Graduate Faculty for Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
MEES

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Ahmed, Hafiz Regular Member
B.S., The University of Calcutta, 1980; M.S., The University of Calcutta, 1983; Ph.D., Jadavpur University, 1986.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Anderson, Robert S. Regular Member
B.S., Drexel University, 1961; M.S., Hahnemann University, 1968; Ph.D.,University of Delaware, 1971.
- Professor Emeritus, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Belas, M. Robert Regular Member
B.A., University of Connecticut-Storrs, 1975; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1981.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Boesch, Donald F. Regular Member
B.S., Tulane University, 1967; Ph.D., College of William & Mary, 1971.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Boicourt, William C. Regular Member
B.A., Amherst College, 1966 M.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1969; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1973
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Boynton, Walter R. Regular Member
B.S., Springfield College, 1969; M.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1974; Ph.D., University of Florida,1975.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Castro, Mark S. Regular Member
B.A., Lawrence University, 1979; M.S., Florida Inst of Technology-Melbourne, 1984; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1991.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Chao, Shenn-Yu Regular Member
B.S., Tsinghua University (Taiwan), 1971; M.S., University of Utah, 1975;Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1979.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Chen, Feng Regular Member
B.S., The Ocean University of Qingdao, 1985; M.S., The First Institute of Oceanography, 1988; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 1995
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Chung, J. Sook Regular Member
B.S., Pusan National University, 1979; M.S., Seoul National University, 1981; Ph.D., Texas A & M University, 1991
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Codispoti, Louis A. Regular Member
B.S. Fordham University, 1962; M.S. University of Washington, 1966; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1973
- Research Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Coles, Victoria J. Special Member
B.S., University of California at San Diego, 1991; Ph.D., University of Miami, 1998
- Research Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Cooper, Lee Regular Member
B.A., University of California Santa Cruz, 1978; M.S., University of Washington, 1980; Ph.D., University of Alaska, 1987.
- Research Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Cornwell, Jeffrey C. Regular Member
B.S., Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1976; Ph.D.,University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 1983. MEES
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Crump, Byron C. Regular Member
B.A., Oberlin College, 1990; M.S. University of Washington, 1996; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1999
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

DasSarma, Shiladitya Regular Member
B.S. Indiana University, 1979; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Dennison, William C. Regular Member
B.A., Western Michigan University, 1976; M.S. University of Alaska, 1979; Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 1984
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Du, Shao Jun Regular Member
B.S., Shangdong University/Shantung University, 1983; M.S.,Academia Sinica-Beijing, 1986; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1993.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Elmore, Andrew Regular Member
B.S., Purdue University, 1997; M.S.; Brown University, 1999; Ph.D., Brown University, 2003.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Engelhardt, Katharina Regular Member
B.S. Oregon State University, 1993; M.S. Utah State University, 1997; Ph.D., Utah State University, 2000
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Eshleman, Keith Neal Regular Member
B.A., University of Virginia, 1978; M.S.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982; Ph.D., 1985. MEES
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Fisher, Thomas R. Regular Member
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1968; Ph.D., Duke University, 1975.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Gardner, Robert H. Regular Member
B.A., Taylor University, 1963; M.A., College of William & Mary, 1967; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1975.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Gates, John Edward Regular Member
B.S., Old Dominion University, 1969; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1972; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Glibert, Patricia M. Regular Member
B.A., Skidmore College, 1974; M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1976; Ph.D.,Harvard University, 1982.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Grebmeier, Jacqueline Regular Member
B.S., University of California Davis, 1977; M.S., Stanford University, 1979; M.S., University of Washington, 1983; Ph.D., University of Alaska, 1987.
- Research Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Harding, Lawrence W., Jr. Regular Member
B.A., Humboldt State University, 1972; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1978.
- Research Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Harris, Lora Regular Member
B.A., Smith College, 1998; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 2006.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Harvey, Henry R. Regular Member
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1968; Ph.D.,University of Georgia, 1985.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Hilderbrand, Robert H. Regular Member
B.S. Frostburg State University, 1992; M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994; Ph.D., Utah State University, 1998
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Hill, Russell T. Regular Member
B.S., University of Natal, South Africa, 1978; Ph.D., University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1988
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Hood, Raleigh R. Regular Member
B.S., University of Washington, 1983; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego, 1990.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Hoogland, John L. Regular Member
B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1971; Ph.D., 1977.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Houde, Edward D. Regular Member
B.A., University of Massachusetts, 1963; M.S., Cornell University, 1965; Ph.D., 1968.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Huq, Anwarul Regular Member
B.S., University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1973; M.S., University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1973, Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park, 1984
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Jagus, Rosemary Regular Member
B.S., University College of North Wales, 1971; Ph.D.,University College (London), 1976.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Kana, Todd M. Regular Member
B.A., Union College, 1974; M.S., Syracuse University, 1976; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1982.
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Kaushal, Sujay S. Regular Member
B.A., Cornell University, 1997; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2003
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Kemp, William M. Regular Member
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969; M.S., University of Florida, 1969 Ph.D., 1970.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Kennedy, Victor S. Regular Member
B.S., Sir George Williams University, 1962; M.S.,Memorial Univ of Newfoundland-St. John's, 1964; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1970.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

