Program Faculty

Matt Ajemian, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Associate Research Professor

John D. Baldwin, Ph.D
Associate Dean for Faculty Development, C.E.S. | Interim Director of the School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability | Professor Biological Sciences
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus

Jordon Beckler, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Rachel Brewton, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Randy Brooks, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology

Laurent Cherubin
Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Valery E. Forbes, Ph.D, M.S, B.A
Professor and Dean
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Carsten Grupstra, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus

Esther Guzmán, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Ocean Health: Human Health

Tobin Hindle, Ph.D.
Scientist & Graduate Program Director
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences

Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Marguerite Koch-Rose, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Brian E. Lapointe, Ph.D
Research Professor
Ecology and Water Quality

Susan Laramore, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

J. William Louda, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Natalia Malina, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Scott Markwith, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences

Michael McCoy, Ph.D
Associate Director, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Malcolm McFarland
Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Sarah L. Milton, Ph.D
Chair and Professor
Biological Sciences

Dr. Jon Moore
Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology

Timothy Moore, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Aditya Nayak
Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Anton Oleinik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences

Bing Ouyang
Associate Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Greg O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D.
Research Professor

Annie Page, DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor | Clinical Veterinarian |Harbor Branch Associate Director of Education| Co-Director

Marianne E. Porter, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor in Geosciences
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences

Michael Salmon, Ph.D
Research Professor Emeritus
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Jim Sullivan, M.Sc.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Tim C. Theisen, Ph.D.
University Instructor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Michael Twardowski, Ph.D
Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Joshua D. Voss., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator | Research Professor | Director of Collegiate Education
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Lyndon West, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research, Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research

Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D
Professor
Biological Sciences

Zhixiao Xie, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences

Caiyun Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences

Dr. Yijie Zhu
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences