Name: Laura Aichinger Dias

Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: Laura.Dias@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

Office: SEFSC 220

Phone:  (305) 361-4269

Research Interests: Cetacean aerial and ship-based line-transect surveys, photo-identification

Projects:  

Bio:   Laura has been studying marine mammals since 2005, starting in Brazil. She moved to the U.S. and completed her Masters of Science degree in 2007. It was 2008 that she joined us here at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. She began as a volunteer, then in 2010 became a Research Associate for the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami. Since then, Laura has worked on different research projects on marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. In the field she serves as a marine mammal observer and data manager during line-transect large vessel and aerial surveys. Back at the lab she manages the data collected and assists with analysis and publishing.  

Name: Altug Aksoy, Ph.D.

Position title: Scientist

Contact email:  Altug.Aksoy@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: 

Phone: (305) 361-4336

Research Interests: Data assimilation

Projects:

Bio: https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/people/altugaksoy/

Name: George Alvey, Ph.D.

Position title:  Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail:  George.Alvey@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML

Phone: (305) 361-4509

Research Interests: Tropical cyclone intensity change and predictability

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Bachir Annane

Position title:  Assitant Scientist

Contact e-mail: Bachir.Annane@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML 308

Phone: (305) 361-4502

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Leticia Barbero Munoz, Ph.D.

Position title:  Associate Scientist

Contact e-mail: Leticia.Barbero@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 236

Phone: (305) 361-4453

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Rachel Banton

Position title:  Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: Rachel.Banton@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Phone: (305) 482-3473

Research interests: Ecosystem-based fisheries management

Projects: Caribbean Strategic Planning initiative

Link to NOAA staff page:  

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/rachel-banton  

Name: Zachary Barton

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: Zach.Barton@noaa.gov  

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML 106

Phone: (305) 361-4548

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: David Behringer

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: David.Behringer@noaa.gov  

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Phone: (305) 361-4274‬

Research Interests: fisheries survey design, data analysis

Projects: USVI and Puerto Rico fisheries surveying 

Link to NOAA staff page:  

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/david-behringer 

Name: Elizabeth Bevan, Ph.D.

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: elizabeth.bevan@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Tiago Biló

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail: tiago.bilo@noaa.gov  tcb46@miami.edu

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Suzana Dumitrita Blake

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: suzana.blake@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC 203C

Phone: (305) 361-4211

Research Interests: Fishers' knowledge, climate change, ecosystem science, fisheries science and management

Projects: Voices from the Fisheries: Red Tide collection, Miami River collection 

Bio: Suzana Dumitrita Blake is an anthropologist that specializes in ecosystem science with a focus on understanding how communities experience and respond to environmental change. Dr. Blake began working as a University of Miami contractor with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) program in 2017. One of her main tasks was to develop the human dimensions component of the Barataria Basin Ecosystem Status Report. Since 2017, Dr. Blake has been involved in several other applied research endeavors that aim at understanding the fishing communities in the Gulf of Mexico and bringing fishers’ concerns to the attention of fisheries scientists and managers.

Name: Hannah Blondin, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

Contact e-mail: hxb535@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/MMSTD

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Albert Boyd

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: Albert.Boyd@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 217

Phone: (305) 361-4446

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Jessica Branscome

Position title: Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: Jessica.Branscome@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/FATES (Beaufort, NC)

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects: Species lead

Bio:  

Name: Robert Bremer

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: rab376@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Jodi Brewster

Position title: Senior Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: Jodi.Brewster@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Allan Bright

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: Allan.Bright@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Coral Lаb

Office: SEFSC 109

Phone: (305) 361-4561

Research Interests: 

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Sandra Bringas Gutierrez

Position title: Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: sandra.bringas@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Corbin Brooks

Position title: Senior Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: corbin.brooks@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Phone: 

Research Interests: Upper ocean observations,

model data assimilation

Projects: Hurricane intensity forecast improvements

Name: Amy Brossard

Position title: Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: Amy.Brossard@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

Office: SEFSC 233

Phone: (305) 364-4477

Research Interests: Marine mammal health and population assessments, Endangered species, Environmental Policy & Management

Projects:  Biscayne Bay bottlenose dolphin photo-ID research, Marine Mammal Health & Stranding Response Program, GulfMAPP, AMAPPS.

Bio: Amy has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Coastal Carolina University and a Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management from American Public University. She has spent time working with and researching horseshoe crabs in Delaware, manatees and sea turtles in Florida and cetaceans in South Carolina, Hawaii, and Florida. Amy became a Research Associate for the University of Miami's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) in 2017 and has been working with NOAA at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Currently her work focuses on photo-identification data collection and management, and research of the bottlenose dolphin population in Biscayne Bay, Florida. In addition, she has served as a marine mammal observer during large vessel line-transect surveys in the Gulf of Mexico and regularly assists with responding to stranded cetaceans and managing stranding data as part of NOAA’s Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program. She has conducted data analysis for stock assessment reports and unusual mortality events and is currently collaborating on Photo-ID projects with research partners. Amy also actively conducts outreach activities for schools and events to help educate people about marine mammal research and conservation. 

Name: Julie Brown

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: julie.e.brown@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Anthony Burke

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: anthony.burke@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Research Interests: Aquaria maintenance, corals

Projects: Manager, Experimental Reef Lab

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/anthony-burke/  

Name: Ashley Burleson

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: ashley.pacicco@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name:  Erin Cain

Position title: Research Associate II

Contact e-mail:  exc736@miami.edu

Lab affiliation:  SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:

Bio:

Name: Ricardo Campos, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail: Ricardo.Campos@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation:  AOML

Office: AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests: 

Projects: 

Bio: 

Name: Benjamin Chomitz

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: benjamin.chomitz@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: (617) 913-9706

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Tyler Christian

Position title:  Research Associate I

Contact e-mail:  tyler.christian@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Rachel Cohn

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  rachel.cohn@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Heather Cox

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail:  heather.moncrief-cox@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Brittany Dahl

Position title: Senior Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: Brittany.Dahl@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML

Phone: (305) 361-4403

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Carly Daiek

Position title: Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: Carly.Daiek@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Office: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/carly-daiek

Name: Zachary Daugherty, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

Contact e-mail:  z.daugherty@umiami.edu

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Amanda Debich

Position title:  Senior Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: Amanda.Debich@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC Marine Mammal and Turtle Division

Office: 

Phone: (305) 361-4238

Research Interests: Marine mammal acoustics

Projects:  

Bio:  Amanda Debich is a Senior Research Associate for the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies working with the NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, Florida. Amanda joined the marine mammal program at Southeast Fisheries Science Center in 2017 where she uses acoustics to study cetaceans. She completed her Master of Advanced Studies degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2009. She has worked on several different research projects across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico. In the field, she uses various tools including towed arrays, sonobuoys, and bottom-mounted hydrophones to record and track whales and dolphins. In the lab, she uses different software to listen to and analyze acoustic recordings to study temporal and spatial distributions of marine mammals and how anthropogenic sounds might affect them.

Name: Jose Diaz

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: Jose.Diaz@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC 103

Phone: (305) 361-4113

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  I have worked over fifteen years with the commercial fishing industry in the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico collecting and processing fishery statistical data. 

Name: Sarah Ditchek, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail: Sarah.d.Ditchek@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: Remote Employee (based in Schenectady, NY)

Phone: 

Research Interests: tropical cyclones in general; more specifically - TC structure, TC intensity change, TC diurnal processes, and TC data impact studies (i.e., OSEs and OSSEs) 

Projects:  

Bio: I am an Assistant Scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami (UM), affiliated with the Hurricane Research Division (HRD) at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). As part of the Observing Systems Assessment (OSA) Group, my research focuses on quantifying the impact of both current and potential observing systems on tropical cyclone track, intensity, and structure forecasts. I received my B.S. in Geology and Geophysics with a concentration in Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate from Yale University in 2014 and my Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University at Albany in 2019. My previous research focused on the following topics: monsoon disturbances, the tropical cyclone outflow layer, tropical cyclone intensity change, and tropical cyclone diurnal pulses (my dissertation topic). For more details on my research, including papers, my CV, and a diurnal pulse archive, please visit my website: http://www.atmos.albany.edu/student/sditchek/ 

Name: Jason Dunion, Ph.D.

Position title: Scientist 

Contact e-mail: Jason.Dunion@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML

Phone: (305) 720-3060

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  Dr. Jason Dunion specializes in satellite remote sensing of hurricanes and has led the development of several new satellite products for monitoring tropical cyclones, Saharan dust storms, and the diurnal cycle of hurricanes. His research has also included reconstructing wind fields of several historical landfalling hurricanes, including 1960 Donna and 1965 Besty, developing new climatological atmospheric soundings for the North Atlantic, and leading the development of a new forecast model (the TC Genesis Index) for predicting tropical cyclone genesis. Dunion has acted as chief scientist on several Hurricane Hunter research missions using NOAA’s high altitude jet and P-3 Orions and has flown on over 50 hurricane hunter flights. He also has served as Director of the Hurricane Research Division’s Field Program.

