| Name | Area of Expertise or Interest | Main Organization | Email Address | Telephone |
| Waasbergen, Loraine G. |
The Sensing of Blue/UV-A Light and High-intensity White Light by Cyanobacteria |
Department of Biology |
lorivw@uta.edu |
+1 817-272-5239 |
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| Wade, Terry L. |
Environmental Chemistry; Atmospheric Chemistry; Environmental Science; Ecological Indicators; Pollution; Sustainable Development; Chemical Oceanography |
Geochemical & Environmental Research Group |
terry@gerg.tamu.edu |
+1 979-862-2323 |
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| Waide, Jack |
Wetland Ecology |
National Wetlands Research Center |
jwaide@usgs.gov |
+1 337-266-8893 |
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| Waldbeser, Lillian |
Immunology; Cell Biology; Genetics and Nucleic Acids; Microbiology |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
lillian.waldbeser@tamucc.edu |
+1 361-825-6050 |
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| Walker, Calvin |
Chemistry; Seafood Safety; Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry; Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Harmful Algal Blooms; Pollution; Public Health; Biochemistry and Molecular Structure and Function |
Mississippi Laboratories National Seafood Inspection Laboratory |
calvin.walker@noaa.gov |
+1 228-762-7402 |
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| Walker, Nan |
Satellite Oceanography; Air-Sea Interactions and Hurricanes; Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Circulation; Climate Dynamics; Meteorology; Harmful Algal Blooms; Hypoxia; Physical Oceanography |
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Coastal Studies Institute Earth Scan Laboratory |
nwalker@lsu.edu |
+1 225-578-5331 |
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| Walker, Sharon H. |
Marine Science Education |
J.L. Scott Marine Education Center |
sharon.walker@usm.edu |
+1 228-374-5550 |
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| Walker, William W. |
Ecological Diagnostics |
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources |
bill.walker@dmr.state.ms.us++ |
+1 228-374-5000 ext. 5010 |
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| Wallace, Richard K. |
Extension Marine Specialist; Fisheries; Hypoxia; Restoration |
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center |
rwallace@acesag.auburn.edu |
+1 334-438-5690 |
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| Waller, Richard S. |
Fisheries Research |
Center for Fisheries Research and Development |
richard.waller@usm.edu |
+1 228-872-4202 |
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| Walling, William |
Bioprofiles |
Panama City Laboratory |
Bill.Walling@noaa.gov |
+1 850-234-6541 |
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| Walls, Susan C. |
Amphibian Ecology; Population Declines |
National Wetlands Research Center |
susan_walls@usgs.gov |
+1 337-266-8671 |
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| Walsh, Catherine |
Immunology |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
cjwalsh@mote.org |
+1 994-388-4441 |
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| Walsh, Don |
Submarines; Ocean Engineering; Deep Diving Submersibles; Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs); Polar Exploration; Global Atmospheric Research; Crustal Structure, Tectonics and Seismology; Coastal Development; Ecotourism; Oil and Gas Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS); Physical Oceanography; Geography; Law and Social Sciences; Political Science |
International Maritime Incorporated |
imiwalsh@mac.com |
+1 541-572-2313 |
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| Walsh, John J. |
Biogeochemical Cycling; Biological Oceanography |
College of Marine Science |
jwalsh@marine.usf.edu |
+1 727-553-1164 |
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| Walsh, Patrick J. |
Molecular Physiology; Population Genetics |
Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa |
pwalsh@rsmas.miami.edu |
+1 305-361-4617 |
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| Walsh, Stephen J. |
Ichthyology; Ecophysiology; Conservation Biology; Physiology and Behavior; Ecology; Fisheries; Population Biology; Systematics; Ecological Indicators; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Invasive Species; Restoration |
University of Florida |
swalsh@usgs.gov |
+1 352-264-3512 |
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| Walther, Benjamin |
Ecology; Fisheries; Population Biology; Biological Oceanography |
University of Texas Marine Science Institute |
bwalther@mail.utexas.edu |
+1 361-749-6810 |
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| Wang, John D. |
Applied Marine Physics; Coastal Oceanography |
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
jwang@rsmas.miami.edu |
+1 305-361-4648 |
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| Wang, Ping |
Coastal Sedimentation |
USF Coastal Research Laboratory |
pwang@chuma.cas.usf.edu |
+1 813-974-9170 |
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| Ward, Amelia K. |
Freshwater Microbial Ecology; Primary and Secondary Productivity of Algae and Bacteria; Nutrient Cycling; Interactions of Microbiota with other Trophic Levels in Lakes, Streams, Thermal Springs, River Floodplains and Wetlands |
Center for Freshwater Studies |
award@biology.as.ua.edu |
+1 205-348-1796 |
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| Wardlaw, Bruce R. |
Hydrogeology and Mapping |
United States Geological Survey |
bwardlaw@usgs.gov |
+1 703-648-5288 |
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| Warr, James W. |
Environmental Management |
