- Associate Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department
- Affiliates: School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Nature Coast Biological Station, and the Water Institute
- Research interests: Wetland ecology, Plant community dynamics, and Restoration ecology
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- Research areas: geomorphology, coastal processes, climate change
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- Research areas: Coastal ecosystems, resilience, ecosystem services, anthropogenic impacts and natural environmental gradients
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Andrew Altieri’s lab is generally interested in human impacts on coastal ecosystems, particularly the ecological interactions that underlie the response of biogenic habitats and their associated communities to those impacts.
Get to know Dr. Andrew Altieri
He earned his BA at UC Santa Cruz and PhD at Brown University, followed by postdocs at Northeastern University and Brown University.…
Christine Angelini is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS). Founded in 2020, CCS works across disciplines–ecology, engineering, health, computer sciences, policy and communications–to develop and deliver research and technology solutions that support coastal communities in addressing hazards and environmental degradation. A hallmark of the center’s innovation is the integration of large data sets, artificial intelligence and supercomputing to rapidly simulate coastal environmental scenarios and produce data driven solutions.…
Christine Angelini is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS). Founded in 2020, CCS works across disciplines–ecology, engineering, health, computer sciences, policy and communications–to develop and deliver research and technology solutions that support coastal communities in addressing hazards and environmental degradation.
A hallmark of the center’s innovation is the integration of large data sets, artificial intelligence and supercomputing to rapidly simulate coastal environmental scenarios and produce data driven solutions.…
- UF Levin College of Law Professor
- Director Conservation Clinic & Florida Sea Grant Legal Program
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- Legal Skills Professor, UF Levin College of Law
- Director of the University of Florida Conservation Clinic, the experiential learning arm of the College’s Environmental and Land Use Law Program
- Comparative Law (Latin America), Conservation Real Estate Law, Environmental Law, Land Use, Sustainability
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- Research areas: Micro/nanotechnology, Energy-harvesting, nanocomposite materials, rapid on-site detection of fecal indicating bacteria for coastal water quality monitoring
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- The Bailey Strategy Group, LLC
- Forty- year career in Global water consulting; served as President of CH2M’s Water Business with world-wide responsibility for project development and a portfolio with over $1B in annual revenue.
- Distinguished Civil Engineering Alumni – University of Illinois
- Serves on the Advisory Board for UF Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment (ESSIE)
- Past member of the Global Water Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum
- Leadership Florida Alumni
- Served on Governor Desantis’ transition team for Water, the Environment and Agriculture
- Executive advisor to a Global Private Equity Group focused on Emerging Water Technology
- Research areas: effects of water quality on shellfish productivity, physiological mechanisms that underlie those effects, provision of ecosystem services by shellfish, development of models to predict impacts of water quality parameters on shellfish productivity and provision of ecosystem services
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- Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health
- Research interests: Developmental biology, environmental toxicology, genetics, and animal health.
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Dr. Barron is a licensed wildlife and sea turtle rehabilitator with over 25 years of experience in researching, practicing, and teaching wildlife medicine. She received residency training in wildlife/special species medicine and was later tenured faculty at UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She obtained international experience as Professor and Department Head of Clinical Medicine at St.…
Brian Beach is the president of Beachside Strategy, working with organizations to develop the vision and models for innovation and transformation. Brian was most recently senior vice president, customer experience and Sysco Labs at Sysco Corporation, a $75+ billion, global company. He was part of the executive leadership team, responsible for innovation strategy, digital transformation, CX, enterprise analytics, business development, customer segment strategy, and corporate ventures.…
- Research interests: Disease ecology and epidemiology, Marine community resilience and restoration
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- Research areas: data science with heterogeneous data, information and knowledge resources
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- Jon L. AND Beverly A. Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences
- Research areas: Biogeochemistry and processing of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in coastal, oceanic, estuarine, and riverine environments.
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- Research areas: Gastrointestinal system and microbiome in physiological response to toxicants; nanomaterials and organic chemical contaminants in biological systems
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- Research interests: mass spectrometric methods, endocrine disruption, environmental chemistry, wildlife and human health
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- Anna Braswell is a coastal macrosystem ecologist, interested in the connections between upland, marine and human systems.