Name: Cedrick Estelhomme

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: Cedrick.Estelhomme@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Nancy Evou

Position title:  Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: nancy.evou@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Michael Fischer, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail:  michael.fischer@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests: Environmental and convective influences on tropical cyclone structure and intensity change

Projects:  

Bio:  http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/people/michaelsfischer 

I received my Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University at Albany in 2018 and my B.S. from Florida International University in 2013. For more information on my research, you can check out my ResearchGate page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Fischer-25

Name: Katherine Maze Foley

Position title: Senior Research Associate II  

Contact e-mail: Kathy.Foley@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Miami Lab

Office: 

Phone: (513) 283-0228

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/katherine-kathy-maze-foley-ms

ResearchGate page is at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katherine-Maze-Foley

Name: Nicole Freeman 

Position title: Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests: Omics 

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Andrew Fuehring

Position title: Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: andrew.fuehring@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/PEMD

Office: Beaufort, NC

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Kwun Yip Fung

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: kwun.y.fung@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: 

Research Interests: Planetary boundary layer dynamics

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Christopher Garcia

Position title: Electrical Engineer I 

Contact e-mail: christopher.garcia@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: 

Research Interests:

Projects: Instrumentation group

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/christopher-garcia/  

Name: Rigoberto Garcia

Position title: Senior Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: rigoberto.garcia@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML 208/1

Phone: (305) 361-4348

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  Rigoberto Garcia is a Senior Research Associate with the Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami. Rigoberto works in the Physical Oceanography Division at AOML observing the western boundary components of the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC), in particular, the transport, structure, and variability of the Florida Current. He is focused on the processing and analysis of multiple observation systems of the Atlantic MOC.

Name: Steven Garner

Position title:  Senior Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: steven.garner@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests: Fisheries ecology, Fisheries Management, Age and Growth, Stock Assessment, Gear Bias, Selectivity, Connectivity 

Projects:  As a student and postdoc I was involved in a variety of research projects mostly centered around the use of remotely operated vehicles to answer questions about fisheries ecology to improve information used in stock assessment, particularly for management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper. I have also been involved in projects to examine discard mortality, gear selectivity, gear bias, invasive species ecology and management, as well as stock connectivity. I am currently involved in a project, as part of the age and growth group at the SEFSC Panama City lab, looking at the efficacy of near-infrared spectroscopy for use in providing production age estimates to improve overall efficiency. 

Bio:  My youth was spent almost entirely outdoors playing sports, fishing, or collecting local wildlife with the two latter activities ultimately leading to my interest in fish and fisheries ecology. I earned my B.S. in Marine Biology at the University of West Florida studying larval fish ecology; my M.S. in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University studying juvenile estuarine fish enhancement; my Ph.D. in Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama studying reef fish ecology and management; and then was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Florida where I broadened my research interests pertaining to red snapper and other reef fishes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. I'm currently employed at the NMFS Panama City laboratory, which interestingly enough, was where my first internship was located during my summers as an undergraduate. I'm from Panama City, FL and have always really enjoyed the Gulf coast so, I decided to stay! 

Name: Carissa Gervassi

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

Contact e-mail: clg155@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Maribeth Gidley, Ph.D.

Position title:  Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail: Maribeth.Gidley@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 338

Phone: (305) 361-4445

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Taylor Gill

Position title:  Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: taylor.gill@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Phone: (786) 548-0914

Research Interests: Coral reef ecology, climate change

Projects: Mission: Iconic Reefs Climate Monitoring

Bio: 

Taylor Gill began her journey with AOML’s Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division as a Coral Program intern on National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Climate Monitoring and Coral ‘Omics research. She has since started a role of Mission: Iconic Reefs Climate Monitoring Coordinator. In her current capacity, Taylor plays a vital role in assisting with both field and laboratory projects while overseeing the development of comprehensive climate monitoring instrumentation to be deployed in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and provide real-time ocean chemistry data. 

Taylor holds a B.S. degree in Marine and Atmospheric Science from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, obtained in 2022. Her previous research endeavors include reef restoration, genotypic tracking, and coral growth monitoring, complemented by her dedication to scientific outreach and community education.