Alabama Department of Environmental Management |
Permitsmail@adem.state.al.us |
+1 334-271-7710 |
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| Warren, James R. |
Population Dynamics in Fisheries Management |
Center for Fisheries Research and Development |
tut.warren@usm.edu++ |
+1 228-872-4282 |
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| Wascom, Michael W. |
Ocean and Coastal Law |
Department of Environmental Studies |
coewas@lsu.edu |
+1 225-578-8521 |
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| Watkins, Joel |
Geology and Geophysics |
Texas A&M University |
joelw@tamu.edu |
+1 979-845-1300 |
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| Watling, Les |
Crustacean Biology and Benthic Ecology |
University of Maine |
watling@maine.edu |
+1 207-563-3146 ext. 248 |
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| Watson, Craig |
Aquaculture |
University of Florida |
caw@ifas.ufl.edu |
+1 813-671-5230 |
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| Watson, Richard L. |
Geology and Geologic History of the Texas Coast; Beach Erosion; Tidal Hydrodynamics; Inlet Stability and Design; Coastal Land Boundary Law; Geosciences and Geochemistry; Surficial Processes; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Restoration; Sustainable Development; Marine Geology and Geophysics; Law and Social Sciences |
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richard@texascoastgeology.com |
+1 361-749-4152 |
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| Watts, Stephen |
Nutrition, Aquaculture; Biochemistry and Molecular Structure and Function |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
sawatts@uab.edu |
+1 205-934-2045 |
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| Weatherly, Georges |
Sub-thermocline Circulation; Bottom Boundary Layers; Coastal Oceanography |
Florida State University |
weatherly@ocean.fsu.edu |
+1 850-644-2875 |
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| Weaver, Doug |
Coral Reef Mapping; Computer Graphics |
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary |
doug.weaver@tamucc.edu |
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| Webb, James W. |
Wetlands; Marshes; GIS Applications to Coastal Issues; Dune Restoration |
Texas A&M University at Galveston |
webbj@tamug.edu |
+1 409-740-4542 |
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| Webber, Elliott C. |
Aquatic Ecology |
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures |
ewebber@acesag.auburn.edu |
+1 334-844-9124 |
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| Weber, Egon |
Groundwater and Water Quality in Coastal Zones |
Center for Water Supply Studies |
egon.weber@tamucc.edu |
+1 361-825-2309 |
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| Webster, Kirk B. |
River Systems and Water Management |
Suwannee Water Management District |
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+1 904-362-1001 |
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| Weedman, Suzanne D. |
Hyddrogeology; Oil and Gas |
United States Geological Survey |
sweedman@usgs.gov |
+1 703-648-6470 |
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| Weeks, June |
Fishery Landings Data Collection |
Panama City Laboratory |
June.Weeks@noaa.gov |
+1 850-234-6541 |
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| Wehle, Carol Ann |
Water Resource Management; Decision, Risk and Management Science |
South Florida Water Management District |
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+1 561-686-8800 |
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| Weidemann, Alan |
Optical Oceanography; Harmful Algal Blooms; Biological Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Research Instrumentation |
Naval Research Laboratory |
alan.weidemann@nrlssc.navy.mil |
+1 228-688-6232 |
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| Weil, Ernesto |
Coral Reef Biology; Ecology; Population Biology; Systematics; Biological Oceanography |
Department of Marine Sciences - University of Puerto Rico |
eweil@caribe.net |
+1 787 899-2048 x. 241, 272 |
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| Wells, Randall |
Zoology; Behavioral Ecology; Marine Mammalogy; Population Biology; Physiology and Behavior; Ecology; Population Biology; Ecological Indicators; Ecotourism; Pollution |
Chicago Zoological Society, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida |
rwells@mote.org |
941-388-2705 |
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| Wells, Tami |
Urban, Coastal and Marine Ecology; Climate Dynamics; Ecology; Natural and Man-Made Hazard Mitigation; Population Biology; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Ecotourism; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Harmful Algal Blooms; Hypoxia; Invasive Species; Oil and Gas Development; Pollution; Public Health; Restoration; Sustainable Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS); Industrial Science and Technological Innovation; Materials Research; Mathematics; Modeling; Genetics and Nucleic Acids; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Marine Geology and Geophysics; Physical Oceanography; Research Instrumentation; Decision, Risk and Management Science; Geography; Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics; Sociology |
DTE Technologies, LLC, Smart Coast Board of Directors |
tami.wells@dte-technologies.com |
+1 251-259-1642 |
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| Welsh, Susan |
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Circulation; Ocean Modeling; Meteorology; Marine Geology and Geophysics; Physical Oceanography |
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences |
swelsh@lsu.edu |
+1 225-578-2889 |
