All Personnel


Maruf Agbaje

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
maruf.agbaje@uga.edu

Mitchelle Agonsi

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Mitchelle.Agonsi@uga.edu

Mitchelle Agonsi

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Mitchelle.Agonsi@uga.edu

Moussa Alaqsum

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
mmalaqsum@uga.edu

Merryl Alber

Professor, Director of the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island
malber@uga.edu
(706) 542-5966

Clark Alexander

Director, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Professor
clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu
(912) 598-2329

Shahram Asgari

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
sa01687@uga.edu

Giovanna Sayuri Azarias Utsumi

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Giovanna.AzariasUtsumi@uga.edu

Henry Bagby

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
hcb07500@uga.edu

Autumn Baker

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
ab47660@uga.edu

Mirayana Barros

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
mirayana@uga.edu

Sierra Bartlett

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
sb29930@uga.edu

Jazlyn Beeck

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
jjb39909@uga.edu

Mona Behl

Public Service Assistant, Georgia Sea Grant
mbehl@uga.edu
(706) 542-6621

Holly Bik

Associate Professor
hbik@uga.edu
706-542-2844

Jackson Blanton

Professor Emeritus, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Mari Bourbonnais

Masters Graduate Research Assistant (non-thesis)
mbourbonnais@uga.edu

Jay Brandes

Professor
jay.brandes@skio.uga.edu
(912) 598-2361

Jenna Brown

Laboratory Technician
jenna.brown2@uga.edu

Clifton Buck

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
csbuck@uga.edu
(912) 598-2418

Hannah Budroe

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
hmb25721@uga.edu

Adrian Burd

Professor
adrianb@uga.edu
(706) 542-1604

Zane Burris

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
zeb32975@uga.edu

Jeb Byers

Professor, School of Ecology
jebyers@uga.edu
(706) 542-2968

Renato Castelao

Physical oceanography, Professor
castelao@uga.edu
(706) 542-2422

Shaomin Chen

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Shaomin.Chen@uga.edu

Natalie Cohen

Assistant Professor
cohen@uga.edu
912-598-2312

Claire Cook

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
claire.czc@uga.edu

Christopher Craft

Professor, Indiana University
ccraft@indiana.edu
(812) 856-1837

Saracrystal Daye

Administrative and Research Communication Liaison
saracrystal.daye@uga.edu
7065425888

Alejandro De Santiago Perez

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant - Institute of Bioinformatics
Alejandro.DeSantiagoPerez@uga.edu

Michelle Demers

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
md89517@uga.edu

Daniela Di Iorio

Department Head, Professor
daniela@uga.edu
(706) 542-2820 / (706) 542-7020

Maggie Dolan

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
Margaret.Dolan@uga.edu

Dillon Doomstorm

Laboratory Technician

Patrick Duffy

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
patrick.duffy@skio.uga.edu

Patrick Duffy

patrick.duffy@skio.uga.edu

Angelica Dziurzynski

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
Angelica.Dziurzynski@uga.edu

Catherine Edwards

Associate Professor
catherine.edwards@skio.uga.edu
(912) 598-2471

Levi Ellington

Marine Sciences Administrative Specialist I
lre65464@uga.edu
(706) 542 - 7671

Maisha Epps

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
mte65393@uga.edu

Emelie Foster

Project Manager
Emelie.Foster@uga.edu

Nicholas Foukal

Assistant Professor
Nicholas.Foukal@uga.edu

Marc Frischer

Professor
marc.frischer@skio.uga.edu
(912) 598-2308

Alyssa Fritz

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
af78560@uga.edu

Claire Garfield

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
cmg73054@uga.edu

Carl Gibson

Postbaccalaureate Research Associate

Simone Gibson

Research Assistant/Technician
Simone.Gibson@uga.edu

Emily Gipson

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
eeg37520@uga.edu

Susan Goldstein

Professor, Department of Geology
sgoldst@uga.edu
(706) 542-2397

Nathan Greenslit

Nathan.Greenslit@uga.edu

Adam Greer

Assistant Professor
atgreer@uga.edu
912-598-2334

Britany Guo

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
bg06386@uga.edu

Maria Hamilton

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Maria.Hamilton@uga.edu

Min Khant Han

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Min.Han2@uga.edu

Elizabeth Harvey

Adjunct Professor
Elizabeth.Harvey@unh.edu

Austin Heil

Director of Marine Science Instructional Laboratory, Graduate Program Faculty
austin.heil@uga.edu

Io Hennessy

Administrative and Communications Liaison
Io.Hennessy@uga.edu

Adrienne Hoarfrost

Assistant Professor
adrienne.hoarfrost@uga.edu

Robert Hodson

Professor Emeritus
rhodson@uga.edu

Steven Holland

Professor, Department of Geology
stratum@uga.edu
(706) 542-0424

James (Tim) Hollibaugh

Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus
aquadoc@uga.edu

Yasmin Holt

Masters Graduate Research Assistant (non-thesis)
Yasmin.Holt@uga.edu

Brian Hopkinson

Adjunct Professor
bmhopkin@uga.edu
(706) 542-2037

Charles Hopkinson

Professor Emeritus
chopkins@uga.edu

Kim Hunter

Research Professional IV
kshunter@uga.edu
706-542-6818

Christelle Hyacinthe

Research Professional
Christelle.Hyacinthe@uga.edu

Richard Jahnke

Professor Emeritus, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
rick.jahnke@skio.uga.edu

Abigail Johnson

Postdoctoral Research Associate
AbigailJohnson@uga.edu

Mandy Joye

Athletic Assoc. Professor of Arts & Sciences , Regents' Professor
mjoye@uga.edu
(706) 542-5893

