Scientific Staff

Anthony F. Amos Research Fellow 
Physical Oceanography / Instrumentation 

• Geraldine Gage, Animal Attendant III
• Marsha Owen, Animal Attendant I
• Candice Mottet, B.S., Animal Attendant I
• *Michael Earney, Animal Attendant I

Edward J. Buskey Ph.D., Research Professor 
Marine Zooplankton Ecology

• Cammie J. Hyatt, B.S., Research Scientist Assistant
• Brad Gemmell, B.S., Graduate Student
• Laura Ryckman, B.S., Graduate Student
• Jena Campbell, Graduate Student (Austin)

Kenneth H. Dunton Ph.D., Research Professor 
Marine Botany and Coastal Ecology

• Susan V. Schonberg, M.S., Research Scientist Associate
• Michael Rasser, M.S., Graduate Student
• Christopher Wilson, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Kimberly R. Jackson, Research Scientist Assistant
• *Susannah White, M.S., Research Scientist Associate I
• *Patricia Garlough, M.S., Research Scientist Associate I
• *Josh Morrow, Research Scientist Assistant

Henrietta N. Edmonds Ph.D., Research Associate Professor 
Marine Chemistry

• Lucia Upchurch, B.S., Graduate Student

Deana L. Erdner, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Phytoplankton Ecology

• Rodney D. Withall, M.S., Research Scientist Assistant
• Marco Agostoni, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Christa Smith, B.S., Graduate Student

Lee A. Fuiman Ph.D., Research Professor & Director
Fish Biology

• Alfredo Ojanguren, Ph.D., Research Associate
• Kiersten Madden, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
• Sobhi Mohanty, B.S., Graduate Student
• Shinnosuke Nakayama, B.S., Graduate Student
  
  Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (MANERR)
• Sally Morehead, M.S., Program Coordinator (Reserve Manager), MANERR
• Georgia Neblett, Program Coordinator (Executive Director), MANERR
• Chad Leister, B.S., Coastal Training Program Coordinator, MANERR

Wayne S. Gardner Ph.D., Research Professor 
Nutrient Energy Transformations in Coastal Ecosystems

• Steve Carini, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

G. Joan Holt  Ph.D., Assoc. Dir. Mariculture & Senior Research Scientist 
Mariculture / Larval Fish Studies

• Scott A. Holt, M.S., Research Associate 
• Jeffrey Kaiser, M.S., Research Scientist Associate I 
• Cynthia Faulk, M.A., Research Scientist Associate I 
• Cameron M. Pratt, B.S., Research Scientist Assistant
• Megan Fencil, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Barrett Fines, B.S., Graduate Student
• Geoff Hensgen, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Travis Tidwell, B.S., Graduate Student
• Aaron Watson, B.S., Graduate Student
• Kenneth Webb, M.S. Graduate Student
• Jason Williams, Laboratory Research Assistant II
• Lindsay Rawlinson, Research Scientist Assistant
• Daniel Huff, Non-Affiliated Student Worker

Izhar A. Khan Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor 
Mariculture/Neuroendocrinology

• Maelanie Galima, M.S., Graduate Student
• Richard Kline, B.S., Graduate Student

James W. McClelland, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Land-Sea Coupling/Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics/Biogeochemistry

• Patricia Garlough, M.S., Research Scientist Associate I
• Rae Mooney, B.S., Graduate Student

Dong-Ha Min Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Tracer Oceanography

• Il Nam Kim, M.S., Graduate Student (Austin)

B. Scott Nunez Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor 
Molecular Endocrinology

• Andrew Evans, B.S., Graduate Student
• Scott Applebaum, M.A., Graduate Student

Tamara K. Pease Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Geochemistry

• Afonso Souza, M.S., Graduate Student
• Leah Hurley, B.S., Graduate Student

G. Christopher Shank, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Coastal Geochemistry

• Anne Evans, B.S., Research Scientist Assistant
• D. George Adams, B.S., Graduate Student

Peter Thomas Ph.D., Research Professor 
Marine Toxicology/Reproductive Physiology

• Yefei Pang, Ph.D., Research Associate
• Md. Saydur Rahman, Ph.D., Research Associate
• Jing Dong, B.S., Research Scientist Assistant
• Kathryn Davis, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Gwen Dressing, B.S., Graduate Student
• Candace Peyton, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Wenxian Tan, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Susan McBeath Lawson, Laboratory Research Assistant 

Tracy A. Villareal Ph.D., Research Professor 
Phytoplankton Ecology

• Johannes Hagstroem, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
• Marylynn I. Tinnin, B.S., Research Scientist Assistant 
• Colbi Brown, B.S., Graduate Student (Austin)
• Kathleen Swanson, B.S., Graduate Student