- Research interests: formation, persistence, and degradation of coastal ecosystems; understanding legacy effects of humans on coastal marsh geomorphology and biogeochemistry; historical development of coastal towns and communities; the effects of disturbance on coastal marshes; and coastal vulnerability to sea level rise.
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- Research interests: metagenomics, particularly sediment DNA and conservation-oriented population genomics
- Research areas: Recreational fisheries, oyster populations, aquaculture, and fisheries, cooperative management, socioecological systems and trade-offs
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- Geomorphology, river engineering, numerical modeling of coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics and morphodynamics
- Dr. Canestrelli studies the long term modeling of the morphodynamic evolution of river estuaries and back barrier basins, with a particular focus on salt marsh erosion and progradation. His research also focuses on the storm surge forecast, and on modeling of the long term evolution of beaches, with a particular focus on beach recovery.
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- Courtesy Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department
- Assistant Unit Leader, FL Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
- Research interests: Coastal and wetland ecology, human intervention on wildlife habitats, conservation and management of endangered and threatened species, foraging ecology and physiological responses of marine turtles.
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- Clinical Professor & Frank Karel Chair, Department of Public Relations, College of Journalism and Communications, UF
- Director, Center for Public Interest Communications
- Director, frank gathering
- Developing the emerging academic discipline of Public Interest Communications: science-driven strategic communications and storytelling to advance positive social change.
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- Wetland nutrient assimilation and storage processes, vegetative succession dynamics, ecological engineering design using wetland processes to improve water quality and enhance ecological function of altered landscape
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- Environmental epidemiology, environmental health and exposure science, spatial and field epidemiology
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Orlando leverages numerous resources in terrestrial LiDAR, photogrammetry, unmanned aerial systems, and survey grade global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to support CCS.
Orlando has a decade of IT experience as well as a Geology degree from the University of Florida. After joining the Angelini Ecology Lab and GMAP Lab in 2018 and 2021, he developed strong skillsets in remote sensing and geodesy and their roles in ecology research.…
- Research Assistant Scientist, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE), Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, UF
- Theory and technological development necessary to advance science, education, and observation of the coastal and estuarine environment
- Numerical modeling, Sensor networking, cyberphysical laboratory testing, ESSIE/Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering IT Support: Networking, Unix/Linux System Administration, HPC Cyberinfrastructure Manager, UF NHERI Experimental Facility
- Ph.D., Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering (Minor in Computer Engineering)
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- Katherine Deliz Quiñones earned her BS and MS in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico and her PhD in Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida. She started her academic career at UF in fall 2017, after working four years in Environmental Consulting, as Project and QA Manager. Her research in environmental biotechnology focuses on fate, transport & remediation of pollutants and pathogens.
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Dr. Denslow’s research involves developing and using molecular biomarkers to evaluate changes in gene expression depending on stress or exposure to contaminants.
- Newton C. Ebaugh Professor and Department Chair
- Adaptive nonlinear control, robotics, human-machine interactions, biomedical, visual servo control
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Stacey Dolan plays a vital role in helping the CCS run smoothly on a day-to-day basis by supporting our leadership team and special events.
Her background is a unique blend of engineering and biology, which builds on the diverse expertise of our team at CCS. Stacey obtained a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a master’s in Mechanical Engineering at UF, followed by a post-baccalaureate in Zoology and Animal Biology at UF, and most recently a master’s in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from Clemson University. …
- Transportation system analysis and network modeling
- CV/AV/CAV/EV related network modeling and platooning control
- Big data analytics for traffic ow analysis
- AI applications in transportation systems
- Resilient civil infrastructure networks
- Mobility as a service
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- Research areas: microfluidics, environmental monitoring, detection of pathogens.
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Dr. Tracy Fanara is a Coastal Modeling Portfolio Manager for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the creator of “Inspector Planet.” She previously guest-hosted the Discovery Channel show “Myth-Busters” and served as the Environmental Health Programs Manager for Mote Marine Laboratory. Fanara received her BS, ME, and PhD in Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida.
Dr. Ron Fick’s work is on the application of machine learning to various data sources, mostly remote sensing data. His current research focuses on using remotely sensed data to better understand water quality conditions for the purpose of mitigation and avoidance of coastal water quality hazards.
He received his PhD in Computer Engineering from the University in Florida.
- Wetland processes, community dynamics, conservation, management, restoration
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- B.S. Microbiology, UF, 1992
- Ph.D. Biochemistry, Georgia Tech, 2004, “Atomic Force Microscopy of DNA-Drug Interactions”
- Master’s in Theological Studies, 2018
- Head of Program Management and Medical Device Operations, Bloomer Tech women’s heart health start-up
- Founder and Innovation Executive Consultant, eGad Innovation in artifical intelligence, clinical studies, ethics, business sustainability, and material assessments
- Over 20 years progressive leadership in technology development, commercialization, logistics, marketing, and quality with over 30 patents at Kimberly-Clark Corporation and entrepreneurial ventures
- UF Foundation National Board
- UFF Talent Management Advisory Committee
- Georgia Tech College of Sciences, Advisory Board
- Desire Street Ministries, Advisory Board
Dr. Jose Gonzalez Ondina is a research scientist at the CCS and runs programs that simulate the behavior of the ocean. Jose has more than twenty years of experience developing numerical models for environmental fluids.
He has worked at IH Cantabria (Spain) and, more recently, at the Plymouth Ocean Forecasting Centre (POFC, UK).…
- Associate Director of the GeoPlan Center, a research and teaching center specializing in geospatial systems and technologies.
- Research areas: geospatial data, tools, and technical training to assist State, regional, and local governments with sea level rise and coastal resiliency planning efforts.
- GeoPlan Center website: https://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/
- Research areas: Electronic health records (EHR)-based phenotyping and risk stratification, Causal modeling and inference, Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical and public health applications.
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- Research Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
- Director, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
- Research areas: GIS applications for identifying conservation priorities and implementation actions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services, recommendations for expanding protected lands to address climate change impacts, and conservation strategies for ensuring effective conservation in a future with continuing conflicts with land use change and habitat loss
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- Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Affiliates: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Global Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab
- Research interests: Biodiversity conservation, wildlife ecology, natural resource management, and human-wildlife interactions.
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- Research areas: Experimental mechanics, moire interferometry, compositie materials
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- PhD, Robotics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Research interests: robot perception, machine vision, underwater robotics, machine learning, subsea inspection, environmental monitoring, autonomous explorations
- Leads the RoboPI (Robot Perception and Intelligence) group
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- Areas of Interest: Sedimentary Geology, Marine and Coastal Geology, Oceanography
- Dr. Jaeger’s research group integrates subsurface data (samples, logs, drill core) with geophysical data and numerical models of surface processes to test source-to-sink concepts of how strata are formed. We also use highly resolved temporal data (cores, air photos, digital elevation models) from modern settings to document the role of current climate change on sedimentary processes.
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- Research areas: Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosol Modeling, Health Effect, Aerosol Climate Forcing, Algal Aerosol, Mineral Dust Particles, Organic Aerosol, Sea Spray Aerosol
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Mr. Jeter has more than 36 years of experience leading the development and delivery of technically complex, multi-billion-dollar facilities and infrastructure. He joined AECOM as Global Program Management Chief Executive after holding global program management leadership roles at Hill International, Jacobs and CH2M where he oversaw the delivery of more than $300 billion of capital infrastructure programs.…
- Primary research area: Data mining
- Research areas: Data mining, database, data science and informatics, interpretable AI, machine learning
- Research interests: Data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, spatiotemporal data mining, interdisciplinary applications
- Ph.D., Computer Science, 2016, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- B.E., Electrical Engineering and Information Science, 2010, University of Science and Technology of China
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- Primary research area: Water systems
- Other research areas: Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering, New Infrastructure Planning and Management, Systems Ecology & Ecological Engineering
- Research interests: Hydrology, water resources, remote sensing, public health, water- and vector-borne diseases, hydrologicalmodeling
- Research areas: Systems Ecology & Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics, Water Systems, Hydrology, Ecology, Modeling, Water Management
- Watershed Ecology Lab
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Dr. Kaplan’s Watershed Ecology Lab focuses on linkages among the hydrological cycle, ecosystem processes, and human activities, with the goal of advancing natural resources conservation and management.
He has worked extensively with water and environmental management agencies to tie hydrological modeling to ecological outcomes, predict restoration effects, and guide water management.
Dr. Tricia Kyzar focuses on using spatial analysis to support environmental and urban planning policy through projects such as understanding the level of risk to coastal septic systems from climate change impacts, changes in land use/land cover from development and how planning can help improve the natural environment.
Tricia joined the Center for Coastal Solutions in July 2022 as a researcher and project manager.…
- Assistant Professor, Ft Lauderdale Research and Extension Center, Dept of Agronomy, Applied Phycology
- Research areas: Cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, systematics, environmental influences on macroalgae and microbial photoautotrophs, bioremediation, detection and effects of bioactive compounds
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Dr. Jorge Armando Laurel Castillo collects and analyzes field data to investigate ocean-river interactions in the Peace River, Florida, and their effects on water quality in the estuary.
His research interests include environmental fluid dynamics and transport processes (lakes, rivers and estuaries), coastal processes, flood risks, and computational fluid dynamics.…
- Dr. Jimmy Liao graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in biology at Wesleyan University. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University. He was a postdoctoral fellow and research associate in the department of neurobiology at Cornell University.
- Research: One aspect of my research looks at how fish can recycle the energy of turbulent flows to save swimming energy.
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Jen Lomberk is the Executive Director of Matanzas Riverkeeper and Chair of Waterkeepers Florida. Lomberk holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Central Florida as well as a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law with a certificate in Environmental & Land Use Law and Policy.…
- Professor of Integrative Fisheries Science, UF
- Associate Director of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF
- Research interests: integrative, trans-disciplinary approaches to address complex fisheries management problems; quantitative ecology; human dimensions; management initiatives
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Dr. Beatriz Marin-Diaz leads monitoring and experimental field research aimed at restoring coastal systems surrounding Tyndall Air Force Base, including seagrass meadows, marshes and oyster reefs, using nature-based solutions. This work supports the planning, permitting and design of future shoreline enhancement and stabilization projects at Tyndall Air Force Base.
She obtained her Masters in Ecology and Ecosystem Management and Restoration at the University of Barcelona, Spain and her PhD in Ecosystem-based Coastal Protection, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and the University of Groningen.
- Associate Dean for Research and Facilities and Professor in Civil and Coastal Engineering
- Primary focus: hurricane effects on the built environment
- Conducted field experiments in 36 named storms, including recent Category 4 storms Harvey and Laura and Category 5 Michael
- Created one of seven NSF Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) experimental facilities for the study of damaging effects of extreme wind events on civil infrastructure
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- Research interests: microbial ecology, marine microbiology, coral disease, symbiosis, genomics, probiotics, wetlands and aquatic ecosystems
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- Research areas: Microbial Ecology, Organic Biogeochemistry
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Dr. Joe Morton is a community ecologist who has been living, researching and teaching on the North Carolina coast for the past decade. While he has diverse research interests, his work has largely centered around using manipulative field experiments to tease out the influence of behavior-altering parasites on coastal ecosystem structure, functioning and stability.
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- Research interests: Bio-inspired Underwater Robotics, Fluid-Structure Interactions, Adaptive Structures, Ocean Energy Harvesting, Embedded Sensing, Aeroelastic Structures
- Leads the FASt Lab (Fluids & Adaptive Structures)
- FASt Lab Website: https://fast.mae.ufl.edu/
- Departmental Webpage: https://mae.ufl.edu/people/faculty/primary/profiles/patrick-musgrave/
- Master of Education, UF, specialization in education technology and curriculum design
- Developed and directed the UF’s College of Journalism and Communications online master’s with a concentration in public interest communications
- Adjunct faculty member at the Management Communication Center, UF Warrington College of Business, teaching Professional Speaking
- 8 years as lead organizer for the frank gathering, a 3-day conference uniting communication strategists, behavioral and social scientists, artists, funders, agencies, business leaders and advocates working to drive positive social change
- 20 years in the Caribbean doing community work and co-founded a not-for-profit K-12 school
Patrick Norby is part of the team of field technicians integral to the production of high-quality science at CCS. Patrick supports the collection of consistent and repeatable data in support of solid research. His research interests include the evolution of marine invertebrate biodiversity and he received a Bachelor of Science in Geology/Earth Science from Brigham Young University.
- Research in Dr. Olabarrieta’s Coastal Hazards Lab focuses on the processes that drive coastal erosion and flooding under extreme storms and longer-term (seasonal to decadal) inlet and estuarine morphodynamics. One of the main goal is to improve numerical models used to predict coastal change, erosion and flooding.
