Marine and Coastal Environmental Science Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Dini Adyasari
Assistant Professor
Coastal hydrogeology, groundwater tracer, nutrient biogeochemistry, microbial ecology
Samuel D. Brody
Professor and IDRT/CTBS Director
Coastal environmental planning, natural hazards mitigation, spatial analysis, dispute resolution
Meri Davlasheridze
Associate Professor
Economic impacts of natural disasters, vulnerability, adaptation, and general public policy concerning disaster mitigation and recovery
Timothy Dellapenna
Professor
Coastal marine sedimentology, applications of high-resolution marine geophysics (e.g., side scan sonar, seismic reflection surveys)
Jiabi Du
Assistant Professor
Coastal physical oceanography, numerical modeling, changing climate and extreme weather events
Karl Kaiser
Professor
Interactions between marine biogeochemical cycles, ocean chemistry and the climate system
Melanie J. Moser
Department Head and Instructional Professor
Chemistry education; Organic compounds for novel applications
David Retchless
Associate Professor
Cartographic communication of sea level rise and other climate hazards
Ashley D. Ross
Associate Professor
Disaster resilience policy and perceptions; rural community resilience; emergency management; adaptive management; climate change perceptions and policy among Millennials, Latinos, and other sub-populations
Christopher Smith
Instructional Assistant Professor
Paleobiology (including marine micropaleontology and vertebrate paleontology), anthropogenic impacts on marine environments
Pete van Hengstum
Professor and Interim Associate Dean
Paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, coastal landscape change, hurricanes, micropaleontology
Faculty with Joint Appointment
Jhenny Galan
Instructional Associate Professor
Computational Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry
Grace L. Townsend
Director of Chemistry Labs & Instructional Associate Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Bruce Bodson
Adjunct Lecturer
Emeritus
Ernest Estes
Professor Emeritus (Retired)
Evaluation of Pleistocene material for shoreline protection; Sedimentology and stratigraphy
Gerald E. Hite
Professor Emeritus (retired)
Interplay between theory and experiment, ie. application of mathematical models to describe physical phenomena
Glenn A. Jones
Professor Emeritus (Retired)
Paleoceanography, Arctic Ocean, climate change, Black Sea, and accelerator mass spectrometry and radiocarbon dating
Douglas J. Klein
Professor (Retired)
Interactions between marine biogeochemical cycles, ocean chemistry and the climate system
Susan L. Knock
Instructional Associate Professor Emeritus (Retired)
Avian diversity studies for an energy company that is planning to develop a wind generator plant near West Galveston Bay
Peter H. Santschi
Distinguished and Regents Professor (Retired)
Chemical Oceanography, Limnology and Hydrology, including tracer applications using radioactive and stable isotopes, relationships between trace element and natural organic matter geochemistry, and importance of exopolymeric substances for pollutants
Wyndylyn von Zharen
Professor Emeritus (Retired)
