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Arkoosh, Mary. Assistant Professor (Courtesy), Microbiology. Determine
the impact of human and natural activities on immune function and
disease dynamics of wild fish, especially Pacific salmon and marine fish.
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Baker, Scott.Associate Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Associate Director, Marine Mammal Institute.
Banks, Michael. Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife.
Application of population genetic principles towards furthering
basic knowledge and understanding of marine population processes.
Genetic characterization of
natural populations, fishery subjects and aquacultural species.
Methods for
resolving hybridized, admixed, or recently diverged populations,
and statistical
methods for determining component estimates for mixtures of such
populations.
Evaluating the information content of alternate genetic marker types
and resolving links between genetic loci and life history variance
expressed within species.
Black, Bryan. Assistant Professor (Senior Research) HMSC; Adjunct Assistant
Professor, Dept. of Forest Science. Linkages between marine and
terrestrial ecosystems; Applications of dendrochronology to growth
increments of marine organisms; Forest disturbance ecology; Dendroclimatology.
Boehlert, George. Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Director,
Hatfield Marine Science Center. Fisheries oceanography, ecology
of marine fishes, particularly early life history stages; Pelagic
habitats; seamount ecology; age, growth and reproduction of fishes.
Bottom, Daniel. Faculty Research Assistant (Courtesy), Oceanic
& Atmospheric Sciences. Estuarine ecology with emphasis on the
life history and habitat associations of juvenile salmon and the
ecological effects of restoring tidal wetlands.
Brodeur, Richard. Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences and F&W. Determine food web linkages in continental
shelf ecosystems and how these are affected by environmental conditions
and in turn how they affect fish recruitment.
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Camara, Mark. Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS Shellfish Genetics Program.
Chadwick, William. Assistant Professor (Senior Research)
(Adjunct), Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences. Research interests
are active volcanoes and recent eruptions on the seafloor, using
sonar mapping systems, monitoring instruments, submersibles, and
remotely operated vehicles.
Chapman, John. Research Associate, Fisheries & Wildlife.
Human and nonindigenous species impacts on eastern Pacific aquatic
ecosystems and gammaridean amphipod systematics.
Cheung, Itchung. Academic Program Coordinator and Instructor, Hatfield Marine Science Center and Biology. Teaching and directing academic programs at Hatfield Marine Science Center. Research interests include experiential education, curriculum development, online learning communities and biological oceanography.
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Davis, Michael. Research Associate (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences. Research in fisheries behavioral ecology of commercially important
fish species; principles of fish bycatch discard mortality.
D'Andrea, Anthony F. Assistant Professor, Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences. Benthic ecology and sediment biogeochemistry of estuarine and
coastal systems; Benthic-pelagic coupling; Ecological role of burrowing
shrimp in Pacific Northwest estuaries.
DeWitt, Theodore. Associate Professor (Courtesy), Marine Resource Management,
Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences. Natural and anthropogenic stressors in estuarine
ecosystems, effects of benthic organisms on sediment and water-column properties;
remote sensing to map benthic populations; marine and estuarine toxicity.
Dumbauld, Brett. Associate Professor (courtesy) Fisheries & Wildlife. Estuarine ecology and system response to shellfish aquaculture; ecology and management of thalassinid shrimp populations and other organisms that interact with shellfish aquaculture.
Dziak, Robert. Associate Professor (Adjunct), COAS and Geosciences.
Seismotectonics, volcanic seismicity, and hydroacoustics
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Embley, Robert. Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences.
Geology of seafloor hydrothermal systems and neotectonics of plate boundaries.
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Gertseva, Vladlena. Assistant Professor (Senior Research), Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies (CIMRS); Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Population dynamics, fisheries stock assessment, modeling of biological systems and processes, ecosystem ecology, theoretical and evolutionary biology.
Good, James. Professor, Marine Resource Management, Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences. Coastal natural hazards management, urban waterfront development and revitalization; wetlands restoration and management.
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Hacker, Sally. Associate Professor, Zoology. Marine community ecology, especially natural and managed rocky shores, dunes, and estuarine communities; species interactions, diversity, and invasions.
Hammond, Stephen. Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences.
Seafloor spreading center hydrothermal and volcanic activity.
Hanna, Susan. Professor, Ag & Resource Economics. Economics of fisheries,
fishery management and policy, institutional design, property rights and natural
resources.
Hansen, Gayle. Associate Professor (Senior Research), Botany. A marine
phycologist interested in the taxonomy, floristics, distribution and life histories
of macrobenthic marine algae (seaweeds) occurring from Alaska to Oregon.
Hanshumaker, William. Instructor, Fisheries & Wildlife. How people
learn in nonformal science centers; Evaluating strategies for disseminating
the results of marine research.
Harte, Michael. Director and Professor, Marine Resource Management/ Oregon Sea Grant, OSU: Interests are coastal and marine policy development, collaborative fisheries management, developing human capacity for fisheries management, comparative risk assessment, and decision support systems. He has served as commercial fisheries and economic policy advisor for the Falkland Islands Government and General Manager, Policy and Science for the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Management.
Heppell, Scott. Assistant Professor (Senior Research), Fisheries &
Wildlife. Fish physiology, with an emphasis on the reproductive biology of fish.
Life history/habitat interactions and impacts of exploitation on the fitness
of fish.