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/taylor-gill/

Name: Zachary Gillum

Position title:  Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: Zach.Gillum@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/PEMD

Office: Beaufort, NC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Katherine Godwin

Position title: Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: kmg200@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Marlos Goes, Ph.D.

Position title: Associate Scientist 

Contact e-mail: Marlos.Goes@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: 225/2

Phone: (305) 361-4533

Research Interests: Meridional overturning circulation, Data analysis and uncertainty estimation, Large-scale Ocean circulation, Tropical Atlantic Variability, Climate change and climate modeling.

Projects: XBT Network

The interplay between sea level and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Cause and effect relationships, predictability, and coastal implications

Impact of the western boundary currents on extreme precipitation: A case study in the Atlantic Ocean from along-transect measurements and high-resolution model simulations

Bio:  

(a) Professional Preparations:  

University of Campinas, Brazil - Physics, B.Sc. / Licentiate, 1999

University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Oceanography, M.Sc., 2001

University of Reading, UK - Oceanography, Doctoral Fellow, 2005

University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Oceanography, Ph.D., 2006

Penn State University,     USA - Geophysics, Post-doc, 2009

(b) Appointments

 2020 - present Associate Scientist, University of Miami/CIMAS and NOAA/AOML.

 2010 - 2020    Assistant Scientist, University of Miami/CIMAS and NOAA/AOML.

 2009-2010      Oceanographic Consultant, Applied Science Associate, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 2007-2009      Post-doctoral fellow, The Pennsylvania State University.

 2007   Visitor Scientist, POGO-SCOR scholarship, University of Maryland.

 2004-2005      Visitor research Assistant, CAPES scholarship, University of Reading, UK.

 2000-2006      Graduate Research Assistant, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Name: Joshua Goldston

Position title:  Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: Joshua.Goldston@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC Room 326

Phone: (586) 744-3830

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Animal Behavior

Projects:  Integrated Biscayne Bay Ecological Assessment and Monitoring (IBBEAM)

Bio:  I'm originally from Detroit, Michigan and earned my Bachelor's degree in Zoology from Michigan State University in 2013. I worked in a desert ecology lab at MSU for 3 years, studying the analgesic effects of bark scorpion venom in grasshopper mice. I received my MPS degree from RSMAS in 2016 and have been working at NOAA NMFS SEFSC since graduation, conducting research to advise the implementation of Biscayne/Florida Bay's elements of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

Name: Caridad Ibis Gonzalez

Position title: Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: Caridad.i.Gonzalez@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML 104

Phone: (305) 361-4322

Research Interests: 

Projects:  Project: AMVERSEAS applications system used for oceanographic and meteorological data acquisition, data processing, data recording, and data transmission in real-time. This system operates on vessels worldwide.

Project: Visual underwater glider profile scientific quality control application. It allows profiling the measured sea glider data to discover data inconsistency and other anomalies, and manual post-processing data mechanism which generates new flag sets.

Project: Automatic hardware test tool to assist the Engineering Department in the development, testing, and validation of the own created instruments such the XBT probe auto launcher and the XBT data recorder.

Project: Redesign and maintenance of XBT Network (https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/goos/xbt_network/) and ARGO Center (https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/argo/) webpages in order to provide the website visitors updated information and to make it responsive and provides a seamless experience across all devices.

Project: Development of tool and operational software used for the US Argo Data Acquisition Center (DAC).

Project: Visual Quality Control (QC) in Delay Mode (DM) of the generated data by around 1,500 satellite-tracked surface drifting buoys of the Global Drifter Program (GDP). The QC result is an edited data set (position and temperature) which are interpolated to 6-hour intervals using an optimum interpolation procedure called kriging. Through the QC update new deployed buoys, buoys that may have data gaps, dead or grounded buoys, and active buoys have to be processed.

Project: Interactive Drifter Global Array Map. The objective of this project is to provide an interactive map online with access to deployed active buoys information. By click it can retrieves the buoy identification card (https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/gdp/interactive/drifter_array.html).

Bio:  

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Mathematics, University of Havana, Cuba.

Computer Skills:

Languages               ▪ C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, HTML, PHP

Environments    ▪ MS Visual Studio C++, NetBeans, Qt Creator

Framework               ▪ .Net, Qt, QML, OpenLayers

Operating Systems       ▪ Windows, Linux  

Concepts                ▪ OOA/OOD (UML), Relational Database, Client/Server, Model-View architecture

Tools   ▪ TortoiseSVN, Hyper Terminal

Panel Membership: SOT Task Team on Instrument Standards, member since March, 2013.