King, Dennis M. Adjunct Member
B.B.A.,University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1970; M.S., 1973; Ph.D.,University of Rhode Island, 1977.
- Associate Research Professor, Chesapeake Biological Laborabory, UM
- Research Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Koch, Evamaria Regular Member
B.S., Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, 1988; M.S., University of South Florida, 1988; Ph.D., 1993.
- Research Scientist, University of Connecticut
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Lazur, Andrew M. Regular Member
B.S., University of South Carolina, 1979; M.S., Auburn University, 1981; Ph.D., Auburn University, 1990
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Li, Ming Regular Member
B.E., Hohai University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Oxford, 1991
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Malone, Thomas C. Regular Member
B.A., Colorado College, 1965; M.S., University of Hawaii, 1967; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Marinelli, Roberta L. Regular Member
B.A., Brown University, 1982 M.S., University of South Carolina, 1985 Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1991
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Meritt, Donald W. Regular Member
B.S., St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1972; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1993
- Senior Agent, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Miller, Thomas J. Regular Member
B.Sc., University of York, 1981; M.Sc., North Carolina State University, 1984; Ph.D., 1990.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Mitchelmore, Carys L. Regular Member
B.S., University of Portsmouth, U.K., 1992; M.S., University of Portsmouth, U.K., 1993; Ph.D., University of Birmingham, U.K., 1997
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Morgan, Raymond P. Regular Member
B.S., Frostburg State University, 1966; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1971.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Murray, Laura Regular Member
B.S. University of West Florida-Pensacola, 1971; MST, 1973; Ph.D.,College of William & Mary, 1983.
- Research Professor, Horn Point Envir. Lab
- Coordinator, Horn Point Envir. Lab
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Newell, Roger I.E. Regular Member
B.S., Queen Mary College-London, 1973; Ph.D., University of London, 1978.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

North, Elizabeth W. Regular Member
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1991; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1996; Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park, 2001
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

O'Neil, Judith M. Regular Member
B.S., Boston College, 1983; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1987; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1995
- Research Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Palinkas, Cynthia Regular Member
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1999; M.S., University of Washington, 2002; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Palmer, Margaret A. Regular Member
B.S.,Emory University, 1977; M.S., University of South Carolina-Columbia, 1979; Ph.D., 1983.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Biological Sciences Program
- Professor, Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
- Professor, Biological Sciences
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
- Professor, Entomology
- Director, Biological Sciences Program

Pancer, Zeev Regular Member
B.S., Tel Aviv University, 1985; M.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1988; Ph.D., Technion-Israel, 1994.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Paynter, Kennedy T. Regular Member
B.S.,College of William & Mary-Williamsburg, 1980; Ph.D., Iowa State University,1985.
- Director, College of Life Sciences
- Director, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Place, Allen R. Regular Member
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1973; Ph.D., 1979.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Robb, Frank T. Regular Member
B.S., University of Capetown, 1968; Ph.D., University of California-Riverside, 1973.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Roman, Michael R. Regular Member
B.A., Lake Forest College, 1971; M.A., CUNY-City College of New York, 1973;Ph.D., University of New Hampshire-Durham, 1976.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Rowe, Christopher L. Regular Member
B.S., Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 1989; Ph.D., 1994.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Sanford, Lawrence P. Regular Member
Sc.B., Brown University, 1978; Ph.D.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole, 1984.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Schijf, Johan Regular Member
Ph.D., Universiteit Utrecht, 1992.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Schott, Eric Special Member
B.A., Reed College, 1985; Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, 1994.
- Research Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Schrieir, Harold Regular Member
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1978; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1983.
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Secor, David H. Regular Member
B.S., Macalester College, 1983; M.S., University of South Carolina, 1985;Ph.D., 1990.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Sellner, Kevin Special Member
B.A. Clark University, 1971; M.S. University of South Carolina, 1973; Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 1978
- Visiting Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Sowers, Kevin R. Regular Member
B.A., SUNY-Buffalo, 1976; M.A., 1979; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1984.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Stevenson, John C. Regular Member
B.S., Brooklyn College, 1966; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1972. MEES
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Stoecker, Diane B. Regular Member
B.S., University of New Hampshire-Durham, 1969; M.S., University of Hawaii,1970; Ph.D., SUNY-Stony Brook, 1979.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Stylinski, Cathlyn D. Regular Member
B.S., San Diego State University, 1987; M.S., San Diego State University, 1994; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2000.
- Senior Agent, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Tamburri, Mario Regular Member
B.A., University of California Santa Barbara, 1989; M.S., University of Alabama, 1991; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1996.
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Trant, John M. Regular Member
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1978; M.S., Texas A&M University-College Station, 1981; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin, 1987. MEES
- Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

van Heukelem, William F. Non-Member
B.A., Calvin College, 1963; M.S., University of Hawaii, 1966; Ph.D., 1976.
- Assistant Research Scientist, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Vasta, Gerardo R. Regular Member
Ph.D., Cordoba National University, 1990.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Wainger, Lisa Regular Member
B.S., University of California Santa Cruz, 1986; Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 1997.
- Research Associate Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Wilberg, Michael Regular Member
B.S., Michigan State University, 1997; M.S., University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2000; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005.
- Assistant Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Wright, David A. Regular Member
B.S., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1969; Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1973
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Zohar, Yonathan Regular Member
B.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1974; M.S., 1976; Ph.D., France, 1982.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences