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AARONS, SARAH
Assistant Professor
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Cryosphere and Polar Science, Isotopic Geochemistry, Low Temperature Geochemistry, Marine, Atmospheric, and Aqueous Tracers, Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Past Climate Change
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ABURTO OROPEZA, OCTAVIO
Associate Professor
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Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Genomics, Metagenomics, and Bioinformatics, Population and Community Ecology
Andreas Andersson
ANDERSSON, ANDREAS
Associate Professor
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Biogeochemistry, Coastal Processes, Low Temperature Geochemistry, Marine Chemistry, Ocean Acidification
ANDREAE, M. O. "ANDI"
Research Affiliate
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Biogeochemistry, Archaeology, Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
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BAUMANN-PICKERING, SIMONE
Associate Researcher
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Conservation Ecology, Deep-Sea Biology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Fisheries Biology and Management, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Marine Mammal Biology, Polar Ecology, Population and Community Ecology, Ocean Acoustics
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BENMARHNIA, TARIK
Assistant Professor
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Climate Change and Health, Public Health and Epidemiology, Environmental Justice
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BOWMAN, JEFF
Assistant Professor
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Genomics, Metagenomics, and Bioinformatics, Marine Microbiology, Polar Ecology
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CAYAN, DANIEL
Researcher
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Climate Sciences, Land Surface Hydrology, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
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CESSI, PAOLA
Professor
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Global Hydrography and Circulation, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate
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CHOY, ANELA
Assistant Professor
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Environmental Toxicology, Deep-Sea Biology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory
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CORNUELLE, BRUCE
Researcher
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Coastal Oceanography, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Ocean Acoustics, Physical Oceanography, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
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D'ALPOIM GUEDES, JADE
Associate Professor
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Phylogenetics, Systematics and Biogeography, Population and Community Ecology, Numerical Modeling, Paleoceanography and Paleoecology, Sedimentary Processes, Past Climate Change, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
Grant Deane
DEANE, GRANT
Research Oceanographer
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Acoustics and Infrasound, Applied Ocean Sciences, Nonlinear and Surface Waves
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DICKSON, ANDREW
Professor
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Marine Chemistry, Biogeochemistry and Greenhouse Gases, Climate Sciences, Ocean Acidification, Ocean Instrumentation and Technology
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DRISCOLL, NEAL
Professor
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Coastal Processes, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Tectonics and Structural Geology
EISENMAN, IAN
Associate Professor
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Climate Sciences, Ice in the Climate System, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Past Climate Change, Physical Oceanography
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EVAN, AMATO
Associate Professor
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Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
Helen Fricker
FRICKER, HELEN AMANDA
Professor
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Cryosphere and Polar Science, Remote Sensing, Climate Sciences, Ice in the Climate System
GERSHUNOV, ALEXANDER
Research Meteorologist
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Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Climate Change and Health
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GUZA, BOB
Emeritus
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Coastal Oceanography, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Nonlinear and Surface Waves, Physical Oceanography
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KAHRU, MATI
Researcher
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
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KEELING, RALPH
Professor
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Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Past Climate Change
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LEVIN, LISA
Professor
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Deep-Sea Biology, Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Marine Benthic Ecology, Population and Community Ecology
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LUTSKO, NICHOLAS
Assistant Professor
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Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate
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MERRIFIELD, MARK
Professor
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Nonlinear and Surface Waves, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Coastal Oceanography
Art Miller
MILLER, ART
Researcher
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Climate Sciences, Coastal Oceanography, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Physical Oceanography, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography, Upper Ocean and Submesoscale Processes
samantha murray
MURRAY, SAMANTHA
Exec Dir/MAS-MBC
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Fisheries Biology and Management, Conservation Ecology, Environmental Justice
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NORRIS, JOEL
Professor
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Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
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OHMAN, MARK
Distinguished Professor
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Deep-Sea Biology, Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions, Population and Community Ecology, Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems
PARNELL, ED
Associate Researcher
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Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Environmental Toxicology, Fisheries Biology and Management, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Marine Benthic Ecology, Population and Community Ecology
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PINKEL, ROBERT
Professor Emeritus
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Acoustics and Infrasound, Coastal Processes, Instrumentation and Observational Networks, Remote Sensing, Applied Ocean Sciences, Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Ice in the Climate System, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Nonlinear and Surface Waves, Ocean Acoustics, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Ocean Instrumentation and Technology, Physical Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies, Upper Ocean and Submesoscale Processes
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PRATHER, KIMBERLY
Professor
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Marine Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Marine Microbiology, Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes
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PURKEY, SARAH
Assistant Professor
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Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Climate Sciences, Global Hydrography and Circulation, Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
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RAMANATHAN, RAM
Professor
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Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
RIVERA-COLLAZO, ISABEL
Assistant Professor
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Coastal Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Archaeology, Coastal Processes, Acoustics and Infrasound, Geomorphology, Sedimentary Processes, Paleoceanography and Paleoecology, Climate Sciences, Environmental Justice, Coastal Oceanography, Past Climate Change, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
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ROEMMICH, DEAN
Professor
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Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Climate Sciences, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Ocean Instrumentation and Technology, Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography
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SANDIN, STUART
Professor
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Coral Reef Biology and Ecology
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SCHARTUP, AMINA
Assistant Professor
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Environmental Toxicology, Biogeochemistry
SMITH, JENNIFER
Professor
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Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Coral Reef Biology and Ecology, Marine Benthic Ecology, Ocean Acidification
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SOMERVILLE, RICHARD
Emeritus
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Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ice in the Climate System, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions