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M.S. and Ph.D. Student Directory

Atmospheric Sciences

  • Arcodia, Marybeth

    Marybeth Arcodia

    Name: Marybeth Arcodia

    Program/Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  marcodia@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Climate Variability and Predictability

    Research Keywords:
    Intraseasonal, tropical, variability, teleconnections, tropical-extratropical interactions

  • Barkley, Anne

    Anne Barkley

    Name: Anne Barkley

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  abarkley@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Cassandra Gaston

    Research Topic:
    My work focuses on analyzing aerosols collected in Cayenne, French Guiana.

    Research Keywords:
    physiochemical properties of aerosols, nutrient deposition, dust, biomass
    burning, aerosol-cloud interactions, mass spectrometry, climate

  • Besong, Kayla

    Kayla Besong

    Name: Kayla Besong

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  kab226@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic: Atmospheric Blocking

    Research Keywords: Blocking, variability, teleconnections, predictability, subseasonal

  • Dobracki, Amie

    amie dobracki

    Name: Amie Dobracki

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  aad59@miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Paquita Zuidema

    Research Topic: 
    Chemical, Physical, and Optical Properties of Aged African Biomass Burning

    Research Keywords: 
    Biomass burning, Aerosols, Organic Aerosol, Smoke, Aerosol Mass Spectrometer

  • Fenske, Tyler

    Tyler Fenske

    Name: Tyler Fenske

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Website:  tfenske.weebly.com (currently a work-in-progress)

    Email:  tyler.fenske@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Amy Clement

    Research Topic:
    Climate Variability in the North Pacific

    Research Keywords:
    Climate, Climate Change, Internal Climate Variability, North Pacific

  • Hansen, Kurt

    kurt hansen

    Name: Kurt Hansen

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  kah52@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Sharan Majumdar

    Research Topic:
    Sub-seasonal Tropical Cyclone

    Research Keywords:
    Hurricane, Tropical Cyclone, Sub-seasonal, Interseasonal, SUBX, Prediction

  • He, Haozhe

    Name: Haozhe He

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  haozhe.he@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Brian Soden

    Research Topic:
    To explore the large-scale dynamical responses of clouds to different radiative forcing agents.

    Research Keywords:
    Climate sensitivity, cloud feedback

  • Lawton, Quinton

    Lawton Quinton

    Name: Quinton Lawton

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  quinton.lawton@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Sharan Majumdar

    Research Topic:
    Predictability of Tropical Cyclogenesis

    Research Keywords:
    tropical cyclones, hurricanes, tropical cyclogenesis, predictability, African easterly waves, kelvin waves

  • Malloy, Kelsey

    Kelsey Malloy

    Name: Kelsey Malloy

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  kelsey.malloy@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Predictability of warm-season extreme precipitation from southerly low-level jets

    Research Keywords:
    climate variability, extreme weather, precipitation, subseasonal prediction, seasonal prediction

  • Papazian, Karen

    Karen Papazian

    Name: Papazian, Karen

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  karen.papazian@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Climate Variability and Predictability

    Research Keywords:
    Variability, Climate, Intraseasonal

  • Purdue, Sara

    sara purdue

    Name: Sara Purdue

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  s.purdue@umiami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Paquita Zuidema

    Research Topic: Cloud-Aerosol Interactions

    Research Keywords: Semi-Direct Effect, Aerosols, Clouds

  • Royer, Haley

    Haley Royer

    Name: Haley Royer

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  hmr76@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Cassandra Gaston

    Research Topic:
    Atmospheric aerosols and their affects on ecosystems, human health & atmospheric chemical reactions

    Research Keywords:
    atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, dust, algal blooms, algal toxins, playa dust, heterogeneous chemistry

  • Sarkar, Mampi

    Mampi Sarkar

    Name: Mampi Sarkar

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  mampi.sarkar@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Paquita Zuidema

    Research Topic:
    Stratocumulus to cumulus transition in the North Pacific Ocean

    Research Keywords:
    Stratocumulus, cumulus, clouds, boundary layer, precipitation, radar, satellite, CSET, remote sensing

  • Tsai, Wei-Ming

    tsai

    Name:  Wei-Ming Tsai

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Website:  https://sites.google.com/view/muse-of-clouds/home

    Email:  wxt108@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Brian Mapes

    Research Topic:
    tropical convective organization and its responses to moisture variability

    Research Keywords:
    Organized convection, Water vapor, cloud-environment interactions, tropical meteorology,
    cumulus parameterization

  • Zhang, Bosong

    bosong zhang

    Name:  Bosong Zhang

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  bxz125@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Brian Soden

    Research Topic:
    How Radiative Feedbacks Affect Convective Aggregation

    Research Keywords:
    Radiative feedbacks, convective aggregation, climate projections

Marine Biology and Ecology

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Marine Ecosystems and Society

  • Albano, Patricia

    Patricia Albano

    Name:  Patricia Albano

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / MS

    Email:  p.albano@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

    Research Topic:
    Evaluating the efficacy of a marine reserve for threatened sharks off South Africa

    Research Keywords:
    sharks, marine reserve, threatened, MPA, elasmobranchs, South Africa

  • Anstett, Alexandra

    Alexandra Anstett

    Name:  Alexandra Anstett

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / MS

    Email:  alexandra.anstett@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

    Research Topic:
    Evaluating shark health between nursery sites in the Galapagos Islands

    Research Keywords:
    Shark, Health, Physiology, Body Condition, Galapagos, Nursery

  • Black, Chelsea

    Chelsea Black

    Name:  Chelsea Black

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / MS

    Email:  chelsea.black@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

    Research Topic:
    Investigating the microbiome of three shark species in Biscayne Bay, Florida

    Research Keywords:
    sharks, microbiome, microbiology, bacteria, disease

  • Cervera, Juan

    Juan Cervera

    Name:  Juan Cervera

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / MS

    Email:  Jcc328@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. David Die

    Research Topic:
    Benthic Community of a Restored Mangrove Ecosystem

    Research Keywords:
    Mangrove, Restored ecosystem, benthic community

  • Geng, Jia

    Name:   Jia Geng

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / PhD

    Website:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jia-geng

    Email:  jxg570@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Daniel Benetti

    Research Topic:  Machine Learning for Aquaculture

    Research Keywords:  Aquaculture, Machine Learning

  • Norelli, Alexandra

    Alexandra Norelli

    Name:  Alexandra Norelli

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / PhD

    Website:  apnorelli.com/

    Email:  alexandra.norelli@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. David Die

    Research Topic:
    Tropical Tuna Growth, Abundance, and Migrations

    Research Keywords:
    Fisheries, Management, Stock Assessment, Growth, Abundance, Migration, Tropical Tuna, Modeling,
    Statistics, Fish

  • Rider, Mitchell

    mitchell rider

    Name: Mitchell Rider

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / MS

    Email:  mitchell.rider@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

    Research Topic:
    Association between boat activity and shark habitat use

    Research Keywords:
    Coastal Sharks, Boat Activity, Habitat Use, Acoustic Telemetry

  • Varkony, Matthew

    Matthew Varkony

    Name:  Matthew Varkony

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / PhD

    Email:  mvarkony@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Renato Molina

    Research Topic:
    Intersection between society and climate change. Specifically distributional impacts of disasters

    Research Keywords:
    Income Inequality, Extreme Events, Disasters, Economics, Poverty, Development

  • Williams, Lacey

    Lacey Williams

    Name:  Lacey Williams

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society /MS

    Email:  lacey.williams@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

    Research Topic:
    Investigating great white shark & seal predatory interactions in Robberg Reserve, South Africa

    Research Keywords:
    sharks, seals, predation, Robberg, South Africa

  • Wright, Jennifer

    Jennifer Wright

    Name:  Jennifer Wright

    Program / Degree:  Marine Ecosystems and Society / MS

    Website:  www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-wright-4a1a34126

    Email:  jlw195@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Maria Estevanez

    Research Topic:
    Assessing the effect of coral presence among mangrove prop roots on mangrove fish communities

    Research Keywords:
    mangrove prop roots, reef fish, mangroves as fish habitat, artificial reefs, corals,
    mangroves, fish communities

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Marine Geosciences

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Meteorology and Physical Oceanography

  • Bilgen, Simge

    Simge Bilgen

    Name:  Simge Bilgen

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  sbilgen@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Benjamin Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    The Role of Ocean Eddies in the Southern Ocean Response to Greenhouse Gas Forcing

    Research Keywords:
    Coupled Modeling, Air-Sea Interaction, Southern Ocean

  • Carrilho Bilo, Tiago

    Tiago Carrilho Bilo

    Name:  Tiago Carrilho Bilo

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  http://tiagobilo.github.io/

    Email:  tcb46@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. William Johns

    Research Topic:
    Large Scale ocean circulation and dynamics

    Research Keywords:
    Boundary Currents, Deep Ocean Circulation, Deep recirculation, Meridional Overturning circulation

  • Chomiak, Leah

    Chomiak, Leah

    Name:  Leah Chomiak

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  leah.chomiak@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Denis Volkov (NOAA AOML), and Dr. Benjamin Kirtman (UM)

    Research Topic:
    Large-Scale Ocean Circulation, Repeat Hydrography, Ocean-Atmosphere Climate Dynamics

    Research Keywords:
    Circulation, Hydrography, Oceanography, Physical, Climate, Climate change

  • Evans, Rebecca

    Rebecca Evans

    Name:  Rebecca Evans

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  rebeccacevans.com

    Email:  rebecca.evans@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. David Nolan

    Research Topic:  Internal Inertia-Gravity Waves in Tropical Cyclones

    Research Keywords:  Hurricanes, tropical cyclones, gravity waves, dynamics, convection

  • Fox, Ryder

    Ryder Fox

    Name:  Ryder Fox

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  kryderfox.com

    Email:  krf44@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. David Nolan

    Research Topic:
    Microphysical impacts to deep convection

    Research Keywords:
    Microphysics, Hurricanes, Radar Observations, Numerical Weather Modeling, WRF

  • Gao, Yu

    yu gao

    Name:  Yu Gao

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  ygao@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Igor Kamenkovich

    Research Topic:
    Mesoscale air-sea interactions, using both regional and global high-resolution numerical models.

    Research Keywords:
    air-sea interaction, mesoscale circulation, numerical models, climate change

  • Ge, Jimmy

    Jimmy Ge

    Name:  Jimmy Ge

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  jimmy.ge@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. David Nolan

    Research Topic:
    Relative humidity evolution during tropical cyclogenesis

    Research Keywords:
    Hurricanes, tropical cyclogenesis, relative humidity, satellite meteorology,
    remote sensing

  • Grossi, Matthew

    Matthew Grossi

    Name:  Matthew Grossi

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  matthew.grossi@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Tamay Ozgokmen

    Research Topic:
    Applying machine learning techniques to observational ocean data

    Research Keywords:
    ocean observation, field campaigns, ocean modeling, oceanic transport, machine learning,
    neural networks, data exploration

  • Hiron, Luna

    luna hiron

    Name:  Luna Hiron

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  lhiron@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Lynn "Nick" Shay

    Research Topic:
    MDynamics of the Loop Current and associated frontal eddies in the Gulf of Mexico

    Research Keywords:
    Loop Current, Loop Current Frontal Eddies, mesoscale oceanography, eddy intensification,
    ocean dynamics, Gulf of Mexico

  • Hlywiak, James

    James Hlywiak

    Name: James Hlywiak

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  https://jameshlywiak.github.io/

    Email:  jhlywiak@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. David Nolan

    Research Topic:
    Hurricane Surface and Boundary Layer Physics

    Research Keywords:
    Hurricanes, Boundary Layer, Air-Sea Interactions, Oceanic Barrier Layers,
    Numerical Modelling

  • Jia, Chong

    Name:  Chong Jia

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / MS

    Email:  chong.jia@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Peter J Minnett

    Research Topic: Improved Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature at High Latitude

    Research Keywords:  Satellite Remote Sensing, SST, Algorithm, Arctic

  • Klavans, Jeremy

    Jeremy Klavans

    Name:  Jeremy Klavans

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / MS

    Website:  https://jklavans.github.io/jklavans/

    Email:  jklavans@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Amy Clement