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Research in Dr. Olabarrieta’s Coastal Hazards Lab focuses on the processes that drive coastal erosion and flooding under extreme storms and longer-term (seasonal to decadal) inlet and estuarine morphodynamics. One of the main goal is to improve numerical models used to predict coastal change, erosion and flooding.
Dr. Enrique Orozco Lopez is investigating how water and nutrients from Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee River Watershed impact coastal water quality resulting in frequent harmful algal blooms.
His research focuses in modeling the Caloosahatchee River Watershed hydrology, in applying physically-based neural networks to boost models’ calibration and testing efficiencies, and in the sequential integration of the fate and transport models from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River Watershed and its Estuary.…
- Research areas: sea level rise, soil carbon storage, salt marsh restoration in coastal Florida, restoration of water quality via shellfish, sea grass & mangrove habitat restoration and mitigation.
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Charli joined the Center for Coastal Solutions in May 2022 as a research technician. Charli enjoys working in water quality monitoring and is passionate about understanding the impacts of saltwater intrusion into the Everglades freshwater ecosystems.
Previously, they worked as a field technician at FIU in the Wetland Ecosystems Research Lab developing remote sonde data collection systems for real time field data monitoring.
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering
- Research interests: Structural Dynamics, Experimental Methods, Optimization, Protective Systems, Wind Engineering, and Earthquake Engineering.
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- Dr. Phlips has initiated a toxic algae research program, with the goal of evaluating the distribution, causes and consequences of harmful algae in both freshwater and marine ecosystems.
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- Managing Partner at 10 Point Capital
- UF, Chemical Engineering, ‘90
- Harvard MBA, ’95
- 2020 Pinnacle Award Winner
- Research interests: Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Services; Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems
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- BCE in Environmental Engineering, UF
- ICEX Principal since 2004
- Founding Member of the Prometheus Endeavor
- Former Vice President, Global Head of Research for Gartner; Gartner Executive Fellow for 26 years
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Sharon Ryan is the Associate Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives. She leads strategic planning, communications, and outreach for the Center, as well as support its partnership and development initiatives.
She received her BA in French from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, her BPR in Public Relations (recognized by Canadian Public Relations Society for excellence in PR education) and MA in Environmental Communication and Education from Royal Roads University.
- Relevant research areas: molecular mechanisms that drive various health impacts associated with environmental exposures to agents which include endocrine disruptors, mineral fibers, and nanomaterials; nano-enabled applications relevant to improving water quality in aquaculture settings
- Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Global Health and a member of the Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology and Emerging Pathogens Institute at the UF
- Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Cultural Affairs, and Wellness Programs
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Megan Sam is the Communications Specialist and supports the Associate Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives to develop a monthly Coastal Edges newsletter, manages CCS social media accounts and website and supports in event planning.
She received her BA in Sustainability Studies and Sociology from the University of Florida.
- Relevant research areas: interactions of hydrology, chemistry and control/treatment/reuse of rainfall-runoff and snowmelt; green materials and infrastructure systems in the urban environment, such as engineering permeable pavement systems; in-situ geoenvironmental systems for hydrologic and chemical cycling; soil modification; unit operations and processes for storm water and wastewater; storm water TMDL analysis and sampling methods; adsorptive-filtration phenomena; control of metals and nutrients; anaerobic digestion; urban drainage systems and solidification/stabilization
- Teaching interests: storm water system design, wastewater systems design, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, environmental hydrology, and urban hydrologic cycling.
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- Relevant research areas: network optimization, combinatorial optimization, integer programming, and interdiction games. Operations research applied to environmental/urban planning, public policy, and service systems.
- Teaching expertise: Operations research, mathematical programming, discrete optimization, network optimization, and multistage optimization.
