Virginia Key Investigators

Virginia Key Investigators

Principal Investigators

Michael G. Brown

mbrown@rsmas.miami.edu

Professor/Chair AMP [RSMAS/AMP] (ocean acoustics, lagrangian ocean dynamics, ocean waves and chaos, low order climate models)

Toshio Michael Chin

tchin@rsmas.miami.edu

Research Associate Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (data analysis and assimilation techniques, statistical and multi-scale representations, trajectory description and estimation)

Robert Cowen

rcowen@mail.rsmas.miami.edu

Professor and Maytag Chair of Ichthyology [RSMAS/MBF] (fisheries oceanography, larval fish ecology, population dynamics of marine fishes)

Silvia L. Garzoli

Silvia.Garzoli@noaa.gov

Director, Physical Oceanography Division [NOAA/AOML] (data collection and analysis, ocean circulation and climate, mesoscale ocean dynamics)

Annalisa Griffa

griffa@iof.cnr.it

Associate Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling, lagrangian observing systems)

Donald Hansen

hansen@aoml.noaa.gov

Senior Research Associate [CIMAS], Adjunct Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (ocean currents and role in climate, lagrangian measurements and interpretation)

Gary Hitchcock

ghitchcock@rsmas.miami.edu

Associate Professor [RSMAS/MBF] (phytoplankton ecology)

Kevin D. Leaman

kleaman@rsmas.miami.edu

Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (current profiling techniques, western boundary currents, ocean dynamics)

Arthur J. Mariano

amariano@rsmas.miami.edu

Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (data analysis and assimilation techniques, mesoscale ocean dynamics, lagrangian ocean descriptions)

Robert Molinari

Bob.Molinari@noaa.gov

Senior Scientist [AOML/NOAA], Adjunct Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (descriptive ocean circulation studies and western boundary phenomena)

Donald B. Olson

dolson@rsmas.miami.edu

Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (ocean circulation dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, ecosystem dynamics)

Tamay Özgökmen

tozgokmen@rsmas.miami.edu

Research Assistant Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (numerical modeling of mesoscale oceanic processes, small-scale mixing and lagrangian motion)

Nathan Paldor

npaldor@rsmas.miami.edu

nathan.paldor@huji.ac.il

Associate Professor [The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and MPO/RSMAS] (Lagrangian Dynamics and tracer trajectories, Chaos and Geophysical Dynamics, Angular Momentum and GFD)

Enrico Zambianchi

enrico.zambianchi@uninav.it

Associate Professor [Parthenope University, Naples, Italy] Adjunct Assistant Professor [RSMAS/MPO] (transport and mixing in the ocean, lagrangian data analysis lagrangian stochastic models, oceanic turbulence)

Staff

Sonia Bauer

bauer@aoml.noaa.gov

Postdoctoral Associate [PHOD/AOML/NOAA] (Lagrangian observing systems, surface drifter program)

Zulema D. Garraffo

zgarraffo@rsmas.miami.edu

Associate Scientist [RSMAS/MPO] (numerical simulations, western boundary currents, analysis of lagrangian ocean data)

Anne Molcard

amolcard@rsmas.miami.edu

Assistant Scientist [RSMAS/MPO] ()

Claire Paris

cparis@mail.rsmas.miami.edu

Postdoctoral Associate [RSMAS] ()

Mayra Pazos

Mayra.Pazos@noaa.gov

Computer Programmer [NOAA/AOML] (Data Manager of the WOCE/TOGA SVP Data Acquisition Center)

Edward Ryan

eryan@rsmas.miami.edu

Home Page

Senior Research Associate [RSMAS/MPO] ()

Geoffrey Samuels

geoff@kiwi.rsmas.miami.edu

Home Page

Senior Research Associate [RSMAS/MPO] (geophysical data analysis)

Students

Milena Veneziani

mveneziani@rsmas.miami.edu

Graduate Student [RSMAS/MPO]