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Steven J. Lentz

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coastal oceanography, wind-driven circulation, buoyancy-driven circulation, boundary layer dynamics

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John J. Leonard

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sensor data fusion, autonomous underwater vehicles, adaptive echolocation

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Pierre Lermusiaux

Department: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: MIT
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http://mseas.mit.edu/?page_id=26

Interests: Coastal processes, Data science, Ocean engineering
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Yang Liao

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Physical Volcanology, Hydrothermal circulation, Geophysical Fluids Dynamics, Turbulence, and Analogue experiments.

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Jian Lin

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geodynamics; marine geophysics

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Yaqin Liu

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Economic model on coupled human and natural systems, climatic impact on marine resources, mitigation strategies and conservation measures

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Marine (Yaqin) Liu

Department: Marine Policy Center
Institution: WHOI
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My research centers around the response, adaptation, & interaction of human behavior to changing marine ecosystems to develop management strategies & policy towards sustainability.

Interests: Coral Reefs, Data science, Marine policy & economics
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Daniel Lizarralde

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marine seismology, geophysics

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Joel Llopiz

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fish, fish larvae, zooplankton, trophic interactions, larval ecology

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Matthew Long

Department: Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Institution: WHOI
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My research examines how natural & human-driven processes shape marine ecosystems, focusing on biogeochemical cycling, global change impacts, & developing technologies to sustain coastal systems

Interests: Biogeochemistry, Carbon cycling, Sensors & instrumentation
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James F. Lynch

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underwater acoustics, shallow water acoustics, arctic acoustics, acoustic tomography, high-frequency backscatter from particles

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Laurence P. Madin

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zooplankton

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Amala Mahadevan

Department: Physical Oceanography
Institution: WHOI
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Ocean physics & biogeochemistry, the carbon cycle, ocean’s role in climate, environmental fluid mechanics, process studies using observations & numerical modeling.

Interests: Biophysical interactions, Fluid dynamics
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Nicholas Makris

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acoustical oceanography, underwater imaging, matched field tomography

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Ted Maksym

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sea ice, polar regions, ice-ocean-atmosphere interactions, polar technology

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Olivier Marchal

Department: Geology & Geophysics
Institution: WHOI
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My research interests concern the changes in large-scale ocean circulation & their influences on climate. I also study the biogeochemical cycle of carbon & trace metals in the open ocean.

Interests: Biogeochemistry, Climate & paleoclimate, Fluid dynamics

John Marshall

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ocean modeling, climate, biogeochemical cycles, geophysical fluid dynamics

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William R. Martin

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diagenesis, radiochemistry, sediment-seawater exchange, sedimentary geochemistry

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Seth McCammon

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Field Robotics, Multirobot Systems, Adaptive Exploration and Sampling Algorithms

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Michael S. McCartney

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circulation, climate, water mass

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