Affiliated Faculty are organized into the research areas of Ecology, Coastal Physical Science, Public & Environmental Health, Policy, and Water Quality. Please use the drop down menu to filter by any one of these categories. You can also find profile information by clicking on the images or plus sign.
- 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: Coastal ecosystems, resilience, ecosystem services, anthropogenic impacts and natural environmental gradients
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- Estuarine ecology, community ecology, environmental engineering, ecosystem resilience to climate change and other human impacts
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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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- 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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- Research interests: Disease ecology and epidemiology, Marine community resilience and restoration
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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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- 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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- 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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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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- 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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Dr. Gader researches hyperspectral image analysis, a.k.a. imaging spectroscopy, algorithms for agriculture, the environment, and national security. His research areas include unmixing (an inverse-problem), dimensionality reduction, and classification using NASA and NSF big data sets and investigated hyperspectral and color imaging for ripeness, disease, landmines, and explosives detection. He is developing physics-based, data-driven nonlinear, and hybrid computational models for hyperspectral unmixing.
- 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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- 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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- 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. Our research is highly interdisciplinary and involves collaborators in all fields of geosciences at U.S. and international institutions.
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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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- 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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- 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. 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. Since navigating turbulence relies on sensing flow fluctuations, another part of my research looks at the organization and function of neurons in the flow-detecting lateral line hair cell system in fish.
These hair cells are identical to those found in human ears with one exception: the lateral line system is much more simple and experimentally accessible.
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- 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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- 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 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
- 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 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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- 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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- Katherine Deliz 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. Additional research interests include resilience, sustainability and public health.
- Research areas: Water Systems, Systems Ecology & Ecological Engineering
- Research interests:
- Dynamics of integrated natural, build and human systems
- What is the effect of anthropogenic activities and pollutants on environmental microbiomes and biochemical cycles?
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- 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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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. With his colleagues, he provides strategic advice and training using insights from behavioral, cognitive and social sciences to help partners using strategic communication for the greater good.
- Michael K. Ochi Professor of Coastal Engineering
- Research areas: Coastal and oceanographic engineering, coastal ecosystem dynamics
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- 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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- 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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- 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
- 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
- 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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