Heppell, Selina. Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Marine
fish ecology, population dynamics, food web models, fish life history and response
to exploitation, and exotic species.
Horning, Markus. Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife.
Hunter, Nancee. Assistant Professor, Geosciences (Adjunct). Director of Education, Oregon Sea Grant. Oversee Visitor Center and youth/family programming at Hatfield Marine Science Center. Research interests include geography and marine science education, curriculum development, and the interface between classroom and out of class learning experiences.
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Kent, Michael. Professor, Microbiology. Fish diseases.
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Langdon, Christopher. Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Research interests
include: selection of Pacific oyster broodstock for increased yields, polyculture
of abalone and seaweed, development of microparticulate diets for marine fish
and shellfish, estuarine ecology.
Lupton, John. Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences.
Chemical and thermal fluxes from submarine hydrothermal systems with special
emphasis on dissolved gases; mapping of water column hydrothermal plumes as
applied to studies of deep ocean circulation
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Markham, John. Research Associate (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences. Systematics and zoogeography of Isopoda Bopyridae, parasites of decapod
Crustacea on a world-wide basis. Identification of specimens,
descriptions of new species, resolution of classification problems, consideration
of evolution and distribution of genera and species and their correlation with
evolutionary histories of host taxa. Maintaining and making
available a bibliography of the Bopyridae as complete as possible.
Mate, Bruce. Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Director, Marine Mammal Institute. Marine mammals: distribution,
feeding behavior, diving physiology, conservation. Particularly, satellite monitored
radio tracking studies of endangered whale species and dolphins to determine
critical habitat.
Mellinger, David. Assistant Professor (Senior Research), Cooperative
Institute for Marine Resources Studies. Analysis of marine mammal sounds, especially
methods for automatic call recognition and for acoustic measurement of populations.
Menge, Bruce. Professor, Zoology. Community ecology: study of patterns
and causes of community structure in marine rocky intertidal habitats.
Miller, Jessica. Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife.
Miller-Morgan, Timothy. Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine. Extension
Veterinarian, Ornamental Aquaculture, Sea Grant. Aquatic animal clinical medicine
and the development of preventive medicine protocols for captive fish and aquatic
invertebrates.
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Olson, Robert. Professor Emeritus, Fisheries & Wildlife. Parasites
and diseases of fishes and invertebrates.
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Peterson, William. Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences.
Ecology of copepods and euphausiids; pelagic ecosystem response to climate variability
and climate change
Power, James. Associate Professor (Courtesy), Fisheries & Wildlife.
Estuarine fish ecology and quantitative ecology.
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Reimers, Clare. Professor, Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences. Sediment
biogeochemistry, coastal chemical oceanography and chemical sensors.
Rowe,
Shawn. Assistant Professor, Science and Mathematics Education, Marine
Education Learning Specialist, Sea Grant Extension. Oregon Sea Grant Free-Choice
Learning Initiative. How individual and group learning occur during free-choice
learning activities. How physical spaces, objects, and psychological tools mediate
and shape learning activity.
Ryer, Clifford. Assistant Professor (Courtesy), Fisheries & Wildlife.
Research interests involve all aspects of fish, with particular emphasis on
social behavior, predator-prey interaction, and behavior of fish relative
to fishing gear.
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Sampson, David. Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife. Research interests
are developing and evaluating methods for fish stock assessment, and modeling
the dynamics of fishery systems, particularly the response of fishermen to changing
conditions within the fisheries.
Sigleo, Anne. Associate Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences. The biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen and carbon in coastal watersheds
and estuaries.
Stoner, Allan. Professor (Courtesy), Zoology.
Behavior and ecology of marine fishes, crustaceans, and molluscs, particularly those with economic and cultural significance.
Experimental and multidisciplinary assessment of critical habitats.
Performance of fishing gear, reduction of bycatch mortality, and improvement of survey tools and methods.
Suryan, Rob. Assistant Professor (Senior Research), Fisheries & Wildlife.
Sylvia, Gilbert. Associate Professor, Ag and Resource Economics. Seafood marketing, fisheries policy, bioeconomic modeling, aquacultural business economics and aquaculture policy.
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Wakefield, Waldo. Associate Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences. Distribution and abundance of fishes and other mobile animals in the
ocean; application of direct observation and advanced technology to the study
of the distribution of demersal fishes and their habitat associations; incorporating
ecosystem considerations into stock assessments and management advice.
Weber, Lavern. Professor Emeritus, Fisheries & Wildlife. Fish physiology,
pharmacology and toxicology, particularly as these fields relate to the autonomic
nervous and cardiovascular systems.
Webster, Janet. Associate Professor, Information Services. Current research
interests include application of collaborative filtering to print and electronic
collections, design of effective methods to deliver information to the seafood
industry, and identification of classic works in marine
science.
Weis, Virginia. Associate Professor, Zoology. Cellular and molecular
mechanisms underlying the establishment, maintenance and breakdown of mutualistic
symbioses between cnidarians, such as corals and anemones, and their dinoflagellate
endosymbionts.
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Young, David. Professor (Courtesy), Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences.
Aerial photographic methods of mapping seagrass and green macroalgae distributions,
and relationships between green macroalgae biomass and sediment dissolved sulfides,
in the intertidal zone of Yaquina Bay estuary, Oregon.
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