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Oceanography Department

Department Administration

Chair:
Prof. Cecily Steppe
natunewi@usna.edu, (410) 293-6552

Associate Chair:
CDR William Swick, USN
swick@usna.edu, (410) 293-6551

Administrative Assistant:
Leith Daghistani
daghista@usna.edu, (410) 293-6550

Mailing Address:
Oceanography Department
572C Holloway Road
Chauvenet Room 200
Annapolis, MD 21402-1363

Faculty and Staff Directory

Note: Listed alphabetically by last name.

Barrett, Bradford S.
Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Research Interests
Tropical Cyclones, Upper Ocean Thermal Variability, MJO

Burich, Matt
Lieutenant Commander, USN Master Instructor, JPMP M.S., North Carolina State University

Cornelius, Mike
Commander, USN Instructor M.S., Naval Postgraduate School M.A., Naval War College

Davies, Alexander
Instructor of Practical Applications Environmental Data Manager M.S., University of Delaware
Research Interests
Air-sea interactions, MJO, mesoscale physical-biological processes, and rotating tank experiments

Gallaher, Shawn
Commander, USN Assistant Professor, PMP Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
Research Interests
Upper ocean stratification and dynamics, Arctic oceanography

Guth, Peter
Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Geomorphometry, geology, and GIS

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

Ingersoll, Russell
Lieutenant Commander, USN Master Instructor M.S., Naval Postgraduate School

Keppel, Andrew
Instructor of Practical Applications Laboratory Manager M.S., University of Maryland College Park and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Research Interests
Hypoxia, Acidification, Diel-cycling, Estuarine Ecology

Lee, Raymond
Research Professor Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
Atmospheric Optics, Optical Remote Sensing

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

Rodriguez, Luis
Physical Science Technician B.S., Florida Atlantic University
Research Interests
Ocean Engineering, Wave Energy Conversion, Autonomous Vehicles

Sanabia, Elizabeth R.
Captain, USN Associate Professor, PMP Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
Research Interests
Tropical Cyclones (structure and convection), Atmospheric Circulation, Upper Ocean Dynamics

Smith, Joseph
Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Research Interests
Cycling of Constituents in Marine Systems, Biogeochemical Cycles, AUVs

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

Swick, William
Commander, USN Associate Chair, Oceanography Department Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
Research Interests
Remote Sensing, Numerical Modeling

Tellado, Pamela
Lieutenant Commander, USN Master Instructor M.S., Naval Postgraduate School

Thompson, Keith
Commander, USN Master Instructor M.S., Creighton University