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HPL Research and Academic Faculty

Boicourt, William, Professor, Physical oceanography, estuarine circulation.
Ph.D. 1973, The Johns Hopkins University, Physical Oceanography
Physical oceanographic processes; continental shelf and estuarine circulation.
410.221.8426

Chao, Shenn-yu, Professor,
Ph.D. 1979, North Carolina State University, Physical Oceanography
Physical oceanography; continental shelf and slope circulation; western boundary currents; numerical modeling of ocean circulation processes.
410.221.8427

Codispoti, Louis A., Research Professor,
Ph.D. 1973, University of Washington, Oceanography
Arctic Ocean processes, nutrient and carbon budgets, descriptive physical oceanography, coastal upwelling and chemical oceanographic instrumentation.
410.221.8479

Coles, Victoria J., Research Assistant Professor,
Ph.D. 1998, University of Miami, Physical Oceanography
Observation and modeling of large scale ocean circulation, bio-geo-chemical tracer distributions.
410.221.8248

Cornwell, Jeff C., Research Associate Professor,
Ph.D. 1983, University of Alaska, Chemical Oceanography
Sediment biogeochemistry; nutrient, metal, and sulfur cycling in estuaries and coastal wetlands.
410.221.8445

Crump, Byron, Assistant Professor,
Ph.D. 1999, Univ. of Washington, Oceanography
Linking the composition and activity of natural microbial communities to the physical composition, biogeochemical processes, and food web structure of planktonic and benthic ecosystems.
410.221.8382

Fisher, Tom R., Professor,
Ph.D. 1975, Duke University, Biological Oceanography
Terrestrial and atmospheric nutrient inputs, nutrient cycling and limitation, and primary production of aquatic systems.
410.221.8432

Glibert, Pat M., Professor,
Ph.D. 1982, Harvard University, Biological Oceanography
Phytoplankton ecology; nitrogen uptake and mineralization by plankton; primary production and photosynthesis.
410.221.8422

Harding Jr., Lawrence W, Research Professor,
Ph.D. 1978, Stanford University, Marine Biology
[Joint appointment with Maryland Sea Grant College, University System of Maryland] Biological oceanography; phytoplankton physiology and ecology; marine biochemistry; remote sensing of the environment.
410.221.8247

Hood, Raleigh R., Professor,
Ph.D. 1990, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oceanography
Phytoplankton production and light response; analytical and numerical modeling of primary production and pelagic ecosystems; bio-optical oceanography; phytoplankton physiology; carbon dioxide flux at the air/sea interface.
410.221.8434

Kana, Todd M., Research Associate Professor,
Ph.D. 1982, Harvard University, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Regulation of photosynthesis; phytoplankton and aquatic plant ecophysiology; light respiration; applications of mass spectrometry.
410.221.8481

Kemp, W. Mike, Professor,
Ph.D. 1977, University of Florida, Systems Ecology
Systems ecology and analysis; primary production and nutrient cycling; trophic structure and ecosystem energetics; seagrass ecology.
410.221.8436


Kennedy, Victor S., Professor,
Ph.D. 1970, University of Rhode Island, Biological Science
Reproduction, larval behavior, and ecology of bivalves; crab and fish foraging behavior; climate change; restoration ecology.
410.221.8286

Kim, Yong Hoon , Assistant Research Scientist
Ph. D.  2006, University of  South Carolina, Geological Sciences,  
Coastal and estuarine physical oceanography, estuarine circulation, suspended matter transport, lateral circulation and lateral transport of matters in estuarine channels, flocculation in estuarine environments. 410.221.8431


Kimmel, David, Research Assistant Professor,
Ph.D. 2001, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Environmental Science
Biological oceanography, zooplankton ecology and climate impacts on ecosystems.
410.221.8477


Koch, Evamaria, Associate Professor,
Ph.D. 1993, University of South Florida, Marine Science
Hydrodynamically-mediated processes in marine macrophyte systems, especially seagrasses; global seagrass monitoring (SeagrassNet); the effect of global change on coastal plant communities with a focus on sea-level rise/coastal erosion, increased ultraviolet radiation, and elevated CO₂; seagrass tissue culture and micropropagation.
410.221.8418