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| Wertz, Rob |
Database Development for Coastal and Environmental Data; Computer and Computation Research |
United States Geological Survey |
rwertz@usgs.gov |
+1 727-803-8747 ext. 3045 |
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| Westphal, Karen |
Coastal Vegetation and Geomorphology; Coastal Change; Hurricane Impact Effects; Shoreline Aerial Video Surveys; Ecology; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Restoration; Geographic Information Science (GIS) |
Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences |
kwestphal@audubon.org |
+1 225-768-0921 |
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| Wetzel, Dana |
Ecotoxicology |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
dana@mote.org |
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| Wetzel, Laura |
Crustal Structure, Tectonics and Seismology |
Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory |
wetzellr@eckerd.edu |
+1 727-864-8484 |
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| Whelan, Thomas |
Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry |
University of Texas Pan-American |
twhelan3@panam.edu |
+1 956-381-2854 |
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| White, John |
Wetland Biogeochemistry |
Louisiana State University |
jrwhite@lsu.edu |
+1 225-578-8792 |
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| White, William A. |
Coastal Processes; Wetland Trends; Remote Sensing; Geographic Information System (GIS); Geosciences and Geochemistry; Surficial Processes; Coastal Development; Habitat Loss; Restoration |
Coastal Studies Group John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences |
bill.white@beg.utexas.edu++ |
+1 512-471-0338 |
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| Whitledge, Terry |
Biogeochemical Processes; Dynamics of Coastal Ocean and Estuaries; Eutrophication and Oxygen Depletion; Harmful Algal Blooms; Marine Chemistry/Chemical Oceanography; Nitrogen Cycle; Nutrient Chemistry; Nutrient Uptake and Regeneration; Ecology; Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry; Geosciences and Geochemistry; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Harmful Algal Blooms; Hypoxia; Pollution; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography |
Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
terry@ims.uaf.edu |
+1 907-474-7229 |
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| Wiggert, Jerry |
Biogeochemical Modeling; Remote Sensing; Hypoxia; Physical Oceanography |
Department of Marine Science |
jerry.wiggert@usm.edu |
+1 228 688-3491 |
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| Wilhour, Raymond G. |
Gulf of Mexico Health and Environmental Effects |
Gulf Ecology Division |
wilhour.ray@epa.gov |
+1 850-934-9213 |
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| Wilkins, R. Neal |
Wildlife Management; Ecology; Ecotourism; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Sustainable Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS) |
Texas A&M University |
nwilkins@tamu.edu |
+1 979-845-7726 |
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| Wilkinson, Dean |
Invasive Species |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
Dean.Wilkinson@noaa.gov++ |
+1 202-482-1166 |
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| Willard, Debra A. |
Ecosystem History and Paleoclimate; Stratigraphy and Paleontology |
United States Geological Survey |
dwillard@usgs.gov |
+1 703-648-5320 |
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| Willemsen, Jorge F. |
Applied Marine Physics; Modeling of Ocean Surface Gravity Waves |
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
jwillemsen@rsmas.miami.edu |
+1 305-421-4199 |
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| Williams, Cindy |
Hydropower Licensing; Fisheries; Natural and Man-Made Hazard Mitigation |
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, GA |
Cynthia_Williams@fws.gov |
+1 404-679-4148 |
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| Williams, James D. |
Biology, Ecology, and Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems; Ichthylogy; Malacology; Conservation and Management of Endangered and Threatened Species; Ecology; Fisheries; Natural and Man-Made Hazard Mitigation; Systematics; Coastal Development; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Invasive Species |
USGS Florida Integrated Science Center |
fishwilliams@gmail.com |
+1 352-264-3475 |
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| Williams, Jo Anne |
Sea Turtle Biology |
Galveston Laboratory |
Jo.Anne.Williams@noaa.gov |
+1 409-766-3516 |
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| Williams, Judith L. |
Diapause (programmed dormancy) in Free-living Copepods; Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology; Neuroscience Biology; Ecology; Population Biology; Environmental Science; Ecological Indicators; Hypoxia; Sustainable Development; Cell Biology |
Department of Coastal Sciences |
judith.williams@usm.edu++ |
+1 228-867-2615 |
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| Wilson, Charles A. |
Mariculture; Fish Life History; Artificial Habitat Ecology |
Louisiana Sea Grant Louisiana State University (LSU) |
cwilson@lsu.edu |
+1 225-578-6710 |
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| Wilson, Robert |
NOAA Bathymetry; Marine and Coastal GIS; Nautical Charts; Vertical Datums; Ecology; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Habitat Loss; Geographic Information Science (GIS); Modeling; Marine Geology and Geophysics; Geography |
National Ocean Service |
robert.wilson@noaa.gov |
+1 301-713-3000 x120 |
