MPO Faculty
Bruce Albrecht
Professor &mdash 305.421.4043
Cloud-climate interactions, boundary layer structure and processes
Professor &mdash 305.421.4043
Cloud-climate interactions, boundary layer structure and processes
Roni Avissar
Professor and Dean &mdash 305.421.4000
Hydrology, Climate Modeling, Atmospheric Science, Aerodynamics, Sensing and Sensor Systems, Environmental Engineering, Aerosols
Professor and Dean &mdash 305.421.4000
Hydrology, Climate Modeling, Atmospheric Science, Aerodynamics, Sensing and Sensor Systems, Environmental Engineering, Aerosols
Lisa Beal
Assistant Professor &mdash 305.421.4093
Open ocean circulation, western boundary currents, heat and freshwater transports
Assistant Professor &mdash 305.421.4093
Open ocean circulation, western boundary currents, heat and freshwater transports
Shuyi Chen
Professor &mdash 305.421.4048
Mesoscale and tropical meteorology, atmospheric convection, coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling
Professor &mdash 305.421.4048
Mesoscale and tropical meteorology, atmospheric convection, coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling
Toshio Michael Chin
Research Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4816
Data assimilation and interpolation, statistical amd multi-scale characterizations of space-time processes
Research Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4816
Data assimilation and interpolation, statistical amd multi-scale characterizations of space-time processes
Amy Clement
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4846
Climate modeling, paleoclimate, tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4846
Climate modeling, paleoclimate, tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions
Robert Evans
Research Professor &mdash 305.421.4799
Satellite oceanography, remote sensing applications, systems design
Research Professor &mdash 305.421.4799
Satellite oceanography, remote sensing applications, systems design
Annalisa Griffa
Research Professor &mdash 305.421.4816
Geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling, Lagrangian observing systems
Research Professor &mdash 305.421.4816
Geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling, Lagrangian observing systems
George Halliwell
Research Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4621
Ocean modeling, mesoscale processes, ocean climate
Research Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4621
Ocean modeling, mesoscale processes, ocean climate
Mohamed Iskandarani
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4045
Applied mathematics, data assimilation, ocean modeling
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4045
Applied mathematics, data assimilation, ocean modeling
William Johns
Professor &mdash 305.421.4054
Ocean dynamics, boundary current and mesoscale processes, marginal seas and straits
Professor &mdash 305.421.4054
Ocean dynamics, boundary current and mesoscale processes, marginal seas and straits
Igor Kamenkovich
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4108
ocean dynamics, large-scale ocean circulation, meso-scale eddies and small-scale mixing interaction
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4108
ocean dynamics, large-scale ocean circulation, meso-scale eddies and small-scale mixing interaction
Ben Kirtman
Professor &mdash 305.421.4046
El Niño prediction, dynamics and low frequency variations; impact of atmospheric stochastic forcing on coupled climate variability; El Niño-Monsoon interactions; and the maintenance of the inter-tropical convergence zone.
Professor &mdash 305.421.4046
El Niño prediction, dynamics and low frequency variations; impact of atmospheric stochastic forcing on coupled climate variability; El Niño-Monsoon interactions; and the maintenance of the inter-tropical convergence zone.
Villy Kourafalou
Research Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4905
Physical Oceanography of coastal and regional seas. Development and coupling of physical and ecosystem numerical models
Research Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4905
Physical Oceanography of coastal and regional seas. Development and coupling of physical and ecosystem numerical models
Kevin Leaman
Professor &mdash 305.421.4058
Current profiling techniques, western boundary currents, ocean dynamics
Professor &mdash 305.421.4058
Current profiling techniques, western boundary currents, ocean dynamics
Thomas Lee
Research Professor Emeritus &mdash 305.421.4046
Shelf dynamics, mesoscale eddies, interdisciplinary studies, western boundary currents
Research Professor Emeritus &mdash 305.421.4046
Shelf dynamics, mesoscale eddies, interdisciplinary studies, western boundary currents
Roger Lhermitte
Professor Emeritus
Radar meteorology, physical meteorology, remote sensing, thunderstorm electrification
Professor Emeritus
Radar meteorology, physical meteorology, remote sensing, thunderstorm electrification
Sharanya Majumdar
Assistant Professor &mdash 305.421.4779
Adaptive observations, ensemble forecasting, tropical cyclones, coastal ocean prediction
Assistant Professor &mdash 305.421.4779
Adaptive observations, ensemble forecasting, tropical cyclones, coastal ocean prediction
Brian Mapes
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4275
Atmospheric convection and clouds, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics.
