Marine and Environment Faculty

Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Professor
561.297.2792
pan@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Underwater Robotics, Artificial Intelligence

Biology
Associate Professor
954.236.1151
jbaldwin@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Population Genetics / Conservation


Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Professor
561.297.5345
pbeaujea@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Signal Processing, Sonar Systems Design, Communication Navigation Systems, Transducer Design

Ocean Modeling and Bio-physical processes
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2314
Faculty Website
lcherubin@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling & Bio-physical Processes

Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
561.297.1560
ocuret@fau.edu

Administration & Operations
Interim Executive Director
772.242.2298
Faculty Website
mdavi105@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Development of Aquaculture Species for Food and Stock Enhancement

OME/SeaTech
Professor & Director
954.924.7242
dhanak@fau.edu

CEECS/COECS
Department Chair and Professor
561.702.0476
erdol@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Signal Processing

Cancer Cell Biology
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2452
Faculty Website
eguzman9@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Cancer Immunology; research focusing on finding marine natural products that have the potential to be novel therapeutics against cancer

OME
Department Chair and Professor
561.297.3438
jhashemi@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Materials

Ocean Dynamics & Modelling
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2254
Faculty Website
jiangm@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling and Observations

Biology
Associate Professor
561-297-2677
kajiura@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Sensory Biology of Fishes

Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
561.297.3442
Research Expertise: Microfluidic Sensors, Optical Diagnostic Techniques, Energy Systems (oil and gas), Thermal-fluid Sciences

SNMREC
Energy Systems Engineer
561-297-3325
mkoch@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Ocean Energy

Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
772.242.2276
Faculty Website
blapoin1@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Algal Physiology and Biochemistry, Seagrass and Coral Reef Ecology, Eutrophication, Marine Bioinvasions and Marine Conservation

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Research Professor
561.297.3309
Research Expertise: Water Quality (Nutrients), Algal Blooms, Microalgal Community Assessment, Pigment-based Chemotaxonomy of Microalgal Communities

Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
Associate Chair and Professor
561.297.3099

772.242.2427
anayak@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Ocean Instrumentation, Coastal Processes, Turbulence, Marine Particle Dynamics, Biophysical Interactions

Population Biology & Behavioral Ecology
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2628
gocorryc@fau.edu
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

Ocean and Engineering Technology
Assistant Research Professor
772.242.2205
Faculty Website
bouyang@fau.edu
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

Center for Environmental Studies
Director
954.236.1104
cpolsky@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Environmental Studies

Marine Biomedical & Biotechnology Research
Research Professor
772.242.2449
Faculty Website
spomponi@fau.edu

954.924.7202
mtwardowski@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence Modelling and Large Eddy Simulation, Fluid Mechanics of Collective Behavior, Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing


Marine Ecosystem Health
Assistant Research Professor
772.242.2538
Faculty Website
jvoss2@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Coral Reef Resources, Tracking and Predicting the Impacts of Coral Stressors on Reef Ecosystems

Aquaculture
Principal Investigator
772.242.2454
Faculty Website
pwills2@fau.edu
Research Expertise: Aquaculture of Finfish for Food and Stock Enhancement and Development of New Fish Species for Aquaculture

Natural Products Chemistry
Research Professor
772.242.2459
Faculty Website
awrigh33@fau.edu
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

Geosciences
Chair, Department of Geosciences and Professor
561.297.2852
xie@fau.edu
Research Expertise: GIS/Remote Sensing