Taylor Kilgore

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
Taylor.Kilgore@uga.edu

Charlotte Kollman

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant, AGU Ocean Sciences Executive Committee 2023/24 Student Representative
charlotte.kollman@uga.edu

Herbert Leavitt

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
hl51981@uga.edu

Erin Lipp

Associate Professor, University of Georgia College of Public Health
elipp@uga.edu
(706) 583-8138

Ben Lowin

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
ben.lowin@uga.edu

Katherine (Kady) Lyons

Research Scientist, GA Aquarium
klyons@georgiaaquarium.org

Justin Manley

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
manley@uga.edu
(912)598-2348

Grace Mann

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
mkm09043@uga.edu

Zachary Marinelli

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Zamarinelli@uga.edu

Md Masud-Ul-Alam

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
mm59115@uga.edu

Kristen McCash

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Kristen.McCash@uga.edu

Patricia Medeiros

Professor, Aquatic Organic Geochemistry
medeiros@uga.edu
(706) 542-6744

Christof Meile

Professor
cmeile@uga.edu
(706) 542-6549

Bill Miller

Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
bmiller@uga.edu
(706) 542-4299

Mallory Mintz

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
mallory.mintz@uga.edu

Tito Montenegro

Research Assistant
davidpm@uga.edu
(706)542-6818

Mary Ann Moran

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor
(706) 542-6481, mmoran at uga.edu

Margaret Myszewski

Program Coordinator I
myszew@uga.edu

James Nelson

Associate Professor Emeritus
jim.nelson@skio.uga.edu

Jimmy Nelson

Assistant Professor
jimmy.nelson@uga.edu

Felipe Niencheski

Adjunct Professor, Fundacao Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia
felipeniencheski@furg.br
+55 53 32336516

Scott Noakes

Associate Research Scientist, University of Georgia Center for Applied Isotope Studies
snoakes@uga.edu
(706) 542-6134

Olorunjuedalo Oguntoyinbo

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
oso62959@uga.edu

Ashley Ohall

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
aeo89023@uga.edu

Daniel Ohnemus

Assistant Professor
dan@uga.edu
912-598-2414

Paul Okrah

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
paul.okrah@uga.edu

Gideon Oyeku

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Gideon.Oyeku@uga.edu

Gustav-Adolph Paffenhofer

Professor Emeritus, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Gustav.Paffenhofer@skio.uga.edu

Tiago Pereira

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tiago.Pereira@uga.edu

Hunter Powell

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
hsp01116@uga.edu

McKenzie Powers

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
mckpwrs@uga.edu

Brooke Purves

Masters Graduate Research Assistant (non-thesis)
Brooke.Purves@uga.edu

Lucia Ramirez-Joseph

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
lr65325@uga.edu

Mariah Ricci

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
mariahricci@uga.edu

Liam Riley

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
William.Riley@uga.edu

Sara Rivero-Calle

Assistant Professor
rivero@uga.edu

James Sanders

Professor Emeritus
jim.sanders@skio.uga.edu
(912) 598-3340

Adam Sapp

Scientific Computing Professional Specialist
asapp@uga.edu

Jaclyn Saunders

Assistant Professor
Jaci@uga.edu

Dana Savidge

Associate Professor Emerita
dana.savidge@skio.uga.edu
(912) 598-3344

John Schalles

Professor, Creighton University
JohnSchalles@creighton.edu
(402) 280-2155

Aiden Schuster

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
ajs82292@uga.edu

Joan Sheldon

Research Professional III
jsheldon@uga.edu

Wade Sheldon

Scientific Computing Professional Specialist
sheldon@uga.edu

Michael Sheridan

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
mts59544@uga.edu

Ryan Sibert

Research Professional
rsibert@uga.edu

Jacob Simon

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
jacob.simon25@uga.edu

Christa Smith

Research Professional III
cbs649@uga.edu
(706) 542-0341

James Solow

Postdoctoral Research Associate
James.Solow@uga.edu

Amanda Spivak

Associate Professor
aspivak@uga.edu
762.499.6228

Isaac Stone

Masters Graduate Research Assistant (non-thesis)
jis82692@uga.edu

Ming-Yi Sun

Emeritus Professor
mysun@uga.edu

Abby Swierz

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
ams71608@uga.edu

Catherine Teare Ketter

Emerita Academic Professional
cmscatk@uga.edu
(706) 583-0862

Alex Thomas

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
amt50197@uga.edu

Leslie Townsell

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Leslie.Townsell@uga.edu

Gabi Tutelo

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant

Elizabeth Tuttle

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
eft51014@uga.edu

Jackie Valladares

Masters Graduate Research Assistant
Jacqueline.Valladares@uga.edu

Beverly Vantine

Student Affairs Professional III
bev.vantine@uga.edu
(706) 542-7162

Stuart Wakeham

Emeritus Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
stuart.g.wakeham@gmail.com

Randy Walker

Associate Professor Emeritus

Sally Walker

Professor, Department of Geology
swalker@uga.edu
(706) 542-2396

Nele Weigt

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
nsw26054@uga.edu

William Wiebe

Emeritus Professor

Brock Woodson

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, University of Georgia
bwoodson@uga.edu
(706) 542-9574

Patricia Yager

Professor
pyager@uga.edu
(706) 340-2273

Zhicheng Yang

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Zhicheng.Yang@uga.edu

Dingxi Zhang

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
Dingxi.Zhang@uga.edu

Nikki Hejia Zhang

Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant
NikkiHejia.Zhang1@uga.edu

Guangchao Zhuang

Assistant Professor, Ocean University of China
gzhuang@uga.edu

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