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Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink

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geochemistry, global element cycles, hard-rock geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, mantle geochemistry, sedimentary geochemistry, trace elements, Globa Rivers Observatory

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Robert S. Pickart

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western boundary currents, ventilation, deep convection

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Christopher Piecuch

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sea level change, ocean circulation, Bayesian methods, numerical modeling

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Jesús Pineda

Department: Biology (WHOI)
Institution: WHOI
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I study the processes that determine the fluctuations & distribution of coastal marine bottom organisms such as barnacles & lobsters, with emphasis on how biological-physical interactions.

Interests: Biophysical interactions
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Desiree Plata

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environmental chemistry, environmentally and economically sustainable design

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Albert Plueddemann

Department: Physical Oceanography
Institution: WHOI
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Research interests include: response of the upper ocean to surface forcing; structure of the oceanic surface boundary layer; coastal processes; oceanographic instrumentation.

Interests: Air-Sea Interactions, Coastal processes, Sensors & instrumentation
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Kurt L. Polzin

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internal waves, mixing, stirring, fine structure

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Lawrence J. Pratt

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deep overflows, chaos, meanders, hydraulic

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James C. Preisig

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acoustic propagation modeling, signal processing, numerical optimization, communications

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James F. Price

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deep overflows, observations, upper ocean dynamics

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Andrey Proshutinsky

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arctic ocean, tides, numerical modeling, climate

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David Ralston

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estuarine physics, sediment transport, physical-biological interactions

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Britt Raubenheimer

Department: Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering
Institution: WHOI
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Britt Raubenheimer investigates coastal physical processes including ocean waves & flows, flooding & inundation, groundwater, pollutant transport, & beach & surfzone seafloor evolution.

Interests: Coastal processes, Fluid dynamics, Remote sensing
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Chris Reddy

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environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, organic chemistry

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Daniel J. Repeta

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carbon cycle science, climate, colloid chemistry, diagenesis, ecosystem dynamics, environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, estuarine sciences, geomicrobiology, global change, global element cycles, microbial biogeochemistry, nuclear and radioactive waste disposal

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Paola Rizzoli

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climate, general ocean circulation, ecosystem models, data assimilation

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Daniel H. Rothman

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numerical models of nonlinear dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, and pattern formation; theoretical models of rock physics; numerical methods for seismology

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Nick Roy

Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Institution: MIT
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My research goal is to build unmanned vehicles that can perform with uncertain & limited knowledge of the world to complete a range of missions including scientific goals.

Interests: Robotics & autonomy

Leigh H. Royden

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regional geology and geophysics; plate tectonics, thermal effects of continental deformation; mechanics of large-scale continental deformation; lithospheric flexure; continental extensions and sedimentary basin formation; uplift and erosion in mountain belts

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Svenja Ryan

Department: Physical Oceanography
Institution: WHOI
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I utilize a wide range of tools & datasets to study regional to large scale ocean variability, mainly in the Northwest Atlantic, & how open-ocean processes impact the coastal ocean.

Interests: Coastal processes, Global overturning circulation, Polar ecosystems & processes
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