Faculty

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Susan Alexander, Ph.D., Stanford University
Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 1995
Director, CSUMB/NASA Ames Cooperative Research Program
Ecology ~ Ecosystem Modeling

Daniel Fernandez, Ph.D., Stanford Universty
Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 1996
Physics ~ Sustainability ~ Utilities and Infrastructure ~ Renewable Energy ~ Water Collection from Fog

Corey Garza, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara
Assistant Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2008
Director, Marine Landscape Ecology Lab
Marine Landscape Ecology ~ GIS ~ Statistics

Arlene Haffa, Ph.D., Arizona State University 
Assistant Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2011
Pre-Health Advisor
Microbial Redox Processes ~ Bioremediation ~ Photosynthesis ~ Nutrient Cycling)

Rikk Kvitek, Ph.D., University of Washington
Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 1996
Marine Science Program Coordinator
Director, Seafloor Mapping Lab
Marine science ~ geospatial technology (GIS/GPS) ~ seafloor mappiing 

James Lindholm, Ph.D., Boston University
Associate Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2007
Director, Institute for Applied Marine Ecology
Marine ecology ~ conservation biology ~ MPA design and efficacy 2007 Director, Institute for Applied Marine Ecology

Cheryl Logan, Ph.D., Stanford University
Assistant Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2011
Environmental Physiology of Marine Organisms ~ Biochemical Adaptation ~ Climate Change ~ Ecological Forecasting

Marc Los Huertos, Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz
Associate Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2006 
Biogeochemistry ~ Freshwater Ecology ~ Environmental Monitoring ~ Agroecology ~ Plant Ecology

David Lowry Ph.D., Duke University 
Assistant Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2014
Evolution ~Genomics ~ Plants

Steve Moore, Ph.D., UC Berkeley & UCSF
Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 1995
Director, Ecosystem Electronics Lab  
Marine Biology ~ Natural History ~ ROV Design ~ Robotics for Remote Habitats ~ Biomechanics

John N. Skardon, Ph.D., Clemson University
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 2012
Public Policy ~ Sustainability ~ Critical thinking ~ Environmental & Resource Economics ~ Energy Policy ~Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Doug Smith, Ph.D., U.C. Santa Barbara 
Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2000
Chair, Division of Science and Environmental Policy
Watershed Processes & Restoration ~ Geology ~ Sedimentation

Aparna Sreenivasan, Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz
Assistant Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2009
Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology ~ Genetics ~ Genomics ~ Science Writing ~ Bioethics

Fred Watson, Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia 
Associate Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 1998 
Hydrology ~ Wildlife ~ Ecology ~ Modeling ~ Statistics ~ Water Quality ~ Land Use ~ Planning ~ Remote Sensing

Suzanne Worcester, Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 1996 
Conservation Biology ~ Restoration Ecology ~ Natural History ~ Communicating Environmental Science to the Public