    Research Topic: North Atlantic Climate Variability

    Research Keywords:  Climate, Climate Variability, Climate Change, Climate Modeling

  • Koman, Greg

    Greg Koman

    Name:   Greg Koman

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:   gregkoman.com/

    Email:  gkoman@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. William Johns

    Research Topic:
    Transport and Variability in the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre

    Research Keywords:
    North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre, Iceland Basin, East Reykjanes Ridge Current, Irminger Current,
    East Greenland Current, West Greenland Current, Labrador Current, Iceland Scotland Overflow Water,
    Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Seasonal Variability

  • Kramer, Samantha

    samantha kramer

    Name:  Samantha Kramer

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  skramer@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisors:  Dr. Benjamin Kirtman and Dr. Paquita Zuidema

    Research Topic:
    Variability of Saharan dust transport to Miami, FL.

    Research Keywords:
    Saharan Dust, Seasonal Variability, Atmosphere, Tropical Atlantic Wind

  • Lodise, John

    john lodise

    Name:  John Lodise

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  jlodise@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisors:  Dr. Tamay Ozgokmen

    Research Topic:
    Surface transport problems with a focus on wind-driven currents and submesoscale structures

    Research Keywords:
    Surface Currents, Lagrangian Drifters, Observational Data, Air-Sea Interactions,
    Submesoscale Structures, Kinematics

  • Luo, Bingkun

    Bingkun Luo

    Name:  Bingkun Luo

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  LBK@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Peter Minnett

    Research Topic:
    Satellite Remote Sensing

    Research Keywords:
    Satellite Remote Sensing, Sea Surface Temperature

  • Lu, Yueyang

    Lu Yueyang

    Name:  Yueyang Lu

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  yueyang.lu@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Igor Kamenkovich

    Research Topic:
    Properties and mechanisms of eddy-induced transport in oceanic tracer distribution.

    Research Keywords:
    Oceanic eddies, material transport, numerical models

  • McMonigal, K

    K McMonigal

    Name:  K McMonigal

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  http://kmcmonigal.com/

    Email:  kmcmonigal@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Lisa Beal

    Research Topic:
    South Indian Ocean heat transport

    Research Keywords:
    Large scale oceanography, observations, heat transport, South Indian Ocean, Argo

  • Ntaganou, Nektaria

    Nektaria Ntaganou

    Name:  Nektaria Ntaganou

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  nntaganou@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Vassiliki Kourafalou

    Research Topic:
    Role of mesocale eddies in the Gulf of Mexico/Loop Current System variability

    Research Keywords:
    LC system, LCFEs, WFAs, HYCOM, topographic controls

  • Pita, Ivenis

    Ivenis Pita

    Name:  Ivenis Pita

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  ivenis.pita@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Gustavo Goni (NOAA AOML), and Dr. Benjamin Kirtman (UM)

    Research Topic:
    Influence of Western Boundary Currents on Coastal Sea Level

    Research Keywords:
    Sea Level, Coastal Variability, Brazil Current, Hydrography, Physical Oceanography

  • Smith, Andrew

    Name:  Andrew Smith

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  https://sustain.rsmas.miami.edu/

    Email:  andrew.smith@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Brian Haus

    Research Topic:
    Air-Sea Interaction

    Research Keywords:
    Turbulence, Energy exchange, Dissipation, Hurricanes, Waves

  • Wadler, Joshua

    Joshua Wadler

    Name:  Joshua Wadler

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  http://iwave.rsmas.miami.edu/~jwadler/

    Email:  jwadler@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Lynn K. "Nick" Shay

    Research Topic:
    The Convective and Mesoscale Evolution of Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer Thermodynamics

    Research Keywords:
    hurricanes, air-sea interaction, convection, boundary layer

  • Wu, Shun-Nan

    Shun Nan Wu

    Name:  Shun-Nan Wu

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  https://dmcltu.github.io

    Email:  snwu@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Brian Soden

    Research Topic:
    The prediction of tropical cyclone intensification using satellite measurements and model simulation

