Marine and Environment Faculty
Edgar An, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Research Expertise: Underwater Robotics, Artificial Intelligence
John Baldwin, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Population Genetics / Conservation
William Baxley, M.A., PE
Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Research Expertise: Signal Processing, Sonar Systems Design, Communication Navigation Systems, Transducer Design
Laurent Cherubin, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Ocean Modeling and Bio-physical processes
Associate Research Professor
Ocean Modeling and Bio-physical processes
Associate Research Professor
Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling & Bio-physical Processes
Oscar Curet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Research Expertise: Fluid Dynamics of Animal Locomotion, Biomimetics and Biological Propulsion, Hydrodynamics of Underwater Vehicles, Energy Harvesting, Direct Simulation of Freely Swimming Fish
Megan Davis, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Administration & Operations
Interim Executive Director
Administration & Operations
Interim Executive Director
Research Expertise: Development of Aquaculture Species for Food and Stock Enhancement
Manhar Dhanak, Ph.D.
Engineering and Computer Science
OME/SeaTech
Professor & Director
OME/SeaTech
Professor & Director
Research Expertise: Hydrodynamics/Autonomous Vehicles
Myeongsub (Mike) Kim
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Research Expertise: Microfluidic Sensors, Optical Diagnostic Techniques, Energy Systems (oil and gas), Thermal-fluid Sciences
Nurgun Erdol, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS/COECS
Department Chair and Professor
CEECS/COECS
Department Chair and Professor
Research Expertise: Signal Processing
Esther Guzman, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Cancer Cell Biology
Associate Research Professor
Cancer Cell Biology
Associate Research Professor
Research Expertise: Cancer Immunology; research focusing on finding marine natural products that have the potential to be novel therapeutics against cancer
Javad Hashemi, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
OME
Department Chair and Professor
OME
Department Chair and Professor
Research Expertise: Materials
Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
FAU Harbor Branch Marine Botany
Principal Investigator
FAU Harbor Branch Marine Botany
Principal Investigator
Research Expertise: IRLO, Water Quality, CIOERT
Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Ocean Dynamics & Modelling
Associate Research Professor
Ocean Dynamics & Modelling
Associate Research Professor
Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling and Observations
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Sensory Biology of Fishes
Marguerite Koch-Rose, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Ocean Energy
Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
Research Expertise: Algal Physiology and Biochemistry, Seagrass and Coral Reef Ecology, Eutrophication, Marine Bioinvasions and Marine Conservation
J. William Louda, Ph.D.
Environmental Biogeochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Research Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Research Professor
Research Expertise: Water Quality (Nutrients), Algal Blooms, Microalgal Community Assessment, Pigment-based Chemotaxonomy of Microalgal Communities
Peter McCarthy, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
Research Expertise: Microbiology
Dan Meeroff, Ph.D.
Engineering and Computer Science
Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
Associate Chair and Professor
Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
Associate Chair and Professor
Research Expertise: Environmental Engineering, Solid Waste Management, Water Chemistry, Water/Wastewater Treatment Processes, Green Engineering
Aditya Nayak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Research Expertise: Ocean Instrumentation, Coastal Processes, Turbulence, Marine Particle Dynamics, Biophysical Interactions
Gregory O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Population Biology & Behavioral Ecology
Associate Research Professor
Population Biology & Behavioral Ecology
Associate Research Professor
Research Expertise: Combining Molecular Genetic Analysis with Field Ecology to study the molecular and behavioral ecology of marine apex predators,the effects of ecosystem and climate change on upper trophic levels
Bing Ouyang, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Ocean and Engineering Technology
Assistant Research Professor
Ocean and Engineering Technology
Assistant Research Professor
Research Expertise: Application of Compressive Sensing Theory in Underwater Imaging Applications, computer vision in underwater laser imaging applications, real-time environmental monitoring and events detection, application of electro-optic imaging numerical model and deconvolution technique in image enhancement and pulse resolution improvements
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Environmental Studies
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Biomedical & Biotechnology Research
Research Professor
Marine Biomedical & Biotechnology Research
Research Professor
John Reed, M.Sc.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
Research Expertise: Coral Reef discovery and Conservation
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D.
Verma Siddartha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Research Expertise: Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence Modelling and Large Eddy Simulation, Fluid Mechanics of Collective Behavior, Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing
Joshua Voss, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Ecosystem Health
Assistant Research Professor
Marine Ecosystem Health
Assistant Research Professor
Research Expertise: Coral Reef Resources, Tracking and Predicting the Impacts of Coral Stressors on Reef Ecosystems
Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Aquaculture of Finfish for Food and Stock Enhancement and Development of New Fish Species for Aquaculture
Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Fau Harbor Branch
Natural Products Chemistry
Research Professor
Natural Products Chemistry
Research Professor
Research Expertise: Marine Natural Products with Potential Use as Human Therapeutic Agents, primarily discovery of compounds with anticancer properties and agents useful against neurodegenerative disease, malaria and tuberculosis
Zhixiao Xie, Ph.D.
Science
Geosciences
Chair, Department of Geosciences and Professor
Geosciences
Chair, Department of Geosciences and Professor
Research Expertise: GIS/Remote Sensing
Peng Yi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
Research Expertise: Water Treatment, Environmental Nanotechnology, Health Impacts of Nanomaterials, Membrane Technology, Renewable Energy