Faculty

Jack Baldauf

Professor

Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Research

Geological Oceanography: Paleoceanography, Biotic Response to Climate Variability

jbaldauf@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 306B, Eller O&M 202 | (979) 845-3651

David Brooks

Senior Professor

Physical Oceanography: Shelf and Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics

dbrooks@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 605 | (979) 845-5527

Lisa Campbell

Professor

William R. Bryant Chair in Oceanography; Associate Editor, Journal of Plankton Research, 2018-2021

Biological Oceanography: Phytoplankton; Harmful Algal Blooms

lisacampbell@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 911D | (979) 845-5706

Ping Chang

Professor

Louis & Elizabeth Scherck Chair in Oceanography

Physical Oceanography: Climate Dynamics; Climate Modeling and Prediction; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

ping@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 624 | (979) 845-8196

Piers Chapman

Professor

Chemical oceanography; hypoxia, ocean tracers, oil pollution

Piers.chapman@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 502 | (979) 845-9399

Steve DiMarco

Professor

Physical Oceanography: Observing Systems

sdimarco@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 702D | (979) 862-4168

Jessica Fitzsimmons

Assistant Professor

Chemical Oceanography: Trace Metal and Nutrient Cycling

jessfitz@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 403A | (979) 845-5137

Wilford Gardner

Professor

Geological Oceanography: Particle Dynamics; Sediment Transport

wgardner@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 317A | (979) 845-3928

Benjamin Giese

Professor

Physical Oceanography: Climate Change; Ocean Modeling; Data Assimilation

b-giese@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 611 | (979) 845-2306

Gerardo Gold Bouchot

Professor

ggold@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 625 | (979) 845-9826

Robert Hetland

Professor

Physical Oceanography: Coastal Ocean Circulation

hetland@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 618D | (979) 458-0096

Anthony Knap

Director, GERG

Professor of Oceanography

Holder of the James R. Whatley Chair in Geosciences

tknap@tamu.edu
GERG 140 | (979) 458-9328

Alejandro Orsi

Professor

Physical Oceanography: Climate Change; Polar Oceans; Thermohaline Circulation

aorsi@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 508 | (979) 845-4014

Colleen M. Petrik

Assistant Research Professor

Biological Oceanography: biophysical modeling, fisheries, climate variability

cpetrik@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 610 | (979) 845-2680

Pamela T. Plotkin

Director of Texas Sea Grant

Associate Research Professor

Biological Oceanography: Behavior of Marine Vertebrates, Feeding Ecology

plotkin@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 306 | (979) 845-3854

Henry Potter

Assistant Professor

hpotter@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 702D | (979) 845-0405

Mary Jo Richardson

Professor

Regents' Professor

Geological Oceanography: Sources and Sinks of Oceanic Particles

mrichardson@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 317B | (979) 845-7966

Kathryn Shamberger

Assistant Professor

Chemical Oceanography: Ocean Acidification; Seawater Carbonate Chemistry

katie.shamberger@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 911B | (979) 845-5752

Niall Slowey

Professor

Geological Oceanography: Paleoceanography; High-resolution Seafloor Mapping and Seismic Stratigraphy

slowey@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 316 | (979) 845-8478

Achim Stössel

Associate Professor

Physical Oceanography: Representation of Polar Processes in Climate Models

astoessel@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 606 | (979) 862-4170

Jason B. Sylvan

Assistant Professor

Biological Oceanography: Microbial Ecology, Geomicrobiology, Deep Biosphere, Hydrocarbon Microbiology

jasonsylvan@tamu.edu
Eller O&M Bldg, Rm 716 | (979) 845-5105

Debbie Thomas

Professor

Interim Dean, College of Geosciences

Geological Oceanography: Paleoceanography; Sediment Geochemistry; Greenhouse Climates

dthomas@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 1204 | (979) 845-3651

Daniel Thornton

Professor

Biological Oceanography: Phytoplankton; Biogeochemistry; Aerosols

dthornton@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 521 (office is 518BA in the corner of laboratory 521) | (979) 845-4092

Kristen M. Thyng

Assistant Research Professor

Physical Oceanography: coastal dynamics, numerical modeling, Lagrangian dynamics

kthyng@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 607 | (979) 845-0791

Terry Wade

Deputy Director, GERG

terry@gerg.tamu.edu
Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) | (979) 862-2325

Chrissy Stover Wiederwohl

Instructional Associate Professor

Assistant Department Head for Engagement and Graduate Affairs

chrissyw@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 411A | (979) 845-7191

Shari Yvon-Lewis

Professor

Department Head

Chemical Oceanography: Trace Gas Biogeochemistry

syvon-lewis@ocean.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 1204 | (979) 458-1816

Yige Zhang

Assistant Professor

Chemical and Geological Oceanography: Paleoclimate Change; Organic and Isotope Geochemistry

yige.zhang@tamu.edu
Eller O&M 517A | (979) 845-4978

Rainer Amon

Professor

Chemical Oceanography: Biogeochemistry, Gliders

amonr@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4719

Ayal Anis

Associate Professor

Physical Oceanography: turbulence and mixing, oceanic microstructure, boundary layers processes, air-sea interactions, coastal processes

anisa@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4987

Timothy Dellapenna

Associate Professor

Geological Oceanography: Seabed Dynamics; Sediment Processes

dellapet@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4952

Patrick Louchouarn

Professor

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer (TAMUG) and Associate Provost (TAMU)

Chemical Oceanography: bio, organic and environmental geochemistry, cycling of pyrogenic carbon, environmental forensics

loup@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4409

Franco Marcantonio

Professor

Jane and Ken R. Williams ’45 Chair in Ocean Drilling Science, Technology and Education

Radiogenic isotope geochemistry, geochemical proxies of climate change, environmental geochemistry

marcantonio@tamu.edu
Halbouty 130 | (979) 845-9240

Antonietta S. Quigg

Professor

Associate Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies

Biological Oceanography; Biotic Response to Climate Variability, Phytoplankton

quigga@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Biology | (409) 740-4990

Gilbert Rowe

Regent's Professor (of Marine Biology and Oceanography)

Biological Oceanography: Food Web Modeling; Carbon Cycle

roweg@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Biology | (409) 740-4408

Peter Santschi

Regents Professor

Chemical Oceanography: Marine and Environmental Geochemistry

santschi@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4476

Anja Schulze

Associate Professor

Biological Oceanography: Phylogeny; Genetics of Metazoan Animals

schulzea@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Biology | (409) 740-4540

Scott A. Socolofsky

Professor

Physical Oceanography: turbulence, mixing, inlet dynamics, deep ocean multiphase plumes

socolofs@tamu.edu
CE/TTI 802B | (979) 845-4517

Pete van Hengstum

Assistant Professor

Geological Oceanography: paleoclimate change, coastal geosciences

vanhenp@tamug.edu
Texas A&M University at Galveston | (409) 740-4919

Karl Kaiser

Assistant Professor

kaiserk@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4879

Hui Liu

Assistant Professor

Biological Oceanography: Zooplankton, Fisheries, Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Modelling

liuh@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Biology | (409) 740-4716

Yina Liu

Associate Research Scientist

Chemical Oceanography; Organic Biogeochemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry

yinaliu@geos.tamu.edu
GERG | (979) 458-5932

Mitch Malone

Research Scientist

Assistant Director of Science Services, IODP

malone@iodp.tamu.edu
IODP | (979) 845-5218

Kyeong Park

Professor

parkk@tamug.edu
TAMU Galveston Marine Sciences | (409) 740-4710

Brendan Roark

Associate Professor

Director, Environmental Programs in Geosciences

broark@geos.tamu.edu
Eller O&M 811A | (979) 862-1775