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Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Department Administration

Mailing Address:
Department of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
572C Holloway Road
Chauvenet Room 200

Annapolis, MD 21402-1363

Chair:
Prof. Gina Henderson
ghenders@usna.edu, (410) 293-6552

Associate Chair:
CDR Jessica Garrett, USN
jgarrett@usna.edu, (410) 293-6551

Senior Academic Advisor:
Prof. Andrew Muller
amuller@usna.edu, (410) 293-6569

Educational Technician:
Ms. Sabriena Richardson
srichard@usna.edu, (410) 293-6550

Faculty and Staff Directory

Note: Listed alphabetically by last name.

Davies, Alexander
Instructor of Practical Applications Environmental Data Manager, Command Meteorologist M.S., University of Delaware
Research Interests
Coastal Flooding, Intraseasonal Variability, Marine Boundary Layer

Gallaher, Shawn
Captain, USN Associate Professor (PMP), Deputy Provost Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
Research Interests
Upper Ocean Stratification and Dynamics, Arctic Oceanography

Garrett, Jessica
Commander, USN Instructor, Department Associate Chair M.S., Naval Postgraduate School

Henderson, Gina
Professor Department Chair Ph.D., University of Delaware
Research Interests
Snow Cover, Atmospheric Circulation, Teleconnections, Arctic Climate

Hickman, Ben
Physical Science Technician M.S., Western Carolina University

Homola, Jillian
Lieutenant Commander, USN Instructor M.S., Naval Postgraduate School

Jenstrom, Ian
Lieutenant Commander, USN Instructor M.S., Johns Hopkins University

LaChat, Grant
Assistant Professor Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
Synoptic meteorology, atmospheric dynamics, extreme weather, earth system models, machine learning, weather forecasting
- lachat@usna.edu

Loeffler, Scott
Assistant Professor Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
Polarimetric Radar, Atmospheric Convection, Cloud Modeling, Supercell Dynamics

Muller, Andrew
Associate Professor Department Senior Academic Advisor Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Research Interests
Coastal Ocean Dynamics, Estuarine Biogeochemical Processes

Richardson, Sabriena
Educational Technician

Shieh, Owen
Lieutenant, USN Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Research Interests
Tropical Cyclones, Tropical Atmospheric Dynamics, Tropical Supercells, Hazardous Weather Decision Support, Weather Impacts to National Security

Smith, Joseph P.
Associate Professor Director, Hendrix Oceanography Laboratory Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Research Interests
Cycling of Constituents in Marine Systems, Biogeochemical Cycles, AUVs

Stauffer, Catherine
Lieutenant, USN Assistant Professor Ph.D., Florida State University
Research Interests
Cloud-Radiation Interactions, Convection, Earth's Energy Budget, Idealized Numerical Modeling

Steppe, Cecily
Professor Ph.D., University of Delaware
Research Interests
Coastal Biophysical Coupling, Population Dynamics of Fish and Invertebrates, Habitat Restoration, Aquaculture

Tracy, Brianna
Instructor of Practical Applications Field and Lab Manager M.S., University of San Diego

Watts, Matthew
Commander, USN Assistant Professor (PMP) Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
Research Interests
Polar Oceanography, Earth System and Arctic Regional Models, Unmanned Systems