Marine and Environment Faculty

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Edgar An, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Professor
561.297.2792
Faculty Website
pan@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Underwater Robotics, Artificial Intelligence

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John Baldwin, Ph.D.
Science
Biology
Associate Professor
954.236.1151
Faculty Website
jbaldwin@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Population Genetics / Conservation

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William Baxley, M.A., PE
SNMREC
Chief Engineer
561.297.2391
wbaxley1@kome-shibahara.com

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Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Professor
561.297.5345
Faculty Website
pbeaujea@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Signal Processing, Sonar Systems Design, Communication Navigation Systems, Transducer Design

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Laurent Cherubin, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Ocean Modeling and Bio-physical processes
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2314
Faculty Website
lcherubin@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling & Bio-physical Processes

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Oscar Curet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
561.297.1560
Faculty Website
ocuret@kome-shibahara.com

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Megan Davis, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Administration & Operations
Interim Executive Director
772.242.2298
Faculty Website
mdavi105@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Development of Aquaculture Species for Food and Stock Enhancement

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Manhar Dhanak, Ph.D.
Engineering and Computer Science
OME/SeaTech
Professor & Director
954.924.7242
Faculty Website
dhanak@kome-shibahara.com

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Nurgun Erdol, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS/COECS
Department Chair and Professor
561.702.0476
Faculty Website
erdol@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Signal Processing

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Esther Guzman, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Cancer Cell Biology
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2452
Faculty Website
eguzman9@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Cancer Immunology; research focusing on finding marine natural products that have the potential to be novel therapeutics against cancer

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Javad Hashemi, Ph.D.
Engineering & Computer Science
OME
Department Chair and Professor
561.297.3438
Faculty Website
jhashemi@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Materials

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Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Ocean Dynamics & Modelling
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2254
Faculty Website
jiangm@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling and Observations

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Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
Science
Biology
Associate Professor
561-297-2677
Faculty Website
kajiura@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Sensory Biology of Fishes

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Myeongsub (Mike) Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
561.297.3442
Faculty Website

Research Expertise: Microfluidic Sensors, Optical Diagnostic Techniques, Energy Systems (oil and gas), Thermal-fluid Sciences

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Marguerite Koch-Rose, Ph.D.
Division of Research
SNMREC
Energy Systems Engineer
561-297-3325
Faculty Website
mkoch@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Ocean Energy

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Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Ecosystem Health
Research Professor
772.242.2276
Faculty Website
blapoin1@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Algal Physiology and Biochemistry, Seagrass and Coral Reef Ecology, Eutrophication, Marine Bioinvasions and Marine Conservation

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J. William Louda, Ph.D.
Environmental Biogeochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Research Professor
561.297.3309
Faculty Website

Research Expertise: Water Quality (Nutrients), Algal Blooms, Microalgal Community Assessment, Pigment-based Chemotaxonomy of Microalgal Communities

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Dan Meeroff, Ph.D.
Engineering and Computer Science
Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
Associate Chair and Professor
561.297.3099
Faculty Website

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Aditya Nayak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
772.242.2427
Faculty Website
anayak@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Ocean Instrumentation, Coastal Processes, Turbulence, Marine Particle Dynamics, Biophysical Interactions

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Gregory O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Population Biology & Behavioral Ecology
Associate Research Professor
772.242.2628
Directory Website
gocorryc@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Combining Molecular Genetic Analysis with Field Ecology to study the molecular and behavioral ecology of marine apex predators,the effects of ecosystem and climate change on upper trophic levels

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Bing Ouyang, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Ocean and Engineering Technology
Assistant Research Professor
772.242.2205
Faculty Website
bouyang@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Application of Compressive Sensing Theory in Underwater Imaging Applications, computer vision in underwater laser imaging applications, real-time environmental monitoring and events detection, application of electro-optic imaging numerical model and deconvolution technique in image enhancement and pulse resolution improvements

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Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Science
Center for Environmental Studies
Director
954.236.1104
Faculty Website
cpolsky@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Environmental Studies

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Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Biomedical & Biotechnology Research
Research Professor
772.242.2449
Faculty Website
spomponi@kome-shibahara.com
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Verma Siddartha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
954.924.7202
Faculty Website
mtwardowski@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence Modelling and Large Eddy Simulation, Fluid Mechanics of Collective Behavior, Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing

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Jim Sullivan, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Biological Oceanography
jsullivan@kome-shibahara.com
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Joshua Voss, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Marine Ecosystem Health
Assistant Research Professor
772.242.2538
Faculty Website
jvoss2@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Coral Reef Resources, Tracking and Predicting the Impacts of Coral Stressors on Reef Ecosystems

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Paul Wills, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch
Aquaculture
Principal Investigator
772.242.2454
Faculty Website
pwills2@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Aquaculture of Finfish for Food and Stock Enhancement and Development of New Fish Species for Aquaculture

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Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Fau Harbor Branch
Natural Products Chemistry
Research Professor
772.242.2459
Faculty Website
awright33@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: Marine Natural Products with Potential Use as Human Therapeutic Agents, primarily discovery of compounds with anticancer properties and agents useful against neurodegenerative disease, malaria and tuberculosis

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Zhixiao Xie, Ph.D.
Science
Geosciences
Chair, Department of Geosciences and Professor
561.297.2852
Faculty Website
xie@kome-shibahara.com

Research Expertise: GIS/Remote Sensing

Additional Information
The Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) was established in early 2015 to coordinate university-wide activities in the Sensing and Smart Systems pillar of FAU’s Strategic Plan for the Race to Excellence.
Address
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
i-sense@kome-shibahara.com