- Associate Director at the Center for Applied Optimization
Dr. Serafin is a coastal scientist who researches extreme sea levels and coastal hazards to better understand how our coastlines are changing and the resultant consequences for people and places. She combines observational datasets with statistical and numerical models to understand the frequency, drivers, and impacts of coastal flooding and erosion events. Some of her interests include compound flooding hazards, extreme value analysis, coastal processes, human-natural coupled systems, flood risk management in a changing climate, and climate adaptation and resilience.…
Matt Sheehan, a journalist who has spent his career working in established and emerging media helping organizations make strategic shifts in digital, is a member of the journalism faculty at the University of Florida. He serves as managing director of the Center for Public Interest Communications and interim administrator of the UF Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology.…
- Michael K. Ochi Professor of Coastal Engineering
- Research areas: Coastal and oceanographic engineering, coastal ecosystem dynamics
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- Vice Chair – US Technology Sector Leader, Deloitte LLP
- National Industry Leader – Tech, Media and Telecom; Risk and Financial Advisory
- Global Crown Jewel Lead Client Services Partner
- Developer and Co-Dean, Art of Engagement Leadership Development Program
- Over 32 years of professional experience serving companies headquartered in Silicon Valley and around the world and specializes in leadership development, change management, and large-scale business transformation
- Assistant Professor of Biogeochemistry in the Department of Soil and Water Sciences at the IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center
- Florida Sea Grant Affiliate
- Research areas: coastal biogeochemistry, shellfish, water quality, biogeochemical response of restoration and management activities, effects of climate variability and sea level rise on biogeochemistry of South Florida’s coastal habitats
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Nina Stark is the faculty lead of the coastal & marine geotechnics research group. Nina has received her MS (Diploma) in Geophysics in 2007 from the Westphalian Wilhelms University Muenster, Germany, and her PhD in Marine Geotechnics in 2011 from the University of Bremen, Germany. She worked as a postdoc at the University of Bremen (2011-2012) and at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (2012-2013). She was an assistant professor from 2013-2019 and an associate professor from 2019-2023 in the geotechnical engineering program at Virginia Tech. She joined the University of Florida as an associate professor in 2023. Nina has received the NSF CAREER award in 2018, the ONR Young Investigator Award in 2018, and was leading the SERDP Project of the Year in 2022.
Dr. Sharlynn Sweeney manages and coordinates a wide variety of projects at the CCS.
Dr. Sweeney received a dual BS in Biology and Marine Sciences from the University of Miami, MLIS (Masters in Library and Information Studies) from FSU and earned a PhD in Systems Ecology / Environmental Engineering Sciences from UF.
Kevin provides individuals and business owners with wealth management solutions, including investments, risk management, estate and tax planning, insurance planning as well as qualified and nonqualified retirement and benefit plans. He relies on the deep knowledge he has gained from business, legal and tax education to offer wealth advice to help clients reach their goals.…
- Research interests: coastal carbon model, marsh accretion rates
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- Physical oceanography, observations and numerical modeling of estuarine and coastal hydrodynamic processes, estuary-ocean exchange, competition between buoyancy and mixing.
- Ph.D., Oceanography, SUNY at Stony Brook
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As director of field research for the Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS), Todd oversees field work for multiple complex projects in different locations throughout Florida and the Southeast region.
Todd received his Bachelor’s in Marine Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz.
- Department of Biology and Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
- Research interests: animal migration, sea turtles, stable isotope ecology
- Vander Zanden Lab webpage: Animal Migration and Ecology Lab
- Research Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
- Associate Director, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
- Research areas: Sustainability (built environment resilience), climate change and resilient design, regional conservation planning, community resilience, and actionable climate change information for landscape architects and educators
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- Dr. Wilkinson specializes in the collection and processing of data using geospatial sensors, with emphasis on airborne and terrestrial photography, lidar, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS), particularly 3D scene reconstruction using photogrammetric techniques as well as data adjustment, fusion, and uncertainty estimation.
- PhD, Geomatics, University of Florida
- Personal/Lab Website: Geospatial Mapping and Applications Lab
- Research interests: biometrics / identity science, artificial intelligence, applied machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing
- Director of AI Partnerships, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Director, Biometrics and Machine Learning Group (BMLG), Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research (FICS)
- IEEE Senior Member, ACM Senior Member, National Academy of Science Kavli Frontiers Fellow, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) member
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- Director, Multimedia Communications and Networking Laboratory (MCN)
- Network Science, Theory of Complex Systems, Complexity Theory
- Deep learning, Natural Language processing, Knowledge Centric Networking (KCN)
- Unified approach for logical reasoning and deep learning
- More at Dr. Wu’s webpage
- Research areas: nearshore processes, sediment transport, physical-ecological coupling of ecosystems
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- Research area: Transportation engineering
- Research interests: Data science, transportation and resilience
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