Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Program: Professor John Wilkin, Marine Sciences Building, George H. Cook Campus (848-932-3366)
Associate Director: Professor Robert Chant, Marine Sciences Building, George H. Cook Campus (848-932-3348)
Website:
https://marine.rutgers.edu/main/academics/graduate
Members of the Graduate Faculty
Kenneth W. Able, Distinguished Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., William and Mary
Ecology and behavior of fishes
Diane K. Adams, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Larval dispersal; molecular/developmental ecology; hydrothermal vent biology
Gail M. Ashley, Professor of Geological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., British Columbia (Canada)
Sedimentology; geomorphology; environmental ecology; modern processes
Karen G. Bemis, Research Associate in Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Hydrothermal system fluxes; volcano morphology; scientific visualization
Kay
Daniel Bidle, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
SEBS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)/Scripps Institution 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, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Observations and numerical modeling of estuarine and coastal processes
Enrique Curchitser, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Ocean dynamics and climate system; Earth system models; multiscale climate dynamics
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, Distinguished 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
Biophysics; photosynthesis; coral reefs; phytoplankton physiology; ocean optics; scientific instrumentation
Judith P. Grassle, Professor Emerita 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; 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
Benjamin Horton, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences; SEBS; Ph.D., Durham
Sea-level change; hurricanes; earthquakes and tsunamis
Olaf P. Jensen, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal
Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Fisheries science and aquatic ecology
Michael Kennish, Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Marine geology; estuarine and marine ecology; marine pollution
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 dynamicsJoshua Kohut, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal
Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Coastal ocean dynamics; observing systems
Robert Kopp III, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Earth system science; environmental magnetism; climate and energy policy
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, Distinguished 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
Daphne Munroe, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., British Columbia
Shellfisheries/aquaculture ecosystem interactions and population dynamics
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; sequence
stratigraphy of passive margins
Malin L. Pinsky, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Stanford
Marine ecology; population dynamics; molecular ecology; fisheries
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
Yair Rosenthal,
Professor of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS;
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
Biogeochemistry; paleoceanographyGrace K. Saba, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and
Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., William and Mary
Plankton ecology and physiology; food web dynamics; ocean
acidificationOscar 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
Silke Severmann, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Southampton
Modern and ancient biogeochemical cycles of trace metals and their isotopes
Robert
M. Sherrell, 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 terrestrial 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, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rome
Deep-sea microbiology; thermophiles; microbial adaptations to extreme environments
John Wiedenmann, Assistant Professor, Ecology, Evolution and
Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Fisheries biology and management; population dynamics of
marine species
John
L. Wilkin, 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
Monical Bricelj, Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
SEBS; Ph.D., Stony Brook
Shellfish/benthos
ecophysiology; adaptations to harmful algae; aquaculture
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 useDujuan Kang, Research Associate, Department of Environmental
Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Stanford
Ocean dynamics and modeling; climate variability and
prediction; model developmentAdam Kustka, Assistant Research Professor of
Marine and Coastal Sciences,
SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Coastal oceanography
Julia Levin, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Ocean modeling; data assimilation; computational fluid dynamics
Kim Thamatrakoln, Assistant Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D. California (San Diego)
Biochemical basis of environmental sensing by phytoplankton
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
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