    Research Keywords:
    Tropical cyclone, Satellite measurements, TC dynamics

  • Yang, Xingchen

    Name:  Xingchen Yang

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  xxy181@miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Mohamed Iskandarani

    Research Topic:
    Quantifying model output response due to input uncertainties, investigating
    Loop Current behavior

    Research Keywords:
    Uncertainty Quantification, loop current, loop current eddy

  • Zavadoff, Breanna

    Breanna Zavadoff

    Name:  Breanna Zavadoff

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  bzavadoff@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Rossby Wave Breaking and Atmospheric Rivers

    Research Keywords:
    Rossby Waves, Rossby Wave Breaking, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Atmospheric Rivers, Climatology

  • Zelinsky, Rachel

    Rachel Zelinsky

    Name:  Rachel Zelinsky

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  rsodowsky@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Benjamin Kirtman and Dr. Mohamed Iskandarani

    Research Topic:
    The Madden Julian Oscillation

    Research Keywords:
    MJO, tropical convection, intraseasonal, convective initiation, ocean-atmosphere coupling

  • Zhang, Jianhao

    Jianhao Zhang

    Name:  Jianhao Zhang

    Program / Degree:  Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  https://jianhaozhang.weebly.com/

    Email:  jzhang@miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Paquita Zuidema

    Research Topic:
    Aerosol semi-direct effect, boundary layer thermodynamics and low cloud adjustments to smoke

    Research Keywords:
    Cloud physics, aerosol-cloud-interaction, remote sensing, boundary layer processes

  • Zhang, Wei

    Wei Zhang

    Name:  Wei Zhang

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:  https://weizh.weebly.com

    Email:  wei.zhang@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Decadal Climate Variability and Predictability

    Research Keywords:
    Decadal Variability, Predictability, Climate Modeling, Ocean Dynamics

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Ocean Sciences

  • Anderson, Joseph

    Joseph Anderson

    Name:  Joseph Anderson

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  joseph.anderson@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Hans Graber

    Research Topic:
    Machine learning applications in radar remote sensing of the ocean

    Research Keywords:
    Machine Learning, SAR, Marine Radar, Computer Vision, Object Detection

  • Ballard, Samantha

    Samantha Ballard

    Name:  Samantha Ballard

    Program / Degree:   Applied Marine Physics / PhD

    Website:  samanthaballard.science

    Email:  sballard@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Hans Graber

    Research Topic:
    Coastal air-sea interaction utilizing remote sensing satellite (SAR) and insitu data

    Research Keywords:
    coastal, air sea interaction, synthetic aperature radar, wavelet analysis, atmospheric gravity waves,
    kelvin waves, marine atmospheric boundary layer rolls, wind fronts, wind speed, algorithm, waves

  • Chaput, Romain

    Romain Chaput

    Name:  Romain Chaput

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  rchaput@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Mohamed Iskandarani

    Research Topic:
    Quantifying variability in biophysical models: A study of fish larvae early life behaviors

    Research Keywords:
    Dispersal, Connectivity, Biophysical interaction, Fish larvae, Biophysical modeling,
    Behavior, Hatching, Uncertainties

  • Cresci, Alessandro

    alessandro cresci

    Name:  Alessandro Cresci

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Website:  fishlarvae.org/people/alessandro-cresci

    Email:  alessandro.cresci@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Josefina Olascoaga

    Research Topic:
    Behavior and movement ecology of aquatic animals with focus on their orientation mechanisms.

    Research Keywords:
    Fish, Orientation, Behavior, Fish larvae, Magnetic field, Navigation

  • Dai, Hanjing

    Hangjing Dai

    Name:  Hanjing Dai

    Program / Degree:  Applied Marine Physics / PhD

    Email:  hdai@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Brian Haus

    Research Topic: Wind waves, their generation and propagation on the ocean surface.

