Faculty (Tenured and Tenure-Track)
Ivano W. Aiello - Geological Oceanography
Associate Professor / Ph.D., 1997, University of Bologna, Italy
Sedimentology (Pelagic and Hemipelagic Sediments) ~ Stratigraphy ~ Paleomagnetism ~ Field Geology ~ Structural Geology
Kenneth H. Coale - Chemical Oceanography/Trace Metals
Professor / Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Santa Cruz
Global Biogeochemistry ~ Trace Metals ~ Radionuclides ~ Chemical Oceanography
Jon Geller - Invertebrate Zoology
Chair of MLML
Professor / Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Berkeley
Invertebrate Zoology ~ Molecular Marine Ecology ~ Evolutionary Biology
Michael H. Graham - Phycology
Associate Professor / Ph.D., 2000. Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Phycology ~ Marine Ecology ~ Statistics and Experimental Design
Scott Hamilton - Ichthyology
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Ecology of Marine Fishes ~ Community Ecology ~ Fisheries and Conservation ~ Population Connectivity ~ Kelp Forests ~ Coral Reefs
James T. Harvey - Vertebrate Ecology
Director of MLML
Professor / Ph.D., 1987, Oregon State University
Ecology of Marine Reptiles ~ Birds and Mammals ~ Statistics ~ Radio Telemetry
Erika McPhee-Shaw - Physical Oceanography
Associate Professor / Ph.D., 2000, University of Washington
Coastal Oceanography ~ Internal Waves ~ Sediment & Nutrient Transport ~ Continental Shelf and Slope Dynamics
Joan Parker - Library
Librarian / M.L.S., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles
Marine Science Information ~ Metadata Creation ~ Institutional Repositories ~ Library Management
Nick Welschmeyer - Biological Oceanography
Professor / Ph.D., 1982, University of Washington
Biological Oceanography ~ Phytoplankton ~ Zooplankton ~ Algal Pigments ~ Primary Production ~ Grazing
Research Faculty
Simona Bartl
Ph.D., 1989, University of California, San Diego
Molecular Biology ~ Comparative Immunology ~ Host Defenses ~ Science Education and Marine Animal Health
Laurence Breaker
Ph.D., 1983, Naval Postgraduate School
Physical Oceanography ~ Remote Sensing ~ Time Series Analysis
David A. Ebert
Ph.D., 1990, Rhodes University, South Africa
Ecomorphology ~ Habitat Utilization ~ Biogeography ~ Systematics of Chondrichthyan Fishes
Stacy Kim - Benthic Ecology
Ph.D., 1996, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Benthic Ecology of Invertebrates ~ Anthropogenic Influences in Marine Communities ~ Flow Effects on Larval Dispersal
Valerie Loeb
Ph.D., 1979, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Ichthyoplankton ~ Marine Fisheries
John Oliver - Benthic Ecology
Ph.D., 1980, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Disturbance Ecology ~ Marine Benthic Invertebrate Communities ~ Coastal Habitat Restoration
Jason Smith - Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory (EBL)
Associate Research Scientist in EBL
Our research centers around studies of the physiological ecology of marine algae utilizing a diverse array of technologies ranging from state-of-the-art methodologies in molecular biology through whole organism physiology to development of optical remote sensing technology for assessment of submerged habitats in coastal environments
Richard M. Starr - C.A. Seagrant/Fisheries and Conservation Biology
Ph.D., 2002, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Conservation Biology ~ Fisheries ~ Telemetry ~ Resource Management
Diana Steller - Research Diving
Ph.D., 2003 University of California at Santa Cruz
Ecology of temperate reefs and subtropical carbonate rhodolith beds
Emeritus Faculty
William Broenkow
Ph.D., 1969, University of Washington
Physical Oceanography
Gregor M. Cailliet - Ichthyology
Professor / Ph.D., 1972, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ecology of Marine Fishes ~ Deep Sea Ecology ~ Marine Fisheries
Michael S. Foster - Phycology
Ph.D., 1971, University of California, Santa Barbara
Phycology ~ Ecology ~ Rocky Intertidal ~ Kelp Forests ~ Rhodoliths
H. Gary Greene - Center for Habitat Studies
Ph.D., 1977, Stanford University
Marine Geology ~ Benthic Habitats ~ Submarine Canyons & Landslides ~ Tsunamis ~ Coastal Processes