
Structure and function of marine ecosystems; dynamics of populations; coastal ocean forecasting systems

John L. Wilkin, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Physical oceanography; coastal dynamics; coupled physical/biological modeling

Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty

James W. Ammerman, Associate Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)/Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Aquatic (especially marine and estuarine) microbial ecology and biochemistry

Karen G. Bemis, Research Associate in Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Marine hydrothermal systems; plume behavior; volcanology; visualization

Monica Bricelj, Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY
Shellfish ecophysiology/aquaculture; adaptions to environmental stress/HABs

Richard H. Dunk, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Meteorology; air-sea interactions; sea breezes

Jennifer A. Francis, Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington
Satellite remote sensing of polar regions; air/ice/ocean energy transfer

Thomas M. Grothues, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Fish recruitment, dispersal, migration, and habitat use

Michael Kennish, Associate Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Marine geology; estuarine and marine ecology; marine pollution

Adam Kustka, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Julia Levin, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Ocean modeling; data assimilation; computational fluid dynamics

Javier Zavala-Garay, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Colorado
El Niño-southern oscillation prediction and predictability; stochastic process in atmosphere and oceans

Timothy D. Zimmerman, Assistant Professor of Science Education, GSE; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
In/out-of-school ocean/environmental science learning via computer devices


Adjunct Member of the Graduate Faculty

Michael P. Weinstein, Visiting Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Florida State
Coastal ecology; habitat utilization (nekton); secondary production; restoration ecology; ecological engineering