
FS Humphries Science and Research Center, Room #308F
Meetings • By Appointment

NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Distinguished Research Scientist

I am a physical oceanographer who enjoys mentoring graduate studens applying numerical
analysis, modeling, and field methods to study oceanographic phenomena with applications
to ecosystems, offshore industry, and extreme weather events.

- Physical oceanography
- Air-Sea Interaction
- Satellite Remote Sensing
- Ocean Modeling

- Florida State University • 1999
Ph.D. in Oceanography
- Florida State University • 1997
M.S. in Oceanography
- University of Missouri, Columbia • 1995
B.S. in Mathematics
- University of Missouri, Columbia • 1995
B.S. in Computer Science

- Professor and Distinguished Research Scientist • 2018 - Present
FAMU School of the Environment (SOE),
NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems,
Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL.
- Senior Research Scientist • 2013-2018
Florida State University (FSU), Center for Ocean -
Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL
- Associate Research Scientist • 2007-2013
Florida State University (FSU), Center for Ocean -
Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL
- Assistant Research Scientist • 2002-2007
Florida State University (FSU), Center for Ocean -
Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL
- Research Associate - 2000-2002
Florida State University (FSU), Center for Ocean -
Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL

50+ Peer-Reviewed Articles
Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on over $13 million in research grants

- 2008 DOI/NASA William T. Pecora Award (as member of the QuikSCAT Mission Team)