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  • Abercrombie, Debra

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Debra Abercrombie 

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I

    Contact e-mail:  Debra.Abercrombie@noaa.gov

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  • Aguilar, Sandra

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name:  Sandra Aguilar

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate III

    Contact e-mail:  Sandra.Aguilar@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation:  SEFSC

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  • Ahern, Kyle

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name:  Kyle Ahern

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: Kyle.Ahern@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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  • Aichinger Dias, Laura

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Laura Aichinger Dias

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate I 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

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    Phone:  (305) 361-4269

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

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    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.  

  • Aksoy, Altug

    Dr. Altug Aksoy

    Name: Altug Aksoy, Ph.D.

    Position title: Scientist

    Contact email:  Altug.Aksoy@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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    Research Interests: Data assimilation

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

     

  • Alhale, Sydney

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name:  Sydney Alhale

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail:  Sydney.Alhale@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Alvarez, Danielle

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Danielle Alvarez

    Position title:  Research Associate I

    Contact e-mail: Danielle.Alvarez@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Alvey, George (Trey)

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: George (Trey) Alvey, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Post Doctoral Associate

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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    Research Interests: Tropical cyclone intensity change and predictability

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  • Annane, Bachir

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Bachir Annane

    Position title:  Assitant Scientist

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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  • Apodaca, Karina

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Karina Apodaca, Ph.D.

    Position title: Associate Scientist 

    Contact e-mail: Karina.Apodaca@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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  • Atkinson, Sarina

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Sarina Atkinson

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail: Sarina.Atkinson@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Atluri, Charita

    Atluri, Charita

    Name: Charita Atluri

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    Contact e-mail: c.atluri@miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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    Projects:  ARGO

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  • Barbero Munoz, Leticia

    Barbero Munoz, Leticia

    Name: Leticia Barbero Munoz, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Assistant Scientist

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Barton, Zachary

     Barton, Zachary

    Name: Zachary Barton

    Position title: Research Associate II 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Berberian, George

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: George Berberian

    Position title: Research Associate II (PT) 

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

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  • Berenshtein, Igal

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Igal Berenshtein, Ph.D.

    Position title: Post Doctoral Associate 

    Contact e-mail: Igal.Berenshtein@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

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  • Besemer, Nicole

    CIMAS personnel

    Name: Nicole Besemer

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    Contact e-mail: Nicole.Besemer@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

    Office: AOML - 236/2

    Phone: (484) 505-6949

    Research Interests: Climate impacts on Coral Reefs

    Projects:  The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program

    Bio:  Nicole Besemer is a marine biologist whose work has focused primarily on south Florida and Caribbean ecosystem management and conservation. She received her M.P.S. degree from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in 2017 and her previous research efforts include invasive species management, endangered sea turtle conservation and monitoring impacts of Everglades restoration efforts on Biscayne Bay. Besemer has joined OCED Coral Program as the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program's Caribbean Climate Operations Coordinator. Her work focuses on implementation of the Climate Monitoring Component of NCRMP including but not limited to planning and operation of associated fieldwork as well as data analysis and submission related to how ocean acidification and global warming are affecting coral reef communities in the Atlantic.

  • Blake, Suzana Dumitrita

    Blake, Suzana

    Name: Suzana Dumitrita Blake

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail: suzana.blake@gmail.com

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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    Phone: (954) 608-3370

    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.

  • Boyd, Albert

    Boyd, Albert

    Name: Albert Boyd

    Position title: Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail: Albert.Boyd@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Brewster, Jodi

    Brewster, Jodi

    Name: Jodi Brewster

    Position title: Senior Research Associate III 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Bright, Allan

    Bright, Allan

    Name: Allan Bright

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Coral Lаb

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  • Bringas Gutierrez, Sandra

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Sandra Bringas Gutierrez

    Position title: Research Associate III 

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

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  • Brossard, Amy

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Amy Brossard

    Position title: Research Associate II 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC 

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    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. 

  • Casey, Sean P.F.

    Casey, Sean

    Name: Sean P.F. Casey, Ph.D.

    Position title: Associate Scientist 

    Contact e-mail: Sean.Casey@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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    Phone: (206) 851-4791

    Research Interests: OSSEs, Global Numerical Weather Prediction, Satellite Data Assimilation

    Projects:  QOSAP

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  • Chakravorty, Soumi

    Chakravorty, Soumi

    Name: Soumi Chakravorty, Ph.D.

    Position title: Post Doctoral Associate 

    Contact e-mail: Soumi.Chakravorty@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Chomitz, Benjamin

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Benjamin Chomitz

    Position title: Research Associate I 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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    Phone: (617) 913-9706

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  • Chou, Sherry

    Chou, Sherry

    Name: Sherry Chou, Ph.D.

    Position title: Post Doctoral Associate 

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  • Dahl, Brittany

    Dahl, Brittany

    Name: Brittany Dahl

    Position title: Research Associate II (effort PT 80% )

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

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  • Dano, Bertrand

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Bertrand Dano

    Position title:  Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: Dano.Bertrand@noaa.gov 

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  • Davies, Stephen

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Stephen Davies

    Position title: Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail:  Stephen.Davies@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: NMFS/SEFSC

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    Phone: (305) 361-4261, (305) 799-1612, 

    Research Interests: Highly Migratory Species, Pelagic Longline

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    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. 

  • Debich, Amanda

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Amanda Debich

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate I

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC Marine Mammal and Turtle Division

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    Research Interests: Marine mammal acoustics

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    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.

  • Diaz, Jose

    Diaz, Jose

    Name: Jose Diaz

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    Contact e-mail: Jose.Diaz@noaa.gov 

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  • Ditchek, Sarah

    Abercrombie, Debra

    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)

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    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) 

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    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/ 

  • Dolk, Shaun

    Dolk, Shaun

    Name: Shaun Dolk

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail: Shaun.Dolk@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Dunion, Jason

    Dunion, Jason

    Name: Jason Dunion, Ph.D.

    Position title: Scientist 

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

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  • Estelhomme, Cedrick

    Estelhomme, Cedrick

    Name: Estelhomme, Cedrick

    Position title: Research Associate I 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Everhart, John Paul

    Everhart, John

    Name: John Paul Everhart

    Position title:  Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: j.everhart@miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Galveston Lab

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    Phone: (409) 766-3550

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  • Festa, John

    Festa, John

    Name:  John Festa

    Position title: Senior Research Associate III (PT) 

    Contact e-mail: John.Festa@noaa.gov 

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  • Fischer, Michael

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Michael Fischer, Ph.D.

    Position title: Assistant Scientist 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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

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    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

  • Foley, Katherine Maze

    Foley, Katherine

    Name: Katherine Maze Foley

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II (PT) 

    Contact e-mail: Kathy.Foley@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Miami Lab

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    Phone: (513) 283-0228

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

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

     

  • Formel, Nathan

    Formel, Nathan

    Name: Nathan Formel

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    Contact e-mail: Nathan.Formel@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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    Phone: (305) 361-4514

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  • Garcia, Rigoberto

    Garcia, Rigoberto

    Name: Rigoberto Garcia

    Position title: Senior Research Associate III 

    Contact e-mail: rgarcia@rsmas.miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Garner, Steven

    Garner, Steven

    Name: Steven Garner

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate III

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  • Gidley, Maribeth

    Gidley, Maribeth

    Name: Maribeth Gidley, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Assistant Scientist (PT 51%)

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Goes, Marlos

    Goes, Marlos

    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

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    (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

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     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.

  • Goldston, Joshua

    Goldston, Joshua

    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).

  • Gonzalez, Caridad Ibis

    Gonzalez, Caridad

    Name: Caridad Ibis Gonzalez

    Position title: Research Associate III 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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    Phone: (305) 361-4322

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    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

  • Gorgone, Antoinette (Annie)

    Gorgone, Annie

    Name: Antoinette (Annie) Gorgone

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC, Beaufort NC 

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

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  • Gramer, Lewis

    Gramer, Lewis

    Name: Lewis Gramer, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Assistant Scientist

    Contact e-mail: Lew.Gramer@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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  • Hazelton, Andrew

    Hazelton, Andrew

    Name: Andrew Hazelton, Ph.D.

    Position title: Assistant Scientist 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

    Office: 

    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

  • Hirsh, Heidi

    Hirsh, Heidi

    Name: Heidi Hirsh, Ph.D.

    Position title: Post Doctoral Associate 

    Contact e-mail: heidi.k.hirsh@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML Coral Program

    Office: (remote)

    Phone: (253) 514-2804

    Research Interests: marine biogeochemistry; carbonate chemistry; coral reef resilience; ocean acidification; OA amelioration by seagrass beds and kelp forests

    Projects: Synthesis of National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) ocean acidification data, and description of reef-scale biogeochemical processes driving carbonate chemistry variability; Building a statistical model linking offshore data to nearshore (coral reef) carbonate chemistry to facilitate forecasting future ocean acidification conditions on coral reefs. 