Koibuchi, Yukio, Visiting Professor (University of Tokyo)
Ph.D. 2001, University of Tokyo
Estuarine biogeochemistry, (Bay, Coral Reef and Mangrove ecosystems and nutrient cycles) Eutrophication, Numerical modeling
410.221.8388

Lazur, Andrew, Associate Professor,
Ph.D. 1990, Auburn University, Aquaculture
Finfish aqauculture.
410.221.8474

Long, Wen, Assistant Research Scientist
Ph. D.  2006, University of Delaware, Civil Engineering,  
Nearshore Wave Current Modeling;  Sediment Transport Modeling;  Estuarine/River Water Quality Modeling; Biogeochemical Cycles; Computational Fluid Dynamics;  Environmental Fluid Mechanics
410.221.8374


Li, Ming, Associate Professor,
Ph.D. 1991, Oxford University, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, ocean mixing processes, numerical ocean modeling, biological/physical interactions and marine pollution.
410.221.8420


Malone, Thomas C., Professor,
Ph.D. 1971, Stanford University, Biological Oceanography
Phytoplankton ecology; coastal eutrophication; role of science in formulation of environmental policy.
410.221.8490

Newell, Roger I.E, Professor,
Ph.D. 1978, University of London, United Kingdom, Marine Biology
Adaptive physiology of bivalve molluscs; benthic-pelagic coupling; parasitism and nutritive stress; salt marsh trophic dynamics.
410.221.8410

North, Elizabeth, Assistant Professor,
Ph.D. 2001, University of Maryland, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science
Biological-physical interactions: hydrodynamic and particle trajectory modeling, ichthyoplankton and zooplankton ecology, estuarine physical oceanography, fisheries recruitment variability.
410.221.8497

O'Neil, Judy, Research Assistant Professor,
Ph.D. 1995, University of Maryland, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science
Cyanobacteria ecophysiology and plankton trophodynamics.
410.221.8411

Palinkas, Cindy, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2005, University of Washington
Continental-margin sedimentation; formation and preservation of sedimentary strata in the geological record; deposition and accumulation of fluvial sediment in the coastal ocean.
410.221.8487

Pierson, James J., Assistant Research Scientist
Ph.D. 2006, Univ. of Washington
Biological Oceanography, zooplankton ecology, trophic interactions in the plankton, how individual behaviors affect population dynamics and structure
410.221.8218

Roman, Mike R., Professor and HPL Director,
Ph.D. 1976, University of New Hampshire, Zoology
Zooplankton ecology and biological oceanography.
410.221.8425

Sanford, Lawrence P., Professor,
Ph.D. 1984, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oceanographic Engineering
Coastal and estuarine physical oceanography: fine sediment transport mechanics, turbulence, geophysical boundary layers, surface and internal waves, experimental design and execution, data analysis, oceanographic instrumentation.
410.221.8429


Stevenson, Court J., Professor,
Ph.D. 1972, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Botany)
Coastal zone resources and water quality management issues, ecology of marsh and sea grass systems, effects of sea-level rise on wetlands and coastal shorelines, environmental history of Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
410.221.8442

Stoecker, Diane K., Professor,
Ph.D. 1979, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ecology and physiology of marine ciliates and dinoflagellates, mixotrophy in the plankton (algae that eat and protozoa that are photosynthetic), microbial food web interactions.
410.221.8407

Thessen, Anne, Assistant Research Scientist
Ph. D.  2007, University of Maryland
Physiology, ecology and toxicity of harmful algae with an emphasis on Pseudo-nitzschia spp., microbial functional diversity and biogeography
410.221.8253

Yoshikawa, Chisato, Visiting Scientist
Ph.D. 2005, Hokkaido University
Marine nitrogen cycle; Marine ecosystem modeling; Nitrogen isotope, Geochemistry; Chemical Oceanography; Climate change
410.221.8231