Faculty - Oceanography

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Welcome to the  Department of Oceanography. Our mission of research and education is fueled by the intellectual vitality and contributions of our faculty. Our high quality instruction and viable research program well prepare our  students on Decision Superiority through Battlespace Environment.  

Peter C. Chu,  OC  Chair

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Peter C. Chu
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Oceanography
Ph.D, University of Chicago

Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction.  Website


Jackie Clement-Kinney
Research Associate Professor
Oceanography
Ph.D, Naval Postgraduate School

Arctic Oceanography  Website


John A. Colosi
Professor
Oceanography
Ph.D, University of California, Santa Cruz
Wave propagation through random media, acoustical oceanography

John Joseph
Faculty Associate, Research
MS, Naval Postgraduate School
Acoustic applications in marine mammal research.  Acoustic modeling and Measurement.

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Jamie MacMahan
Professor, Academic Associate & Associate Chair - Instruction
Oceanography
Ph.D, University of Florida

Nearshore, Estuarine, Riverine Processes through Field Observations and Statistical Techniques.  Website


Tetyana Margolina
Faculty Associate, Research
Ph.D, Marine Hydrophysical Institute
Physical oceanography, marine bioacoustics, oceanographic data analysis.

Wieslaw Maslowski
Research Professor
Ph.D, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Arctic Climate Change and Prediction using Observations and Models to Understand the Relationship Between Physical Processes and Large Scale States and Variability.  Website

Christopher W. Miller
Faculty Associate, Research
MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School
Acoustical Oceanography, Underwater Acoustics, AIS traffic systems.   Electronic controller & data acquisition & processing, communications, and networking.

Derek Olson
Assistant Professor
Oceanography
Ph.D., Penn State University
dolson (at) nps.edu
High frequency seafloor acoustics, acoustic scattering, sediment geoacoustics, synthetic aperture sonar, acoustic remote sensing

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Mara Orescanin
Assistant Professor
Oceanography
PhD, MIT
msoresca (at) nps.edu
Numerical modeling and observations of coastal processes including tidal inlets, beach breaching, and marsh hydrodynamics.   Website

D. Benjamin Reeder
Research Associate Professor
Ph.D, MIT/WHOI
Shallow Water Acoustics, Acoustic Scattering, Ambient Noise, Acoustical Oceanography

Timour Radko
Professor and Associate Chair - Research
Ph.D, Florida State Univesity
Ocean Dynamics and Modeling

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Robert Bourke
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D, Oregon State University
Polar Oceanography

Roland W. Garwood
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D, University of Washington
Air-Sea Interaction, Mixed Layer Dynamics.

Edward B. Thornton
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Ph.D, University of Florida
Hydrodynamics of the Nearshore Processes

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Ching-Sang Chiu
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Oceanography
ScD, MIT/WHOI
Shallow-Water Acoustics and Acoustical Oceanography

Thomas C. Herbers
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D, UC - San Diego
Ocean Surface Waves, Nearshore and Continental Shelf Processes

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Curtis A. Collins
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D, Oregon State University
Descriptive Physical Oceanography

Timothy Stanton
Research Professor Emeritus
MS, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ocean Turbulence, Polar Ocean / Ice Interactions, and Ocean Instrumentation.  Website