    Bio:  Heidi graduated from the University of San Diego in 2012, with a degree in Marine Science and a minor in Environmental Studies. She spent 14 months living on St. John, USVI, researching sedimentation on coral reefs in developed and undeveloped watersheds, before pursuing her doctorate degree. Her doctoral research investigated spatiotemporal biogeochemical variability in kelp forest and seagrass systems in order to assess the potential for these environments to locally ameliorate ocean acidification by removing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. In December 2020, Heidi defended her PhD in Earth System Science from Stanford University. She is now utilizing NCRMP records of offshore and reef biogeochemistry, along with local hydrodynamic model outputs and descriptions of benthic cover, to build statistical models linking offshore data to nearshore reef carbonate chemistry.

  • Hooper, James (Jay)

    Hooper,  James

    Name: James (Jay) Hooper

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    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.

  • Jankulak, Michael

    Jankulak, Michael

    Name: Michael Jankulak

    Position title: Senior Systems Administrator 

    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

  • Jovert, Herve

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Herve Jovert

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

    Office: 

    Phone: (786) 335-3641

    Research Interests:

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    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.

     

  • Kang, Heesook

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Heesook Kang

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Kersalé, Marion

    Kersale, Marion

    Name: Marion Kersalé, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Post Doctoral Associate

    Contact e-mail: marion.kersale@rsmas.miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: CIMAS/University of Miami; NOAA AOML / PhOD

    Office: 

    Phone: (305) 361-4439

    Research Interests: Meridional Overturning Circulation, Heat transport, Mesoscale dynamics, Coastal processes, Inter-ocean exchanges, In-situ experiments and modelling

    Projects:  

    Bio:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marion-Kersale

  • Kim, Dongmin

    Abercrombie, Debra

    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 

  • Ko, Mu-Chieh (Laura)

    Ko, Mu-Chieh (Laura)

    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 

  • Kolodziej, Graham

    Kolodziej, Graham

    Name: Graham Kolodziej

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    Contact e-mail: graham.kolodziej@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML

    Office: AOML 236/3 

    Phone: (305) 361-4331

    Research Interests:

    Projects:  National Coral Reef Monitoring Program

    Bio:  

  • LaMonica, Lauren

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Lauren LaMonica

    Position title: Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: lauren.lamonica@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: Galveston Laboratory 

    Office: 

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    Research Interests: Fishery Ecology / Ecosystem Based Fishery Management

    Projects:  

    Bio:  

  • Lara Hernandez, Jan

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Jan Lara Hernandez

    Position title:  Research Associate I

    Contact e-mail: jan.lara@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: 

    Office: 

    Phone: (786) 335-3665

    Research Interests:

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    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.  

  • LaSpina, Nathan

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Nathan LaSpina

    Position title: Research Associate I  

    Contact e-mail:  

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Le Hénaff, Matthieu

    Le Hénaff, Matthieu

    Name: Matthieu Le Hénaff, Ph.D.

    Position title: Assistant 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

  • Leighton (Chen), Hua

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Hua Leighton (Chen), Ph.D.

    Position title: Assistant Scientist 

    Contact e-mail:  chenhua@rsmas.miami.edu

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

    Office: 

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  • Lim, Jean

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Jean Lim, Ph.D. 

    Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

    Contact e-mail: jxl2581@miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

    Office: 

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    Research Interests: Microbial ecology, host-microbe interactions, symbiosis

    Projects:  

    Bio:  

  • Malca, Estrella

    Malca, Estrella

    Name: Estrella Malca

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

    Contact e-mail:  estrella.malca@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

    Office: 

    Phone: (305) 361-4295 (office)

    Research Interests: Larval ecology, highly migratory species, oceanography, reef fish dynamics

    Projects:  

    Bio:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Estrella-Malca

  • Martin, Felix

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Felix Martin

    Position title:  Sr. Research Associate I

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

    Lab affiliation: UM CIMAS, NOAA SEFSC

    Office: SEFSC/Social Science Research Group

    Phone: (305) 361-4263 (office), (786) 370-2398

    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

  • Martinez, Emma (Amelia)

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Emma (Amelia) Martinez

    Position title:  Research Associate III

    Contact e-mail: a.jugovich@miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: NOAA SEFSC

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  • Mayfield, Anderson

    Mayfield, Anderson

    Name: Anderson Mayfield 

    Position title:  Assistant Scientist

    Contact e-mail: abm64@miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

    Office: 

    Phone: (337) 501-1976

    Research Interests: coral reefs, invertebrate physiology, molecular biology, 

    Projects:  OMICs

    Bio:   https://coralreefdiagnostics.com

  • Mears, Norris Patrick

    Mears, Norris Patrick

    Name: Norris Patrick Mears

    Position title:  Research Associate I

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Montenero, Kelly

    Montenero, Kelly

    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: 

