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Scientific Staff

Brett Baker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Microbial Ecology

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Fisheries Ecology

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Ecology, Evolution, and Functional Role of Fishes

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Edward J. Buskey, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Chair
Marine Zooplankton Ecology

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Marine Trophic Ecology

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

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Deana L. Erdner, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Phytoplankton Ecology

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Andrew J. Esbaugh, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Fish Physiology

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Lee A. Fuiman, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Director, Fisheries & Mariculture Lab (FAML)
Perry R. Bass Chair in Fisheries and Mariculture
Fish Biology

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Zhanfei Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Marine Organic Geochemistry/Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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  • Kaijun Lu, Postdoctoral Fellow
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James W. McClelland, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor
Land-Sea Coupling/Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics/Biogeochemistry

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Dong-Ha Min, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Instruction
Chemical oceanography, Environmental Science, and Climate Change

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Aquatic Toxicology

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Landscape Coastal Ecology

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Peter Thomas, Ph.D., Professor
H-E-B Endowed Chair in Marine Science 
Marine Toxicology/Reproductive Physiology

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  • Caroline Matkin, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Fellow

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Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (MANERR) and Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK)

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Amos Rehabilitation Keep

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Professors Emerita/Emeritus

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

G. Joan Holt, Ph.D., Professor Emerita
Physical, chemical and biological factors that affect the growth and survival of larval and juvenile marine fish

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

Adjunct Professors

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James W. McClelland, Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole


*part-time/temporary