    Research Keywords: Air-sea interaction, Wind waves, Surface oil transport, Gravity-capillary
    waves, Ocean surface roughness

  • Denton, Alexis

    Alexis Denton

    Name:  Alexis Denton

    Program / Degree:  Applied Marine Physics / PhD

    Email:  adenton@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Hans C. Graber

    Research Topic: Satellite retrieval of high-resolution sea ice dynamics in the Arctic marginal
    ice zone

    Research Keywords: Synthetic Aperture Radar, Electro-Optical Imagery, Sea Ice Dynamics,
    Arctic, Cryospheres

  • Di, Sang

    Name:  Sang Di

    Program / Degree:  Ocean Sciences / MS

    Website:  Disangrsmas.simplesite.com/

    Email:  di.sang@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Roland Romeiser

    Research Topic: Analysis of Atmospheric convection signatures in Sentinel-1 SAR image

    Research Keywords: SAR images processing, Atmospheric convection signatures

  • Hunter, Heather

    Heather Hunter

    Name:  Heather Hunter

    Program / Degree:   Applied Marine Physics / PhD

    Email:  hhunter@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Hans Graber

    Research Topic:
    Development of machine learning algorithms for object detection in synthetic aperture radar imagery

    Research Keywords:
    Machine Learning, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Object Detection, Satellite Remote Sensing, Image Processing

  • Lanpher, Kaycie

    Kaycie Lanpher

    Name:  Kaycie Lanpher

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  klanpher@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Kim Popendorf

    Research Topic:
    I research the dynamics between nutrients, microbes, and metabolic energy potential in ocean basins.

    Research Keywords:
    Biogeochemical Cycles, Marine Microbes, Metabolic Energy Potential, ATP, Nutrients

  • Lopez, Chelsi

    Chelsi Lopez

    Name:  Chelsi Lopez

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  chelsi.lopez@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Dennis Hansell

    Research Topic:
    Export and variability of dissolved organic carbon and carbon scavenging by hydrothermal iron

    Research Keywords:
    Dissolved organic carbon, biogeochemistry, biogeochemical cycles, carbon export, hydrothermal vents,
    iron-carbon scavenging

  • Mehta, Sanchit

    Sanchit Mehta

    Name:  Sanchit Mehta

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  sxm565@miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Brian Haus

    Research Topic:
    Air-Sea Interaction Dynamics Under Hurricane Wind Conditions

    Research Keywords:
    Air-sea interaction, Sea-spray, drag coefficient, hurricane winds, wave growth

  • Nyman, Lisa

    lisa nyman

    Name:  Lisa Nyman

    Program / Degree:   Applied Marine Physics / PhD

    Email:  lnyman@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Roland Romeiser

    Research Topic:
    Current retrievals and coastal dynamics using Doppler Marine Radar

    Research Keywords:
    Currents, Doppler Marine Radar, Coastal, Internal Waves, Underwater Topography, Palau

  • Rivera Santiago, Glorianne

    Rivera Santiago, Glorianne

    Name:  Glorianne Rivera Santiago

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  glorianne.rivera@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. William Drennan

    Research Topic:
    The effects of bubbles and sea spray on oil transport during high wind conditions

    Research Keywords:
    Air-sea interaction, air-sea fluxes, bubbles, sea spray, oil transport, waves, turbulence, high winds

  • Shawver, Samantha

    Shawver Samantha

    Name:  Samantha Shawver

    Program / Degree:   Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  s.shawver@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Roland Romeiser and Dr. Hans Graber

    Research Topic:
    Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Arctic utilizing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data

    Research Keywords:
    Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Sea Ice, Air-Sea Interaction, Satellite Remote Sensing, Arctic

  • Shao, Mingming

    Mingming Shao

    Name:  Mingming Shao

    Program / Degree:  Applied Marine Physics / PhD

    Email:  mshao@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Brian Haus

    Research Topic: Air-sea interaction near submesoscale fronts;
    surface gravity wave - turbulence interaction

    Research Keywords: Submesoscales; air-wave-sea interaction; turbulence;

  • Wojtal, Paul

    Wojtal, Paul

    Name: Paul Wojtal

    Program / Degree:  Ocean Sciences / PhD

    Email:  paul.wojtal@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Hilary Close

    Research Topic:
    Amino acid compound specific isotope analysis of organic material in the water column

    Research Keywords:
    Nutrient cycling, biogeochemistry, isotopes, nitrogen, carbon, organic matter

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