    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 

  • Nair, Jayalekshmi (Jaya)

    Nair, Jayalekshmi

    Name: Jayalekshmi (Jaya) Nair

    Position title:  Research Associate III

    Contact e-mail:  jaya.nair@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Navarro, Brandon

    Navarro, Brandon

    Name: Brandon Navarro

    Position title:  Research Associate I

    Contact e-mail:  

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Nylander-Asplin, Hannah

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Hannah Nylander-Asplin

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

    Contact e-mail:  hannah.nylander-asplin@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Ortega-Ortiz, Joel

    Ortega-Ortiz, Joel

    Name: Joel Ortega-Ortiz, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Assistant Scientist

    Contact e-mail:  joel.ortega-ortiz@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Paterson, Corinne

    Paterson, Corinne

    Name: Corinne Paterson

    Position title: Senior Research Associate I 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Patin, Nastassia

    Patin, Nastassia

    Name: Nastassia Patin, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

    Contact e-mail: nastassia.patin@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Paz, Paulo

    Paz, Paulo

    Name: Paulo Paz

    Position title: Software Engineer 

    Contact e-mail: paulo.paz@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

    Office: 

    Phone: (305) 361-4416 (office)

    Research Interests: High Performance Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Visualization and Processing

    Projects:  

    Bio:  

  • Pierce, Brett

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Brett Pierce

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: brett.pierce@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Pujiana, Kandaga

    Pujiana, Kandaga

    Name: Kandaga Pujiana, Ph.D.

    Position title: Assistant Scientist 

    Contact e-mail:  

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • Ramstrom, William

    Ramstrom, William

    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

  • Rappucci, Gina

    Rappucci, Gina

    Name: Gina Rappucci

    Position title:  Research Associate II

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

    Office: 226

    Phone: 

    Research Interests:

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

    Bio:  

  • Rawson, Grant

    Rawson, Grant

    Name: Grant Rawson

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate 1

    Contact e-mail: grawson@rsmas.miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: UM/CIMAS, AOML/PHOD

    Office: 105F

    Phone: (305) 361-4363

    Research Interests: Oceanography, Gliders

    Projects:  

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  • Rosales, Stephanie

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Stephanie Rosales, Ph.D.

    Position title: Assistant Scientist 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

    Office: 

    Phone: (305) 361-4511

    Research Interests: marine disease ecology, bioinformatics, and microbiology 

    Projects:  

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  • Rubin, Ewelina

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Ewelina Rubin, Ph.D. 

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: ewelina.rubin@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED, Coral omics 

    Office: 

    Phone: (917) 742-4999

    Research Interests: coral health and disease, coral transcriptomics, genomics and genetics 

    Projects: Molecular mechanisms of coral resilience to environmental stressors  

    Bio:  Ewelina holds a PhD in Marine Sciences from Stony Brook University and MS in Marine Biology from Nova Southeastern University. She also gained 5 years of post-doctoral experience in molecular biology and bioinformatics from University of Connecticut and Rhode Island University before joining the coral omics team at CIMAS/NOAA ACCRETE lab. Her current research focus on examining molecular mechanisms of coral health and resilience to environmental stressors and identifying causes of coral diseases. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ewelina-Rubin-3

  • Ryan, Kelly

    Ryan, Kelly

    Name: Kelly Ryan

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

    Office: 

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  • Saiz, Christian Jonathan

    Saiz, Christian Jonathan

    Name: Christian Jonathan Saiz

    Position title:  Electrical Engineer

    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/

  • Sellwood, Kathryn

    Abercrombie, Debra

    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:  

  • Smith, Ian

    Smith, Ian

    Name: Ian Smith

    Position title: Research Associate II 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Smith, Steven

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Steven Smith, Ph.D. 

    Position title:  Associate Scientist

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

    Office: 

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

    Projects:  

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  • Soden, Madison

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Madison Soden

    Position title:  Research Associate I

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

    Lab affiliation: OCED

    Office: AOML 401

    Phone: 

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  • Soderberg, Nash

    Soderberg,Nash

    Name: Nash Soderberg

    Position title:  Research Associate II

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML

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  • St-Fleur, Russell

    St-Fleur, Russell

    Name: Russell St-Fleur

    Position title: Programmer 2 

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

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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  • Studivan, Michael

    Studivan, Michael

    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

  • Sullivan, Kevin

    Sullivan, Kevin

    Name: Kevin Sullivan

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate III

    Contact e-mail: kevin.sullivan@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Swanson, Dione

    Swanson, Dione

    Name: Dione Swanson

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate II

    Contact e-mail: d.swanson1@umiami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Tagklis, Filippos

    Tagklis, Filippos

    Name: Filippos Tagklis, Ph.D. 