Languages: Spanish, English, German and French

Name: Antoinette (Annie) Gorgone

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: annie.gorgone@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Beaufort NC 

Office: 

Phone: (252) 728-8609 (office), (252) 723-1971

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Lewis Gramer, Ph.D.

Position title:  Associate Scientist

Contact e-mail: Lew.Gramer@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML 241

Phone: (305) 361-4554

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Kathryn Grazioso

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: kathryn.grazioso@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Holden Harris, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail: holden.harris@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Emily Harth

Position title: Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: exh740@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Andrew Hazelton, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail: Andrew.Hazelton@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML 338/2

Phone: (305) 361-4317

Research Interests: Tropical cyclones, model development, model evaluation

Projects:  Development and Evaluation of the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System

Bio:  https://t.co/NTKSKj6uF7?amp=1

Name: Annsli Hilton

Position title: Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: annsli.f.hilton@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Office: Panama City, FL.

Research Interests: 

Projects:  

Bio: 

Name: Heidi Hirsh, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail: Heidi.Hirsh@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Phone: 253-514-2804

Research Interests: Coral reef ecosystems, modeling

Projects:  

Link to NOAA staff page: 

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/heidi-hirsh/

Name: James (Jay) Hooper

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: James.Hooper@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests: CTD data calibration and LADCP/SADCP quality control

Projects:  CTD data calibration and LADCP/SADCP quality control

Bio:  Bachelors of Science in Physics, Masters of Science in Physical Oceanography. Collecting and calibrating CTD data for WBTS and GOMECC cruises since 2011.

Name: Sophia Ippolito

Position title: Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: sxi300@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Michael Jankulak

Position title: Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: Mike.Jankulak@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML, 3rd floor, 343/1

Phone: (305) 361-4543

Research Interests: Coral Data Management, Instrument Programming, Small Boat Operations, Scientific Diving

Projects: https://www.coral.noaa.gov/

Bio:  https://www.coral.noaa.gov/people/mike-jankulak.html

Name: Herve Jobert

Position title: Senior Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: herve.jobert@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: (786) 335-3641

Research Interests:

Projects: Integrated Biscayne Bay Ecological Assessment and Monitoring (IBBEAM) 

Bio:

I grew up in the South of France and moved to Florida in 2002 to finish my undergraduate studies. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Oceanography in 2004 and a Master of Science in Environmental Resources Management in 2006 from Florida Institute of Technology. I moved to South Florida after completing my M.S. to do an internship at Biscayne National Park working on coral restoration and fishing monitoring. I started working for the University of Miami shortly after completing my internship. There, my research has focused on water quality and salinity monitoring as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. I am currently working on the four different components of the CERP IBBEAM program as a CIMAS Senior Research Associate 3.

Name: Steven Johnson

Position title: Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: spj38@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Heesook Kang Ph.D.

Position title: Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: heesook.kang@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Richard Karp, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: richard.karp@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Phone: 

Research Interests: Coral reef ecosystems

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Dongmin Kim, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail: Dongmin.Kim@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: UM-CIMAS/NOAA-AOML

Office: AOML Room 208

Phone: (305) 361-4538

Research Interests: Atmosphere-Ocean interaction. Seasonal-to-Subseasonal forecast of extreme weather events

Projects:  

1. An optimized hybrid seasonal forecast system for U.S. regional precipitation in late-summer to mid-fall based on inter-basin SST and convection parameters

2. S2S Severe Weather Prediction 

Bio: https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/people/kim/index.php 

Name: Willem Klajbor

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: willem.klajbor@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML-OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: William Kline

Position title: Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: Bill.Kline@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Mu-Chieh (Laura) Ko

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: Mu-Chieh.Ko@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Hurricane Predictions 

Projects:  

Bio: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mu-Chieh-Ko 

Name: Jan Lara Hernandez

Position title:  Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: jan.lara@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: (786) 335-3665

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio: I graduated with a B.S. degree in Marine Biology from Florida International University. I was born and raised in Cuba, where I would spend most summers in coastal habitats interacting with marine life. After moving to Miami, I became very familiar with South Florida's marine ecosystems, which has awakened a strong interest and sense of commitment to protect them. I am a CIMAS Research Associate working on the water quality and salinity monitoring components of the IBBEAM program.  

Name: Nathan LaSpina

Position title: Research Associate I  

Contact e-mail: nathan.laspina@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

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Bio:  

Name: Matthieu Le Hénaff, Ph.D.

Position title: Associate Scientist 

Contact e-mail: matthieu.lehenaff@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: UM/CIMAS - NOAA/AOML

Office: AOML 334/5

Phone: (305) 361-4435

Research Interests: Physical Oceanography, Data Assimilation, Altimetry, Hurricanes, Physics-biology interactions

Projects:  

Bio:  https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/people/lehenaff/index.php

Name: Hua Leighton, Ph.D.

Position title: Associate Scientist 

Contact e-mail:  hua.leighton@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML 308

Phone: (305) 361-4559

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Guo Lin, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail:  guo.lin@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Phone: (786) 396-3695

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Jiangang Luo, Ph.D.

Position title: Scientist 

Contact e-mail: j.luo@nmiami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Nicholas MacKnight

Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: njm163@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: NOAA-OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Alison MacLeod

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  alison.macleod@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Gaitlyn Malone

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail:  gaitlyn.malone@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/SFD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Christopher Malanuk

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  christopher.malanuk@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED 

Phone:

Research Interests: Science communication

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Wendy Marks

Position title: Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail:  wendy.marks@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Phone:

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Felix Martin

Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: felix.martin@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: UM CIMAS, NOAA SEFSC

Office: SEFSC/Social Science Research Group

Phone: (305) 361-4257

Research Interests: Fishery Economics and efficiency of fishing methods.

Projects:  Economic Data Collection of Commercial Fisheries in US Southeast Region.

Bio:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-martin-6a449a77

Name: Tracy McCoulloch

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: tracy.mcculloch@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Norris Patrick Mears

Position title:  Research Associate I

Contact e-mail:  patrick.mears@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 241

Phone: (305) 361-4519

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Jhon Mojica

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  jhon.mojica@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Kelly Montenero

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: kelly.montenero@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 236/2

Phone: (305) 361-4386

Research Interests: I am interested in the relationship of coastal ecology, ecosystem services and providing the best science to inform resource management.

Projects: Integrated Ecosystem Assessments, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration research cruises, Juvenile sportfish habitat research, Biscayne Bay and Florida Reef Tract watershed water quality research 

Bio:  M.S from University of Miami-RSMAS, B.S from University of Wisconsin 

Name: Enrique Montes, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail:  enrique.montes@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: John Morris, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail:  john.morris@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Phone: 305-707-4236

Research Interests: coral reef ecosystems, modeling

Projects:  

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/john-morris/  

Name: Pubali Mukherjee, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail:  pubali.mukherjee@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:    

Name: Jayalekshmi Nair

Position title:  Research Associate III

Contact e-mail:  jaya.nair@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML 334/7

Phone: (305) 361-4313

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Brandon Navarro

Position title:  Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: Brandon.navarro@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office:  AOML

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Samantha Ouertani

Position title:  Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: samantha.ouertani@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Phone: 305-361-4323

Research Interests: 

Projects: Data Assemby Center, Global Drifter Program

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/samantha-ouertani/

Name: Ana Palacio, Ph.D.

Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: ana.maria.palacio@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Corinne Paterson

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  corinne.paterson@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/Marine Mammal and Turtle Division

Office: Remote (Lafayette, LA)

Phone: (337) 291-2122

Research Interests: population genetics, molecular ecology

Projects:  

Bio: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/corinne-paterson

Name: Erin Pickett

Position title: Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail:

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/PEMD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Cheston Peterson, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail:  cxp2849@miami.edu.

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/FSD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Isabel Porto da Silveira, Ph.D.

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail:  isabel.porto@noaa.gov.

Lab affiliation: PHOD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Emma Pontes, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

Contact e-mail:  emma.pontes@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Phone: 

Research Interests: Coral reef ecosystems

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Kandaga Pujiana, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail: kandaga.pujiana@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: William Ramstrom

Position title: Senior Software Engineer 

Contact e-mail: william.ramstrom@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML Room 308

Phone: (305) 361-4433

Research Interests: numerical weather prediction of hurricanes, supercomputing, radar analysis, air-sea fluxes

Projects: Moving nest for FV3, HAFS

Bio:  B.S. Computer Science, MIT, M.S. Atmospheric Science, MIT

Name: Omar Ramzy

Position title: Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  omar.ramzy@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Gina Rappucci

Position title:  Senior Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: gina.rappucci@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 226

Phone: (305) 361-4283

Research Interests:

Projects:  Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS)

Bio:  

Name: Mitchell Rider, PhD

Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: mitchell.rider@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/MMSTD

Office:

Phone: (305) 361-4283

Research Interests: Sea turtle movement ecology

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Victor Rodriguez-Ruano

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

Contact e-mail: vxr519@miami.edu 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/PEMD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Walter Rogers

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: walt.rogers@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Eric Rojas

Position title: Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: eric.s.rojas@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Phone: (754) 273-7698

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/eric-rojas/

Name: Bailey Ross

Position title: Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: bailey.ross@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Research Interests: Coral reef ecosystems

Projects:  

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/bailey-rose-ross/

Name: Stephanie Rosales, Ph.D.

Position title: Associate Scientist 

Contact e-mail: stephanie.rosales@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 217

Phone: (305) 361-4511

Research Interests: marine disease ecology, bioinformatics, and microbiology 

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Edward Ryan

Position title: Senior Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: edward.h.ryan@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Phone: (786) 504-6809

Projects: Argo program

Link to NOAA staff page:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/edward-ryan/  

Name: Kelly Ryan

Position title: Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: kelly.ryan@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Phone: 

Projects: 

Bio:

Name: Rayne Sabatello

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail: rayne.sabatello@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML

Office: AOML

Phone: (305) 361-4532

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Christian Jonathan Saiz

Position title:  Electrical Engineer 1

Contact e-mail:  christian.saiz@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML-104

Phone: (305) 361-4421

Research Interests: Hardware/Software development, instrumentation maintenance and operations

Projects:  Hurricane Glider, XBT Network, Western Boundary Time Series, Time Series of Surface Solar and Infrared Radiation

Bio:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-jonathan-saiz-86845749/

Name: Katelyn Schockman

Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: katelyn.shockman@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Kathryn Sellwood

Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

Contact e-mail:  kathryn.sellwood@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: 

Phone: (305) 361-4320

Research Interests: Hurricane observations, data assimilation, uncrewed aircraft, dropsondes, numerical modeling

Projects: Hurricane observations, data assimilation, uncrewed aircraft, dropsondes, numerical modeling 

Bio:  

Name: Francis Serrano

Position title:  Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: francis.serrano@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: 

Phone: 

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Bio:  

Name: Mingming Shao, PhD

Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: ming.ming.shao@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Ian Smith

Position title: Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail: ian.smith@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 217

Phone: (305) 361-4527

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Steven Smith, Ph.D. 

Position title:  Associate Scientist

Contact e-mail:  steven.smith@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: (305) 361-4285

Research Interests: population dynamics of marine fishes and invertebrates, statistical survey design, fisheries data science

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Madison Soden

Position title:  Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: madison.soden@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: OCED

Office: AOML 401

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Nash Soderberg

Position title:  Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: nash.soderberg@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML

Office: AOML

Phone: (305) 361-4396

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Russell St-Fleur

Position title: Programmer 2 

Contact e-mail:  russell.st.fleur@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML308

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Christina Stepongzi

Position title: Systems Engineer 3 

Contact e-mail:  christina.stepongzi@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Michael Studivan, Michael, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail:  michael.studivan@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: AOML 236/6

Phone: (305) 361-4361

Research Interests: coral 'omics; coral diseases; population genetics; mesophotic coral ecosystems; remotely-operated vehicles

Projects: Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) transmission, mitigation, and intervention; Port of Miami 'urban corals'; Disease resistance in restoration corals

Bio:   http://michaelstudivan.weebly.com

Name: Vasanthi Sunkara

Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: vasanthi.sukara@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Dione Swanson, Ph.D.

Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: Dione.Swanson@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Bradford Teer

Position title: Research Associate III

Contact e-mail:  brad.teer@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/PEMD

Office: Beaufort, NC

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Ludovic Tenorio, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

Contact e-mail:  ludovic.tenorio@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/MMSTD

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Laura Thornton

Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

Contact e-mail:  Laura.Thornton@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

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Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Franz "Philip" Tuchen, Ph.D.

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail:  Franz.Philip.Tuchen@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Phone: 786-220-2531

Research Interests: Climate variability

Projects: Atlantic Tropical Instability Waves 

Link to NOAA staff page:  

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/people/franz-tuchen/

Name: Brittany Troast

Position title:  Senior Research Associate I

Contact e-mail: brittany.troast@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

Office: Remote - St. Petersburg, FL

Phone: (813) 263-2253

Research Interests: Marine ecology, restoration, and species distribution

Projects:  VAST spatiotemporal species modeling in sediment diversions

Bio:  B.S. in Marine Science at the University of Florida M.S. in Biology at the University of Central Florida

Name: Brendan Turley, Ph.D.