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4275
Atmospheric convection and clouds, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics.
Arthur Mariano
Professor &mdash 305.421.4193
Data analysis and assimilation techniques, mesoscale ocean dynamics, Lagrangian ocean descriptions
Professor &mdash 305.421.4193
Data analysis and assimilation techniques, mesoscale ocean dynamics, Lagrangian ocean descriptions
Peter Minnett
Professor and Chair &mdash 305.421.4104
Satellite remote sensing, air-sea interaction, Arctic studies
Professor and Chair &mdash 305.421.4104
Satellite remote sensing, air-sea interaction, Arctic studies
David Nolan
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4930
Dynamic meteorology, tropical cyclones, vortex dynamics, numerical modeling
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4930
Dynamic meteorology, tropical cyclones, vortex dynamics, numerical modeling
Donald Olson
Professor &mdash 305.421.4074
Ocean circulation dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, ecosystem dynamics
Professor &mdash 305.421.4074
Ocean circulation dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, ecosystem dynamics
Tamay Özgökmen
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4053
Numerical modeling of mesoscale oceanic processes, small-scale mixing and Lagrangian motion
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4053
Numerical modeling of mesoscale oceanic processes, small-scale mixing and Lagrangian motion
Guillermo Podestá
Research Professor (secondary appointment with MBF) &mdash 305.421.4622
Satellite remote sensing, oceanic variability, physical- biological interactions
Research Professor (secondary appointment with MBF) &mdash 305.421.4622
Satellite remote sensing, oceanic variability, physical- biological interactions
Claes Rooth
Professor Emeritus &mdash 305.421.4162
Large-scale ocean transport processes, climate dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interaction
Professor Emeritus &mdash 305.421.4162
Large-scale ocean transport processes, climate dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interaction
Lynn “Nick” Shay
Professor &mdash 305.421.4075
Air-sea interactions, ocean response to atmospheric forcing, aircraft-based ocean measurement
Professor &mdash 305.421.4075
Air-sea interactions, ocean response to atmospheric forcing, aircraft-based ocean measurement
Brian Soden
Professor and Associate Dean for Professional Masters &mdash 305.421.4202
Global Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Remote Sensing
Professor and Associate Dean for Professional Masters &mdash 305.421.4202
Global Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Remote Sensing
Ashwanth Srinivasan
Research Assistant Professor &mdash 305.421.4763
Research Assistant Professor &mdash 305.421.4763
John Van Leer
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4044
Instrument development, upper ocean dynamics, Arctic oceanography, coastal oceanography
Associate Professor &mdash 305.421.4044
Instrument development, upper ocean dynamics, Arctic oceanography, coastal oceanography
Chidong Zhang
Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies &mdash 305.421.4042
Large-scale air-sea interaction and atmospheric dynamics in the tropics, tropical climate
Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies &mdash 305.421.4042
Large-scale air-sea interaction and atmospheric dynamics in the tropics, tropical climate
Secondary Appointments
Michael Brown
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Ocean acoustics, Lagrangian ocean dynamics, ocean waves and chaos, low order climate models
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Ocean acoustics, Lagrangian ocean dynamics, ocean waves and chaos, low order climate models
Mark Donelan
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Air-sea interaction, boundary layer turbulence, surface wave dynamics, gas transfer, microwave remote sensing
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Air-sea interaction, boundary layer turbulence, surface wave dynamics, gas transfer, microwave remote sensing
Hans Graber
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Surface wave dynamics, microwave remote sensing of ocean processes, air-sea interaction and boundary-layer dynamics
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Surface wave dynamics, microwave remote sensing of ocean processes, air-sea interaction and boundary-layer dynamics
Christopher Mooers
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Coastal ocean circulation dynamics, coastal ocean prediction, evaluation of models and ocean observing networks, numerical simulation
Professor (primary appointment with Applied Marine Physics)
Coastal ocean circulation dynamics, coastal ocean prediction, evaluation of models and ocean observing networks, numerical simulation