    Position title: Post Doctoral Associate 

    Contact e-mail: AOML/PHOD 

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  • Troast, Brittany

    Troast, Brittany

    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

  • Turley, Brendan

    Turley,Brendan

    Name: Brendan Turley, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Post Doctoral Associate

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Ugaz, Diego

    Ugaz, Diego

    Name: Diego Ugaz

    Position title: Electrical Engineer

    Contact e-mail: diego.ugaz@noaa.gov  

    Lab affiliation: AOML/PHOD

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  • van Hooidonk, Ruben

    van Hooidonk, Ruben

    Name: Ruben van Hooidonk

    Position title: Assistant Scientist

    Contact e-mail: rvanhooidonk@miami.edu 

    Lab affiliation: UM/CIMAS, AOML/OCED

    Office: 

    Phone: (305) 361-4524

    Research Interests: Climate change impacts on coral reefs, Climate models/science, Satellite data

    Projects:  

    Bio:  https://www.coral.noaa.gov/people/ruben-van-hooidonk.html

  • Ana Vaz

    Abercrombie, Debra

    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

    Projects:  

    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

  • Vidal, Andres

    Vidal, Andres

    Name: Andres Vidal

    Position title: Sr. Software Engineer

    Contact e-mail: Andres.Vidal@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division

    Office: AOML 338

    Phone: (407) 620-8005

    Research Interests: High Performance Computing, code optimization, multicore/multithreaded programming

    Projects: NESDIS 

    Bio:  

  • Volkov, Denis L.

    Volkov, Denis L.

    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

  • Vollmer, Nicole (Nikki)

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Nicole (Nikki) 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

  • Wadler, Joshua

    Wadler,Joshua

    Name: Joshua Wadler, Ph.D. 

    Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

    Contact e-mail: joshua.wadler@noaa.gov 

    Lab affiliation: AOML/Hurricane Research Division

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    Phone: (718) 313-2980 (personal cell)

    Research Interests: hurricanes, air-sea interactions, boundary layer, thermodynamics, storm structure

    Projects: studying the use of small uncrewed aircraft systems for observing tropical cyclone boundary layers, using the tropical cyclone buoy database (and other observational databases at HRD) to diagnose boundary layer thermodynamic distributions in hurricanes 

    Bio:   https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joshua_Wadler

  • Webb, Alice

    Abercrombie, Debra

    Name: Alice Webb, Ph.D.

    Position title: Postdoctoral Associate 

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  • Wicker, Jesse

    Wicker, Jesse

    Name: Jesse Wicker

    Position title: Research Associate III

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

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  • Williams, Dana

    Williams, Dana

    Name: Dana Williams, Ph.D. 

    Position title: Associate Scientist 

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

    Lab affiliation: SEFSC

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  • Worku, Lakemariam

    Worku, Lakemariam

    Name: Lakemariam Worku, Ph.D. 

    Position title: Postdoctoral Associate

    Contact e-mail: lakemariam.y.worku@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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  • Wu, Dan

    Wu, Dan

    Name: Dan Wu

    Position title: Senior Research Associate II

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  • Xu, Yuanyuan

    Xu, Yuanyuan

    Name: Yuanyuan Xu, Ph.D.

    Position title:  Postdoctoral Associate

    Contact e-mail:  yuanyuan.xu@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/OCED

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  • Yang, Bo

    Yang, Bo

    Name: Bo Yang

    Position title:  Senior Research Associate I

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  • Zawislak, Jonathan

    Zawislak, Jonathan

    Name:  Jonathan Zawislak, Ph.D.

    Position title: Associate Scientist

    Contact e-mail: jonathan.zawislak@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD 

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    Research Interests: Tropical cyclones/hurricanes, aircraft observations and instrumentation, tropical convection, precipitation processes

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    Bio:  My research primarily involves the use of aircraft and satellite observations of tropical cyclones to better understand how precipitation processes are involved in the formation and intensification of tropical cyclones, and how the moisture and humidity environments co-evolve with precipitation during those events. Each hurricane season we develop experiments to be flown using the NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft to sample these events, as part of NOAA/AOML's Hurricane Field Program - Advancing the Prediction of Hurricanes Experiment (APHEX), and continually work in support of other agencies like NASA and the Office of Naval Research to maximize our data collection efforts. My publications can be found on my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=87Z2l4wAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

  • Zhang, Jun

    Dr. Jun Zhang

    Name: Jun Zhang, Ph.D.

    Position title: Scientist

    Contact email:  Jun.Zhang@noaa.gov

    Lab affiliation: AOML/HRD

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