Position title:  Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail:  brendan.turley@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests:

Projects:  

Bio:  

Name: Ana Vaz, Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail:  avaz@rsmas.miami.edu or ana.vaz@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: 

Phone: 

Research Interests: Biophysical interactions in the oceans, Connectivity of marine populations, Fisheries management, Transport and mixing in the ocean

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Bio:  Broadly, my research addresses the persistent need to understand connectivity patterns of ecosystems, habitats and fisheries populations, how environmental changes in short to large time-scales can affect these patterns, and the feedbacks between the physical-ecological-human systems in these scenarios. I have long been fascinated with understanding how physical oceanography processes effect marine life, and by extension, our own lives, especially the recreational, cultural and economical activities in which we engage. My research thus aims to demonstrate links between the physical environment and ecosystems, by simulating the transport and fate of pollutants and early life stage organisms, estimating their consequences for ecosystem health, bio-demographics, and productivity across different marine habitats. I have worked on a broad array of research subjects and study areas: unveiling the relationship between river discharge and pink shrimp production at coastal lagoons in southern Brazil, the effects of eddies on fish larvae dispersal in the Hawaiian Islands, and studies in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern US Atlantic. Work in the Gulf and SE Atlantic included quantifying fish larvae export from a deep water coral reef, transport of Marine-Oil Snow Aggregations, and improving forecasts of stock recruitment and deep-water oil spills dispersal and fate. Out of work, my hobbies also reflect my engagement with creating a sustainable future. I enjoy outdoors activities such as hiking and camping. I am also an avid gardener, organically growing more than 70 varieties of fruits and vegetables in our small backyard, which we share with our neighbors and friends. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana-Vaz-2

Name: Denis L. Volkov, Ph.D.

Position title:  Scientist

Contact e-mail: dvolkov@miami.edu

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

Office: AOML 225/10

Phone: (305) 361-4344

Research Interests: Space-borne observations of sea level and ocean circulation; Meridional Overturning Circulation and its role in the regional and global climate variability; Florida Current transport and variability, including its impact on coastal sea level; Regional sea level changes; Meso- and large-scale processes in polar oceans and seas.

Projects:  Space-borne observations of sea level and ocean circulation; Meridional Overturning Circulation and its role in the regional and global climate variability; Florida Current transport and variability, including its impact on coastal sea level; Regional sea level changes; Meso- and large-scale processes in polar oceans and seas.

Bio:  Denis Volkov received his Ph.D. from Utrecht University (Netherlands). Before joining CIMAS in 2013, he was a postdoctoral researcher at C.L.S. Space Oceanography Division (France) and then at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (California). https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/people/volkov/index.php; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Denis-Volkov-3

Name: Nicole Vollmer, Ph.D.

Position title:  Assistant Scientist

Contact e-mail: nicole.vollmer@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/ Marine Mammal and Turtle Division

Office: (Remote) Lafayette, Louisiana

Phone: (337) 291-3148

Research Interests: Marine mammals, population genetics, conservation

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Bio:  https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/nicole-nikki-vollmer-phd

Name: Helen Weeks

Position title: Research Associate III 

Contact e-mail: June.weeks@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC

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Name: Robert West, PhD

Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

Contact e-mail: robert.west@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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Name: Jesse Wicker

Position title: Research Associate III

Contact e-mail: jesse.wicker@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC 233

Phone: (305) 361-4461

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Name: Naeem Willett

Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: naeem.willett@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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Name: Dana Williams, Ph.D. 

Position title: Associate Scientist 

Contact e-mail: dana.williams@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC

Office: SEFSC 109

Phone: (305) 767-3262

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Name: Tera Winters 

Position title: Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: tera.winters@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: SEFSC/FATES

Office: Panama City, FL

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Name: Dan Wu

Position title: Senior Research Associate II

Contact e-mail: Dan.Wu@noaa.gov 

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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Name: Breanna Zavadoff

Position title: Assistant Scientist 

Contact e-mail: blz13@miami.edu 

Affiliation: CIMAS

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Name: Jun Zhang, Ph.D.

Position title: Scientist

Contact email:  Jun.Zhang@noaa.gov

Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

Office: AOML 329

Phone: (305) 361-4557

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