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| Wilson, Scott A. |
Data Acquisition; Digital Logic; Multimedia; Advanced Data Visualization for Hydrology Systems |
National Wetlands Research Center |
scott_wilson@usgs.gov |
+1 337-266-8644 |
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| Wilson, Vincent |
Toxicology of Environmental Pollutants; Carcinogenesis; Mutagenesis; Environmental Biomonitoring; Microbial Communities; Harmful Algal Blooms; Pollution; Public Health; Cell Biology; Genetics and Nucleic Acids; Microbiology; Biological Oceanography |
Louisiana State University |
vwilson@lsu.edu |
+1 225-578-1753 |
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| Windsor, John G. |
Analysis of Trace Levels of Organic Compounds in the Environment |
Department of Marine and Environmental Systems |
jwindsor@fit.edu+ |
+1 321-674-8096 |
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| Winemiller, Kirk O. |
Aquatic and Fisheries Ecology; Ecology; Fisheries; Population Biology; Systematics; Ecological Indicators; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Invasive Species; Restoration; Biological Oceanography |
Texas A&M University Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, Sustainable Coastal Margins Program |
k-winemiller@tamu.edu |
+1 979-862-4020 |
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| Wingard, G. Lynn |
Ecosystems History; Paleoecology; Restoration; Effects of Invasives on Natural Habitat; Molluscan Ecology; Molluscan Paleontology; Stratigraphy and Paleontology; Ecological Indicators; Invasive Species; Restoration |
United States Geological Survey |
lwingard@usgs.gov |
+1 703-648-5352 |
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| Winston, Judy |
Bryozoa |
Virginia Museum of Natural History |
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+1 540 666-8653 |
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| Winter, Peggy |
Algae Cell Biology and Physiology; Ecology; Microbiology |
Department of Biology |
pwinter@uwf.edu |
+1 904-474-2306 |
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| Wise, William R. |
Wetlands Hydrology |
Center for Wetlands |
bwise@ufl.edu |
+1 352-846-1745 |
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| Wiseman, William |
Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics; Interactions of Physical Processes with Biological and Geological Processes in Coastal and Estuarine Environments; Hypoxia; Modeling; Physical Oceanography; Research Instrumentation |
Louisiana State University |
wwiseman@nsf.gov |
+1 225-578-2964 |
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| Withers, Kim |
Tidal Flat Ecology; Ornithology; Marine Benthic Ecology; Aquatic Entomology |
Center for Coastal Studies |
kim.withers@tamucc.edu |
+1 361-825-5907 |
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| Wolff, Gary |
Biometrics; Environmental Monitoring; Fisheries; Population Biology; Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry; Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Computer and Computation Research; Geosciences and Geochemistry; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Habitat Loss; Pollution; Sustainable Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS); Biological Oceanography |
TDI-Brooks International, GeoData Publishers |
garywolff@tdi-bi.com |
+1 979-693-3446 |
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| Wood, John S. |
Spatial Information in Environmental Applications; GIS; Education; Ecology; Fisheries; Natural and Man-Made Hazard Mitigation; Systematics; Computer and Computation Research; Geosciences and Geochemistry; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Ecotourism; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Harmful Algal Blooms; Invasive Species; Restoration; Sustainable Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS); Physical Oceanography; Decision, Risk and Management Science; Geography; Law and Social Sciences |
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Center for Coastal Studies,Corpus Christi |
john.wood@tamucc.edu |
+1 361-825-2766 |
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| Wood, Stephen |
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology |
Florida Institute of Technology |
swood@fit.edu |
+1-321-674 -7244 |
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| Woodin, Marc |
Bird Ecology |
Texas Gulf Coast Field Research Station |
marc_woodin@usgs.gov |
+1 361-985-6266 |
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| Woodley, Jeremy D. |
Coral Reef Ecology and Management, including Fisheries; Echinoderm Biology |
University of the West Indies |
woodley@uwimona.edu.jm++ |
+1 876-927-1609 |
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| Woolsey (1936-2008), J. Robert |
Marine Mineral Resources and Environmental Technology |
Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute |
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| Worden, Alexandra Z. |
Microbial Ecology; Biogeochemical Cycling and Trophic Interactions; Ecology; Microbiology; Biological Oceanography |
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
aworden@rsmas.miami.edu |
+1 305-421-4616 |
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| Wormuth, John |
Zooplankton and Cephalopods Distribution, Migrations and Taxonomy |
Texas A&M University |
jwormuth@ocean.tamu.edu |
+1 979-845-7132 |
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| Worthy, Graham |
Physiological Ecology of Marine Mammals; Ecology; Environmental Science; Coastal Development; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Biological Oceanography |
Department of Biology, University of Central Florida |
gworthy@mail.ucf.edu |
+1 407-823-4701 |
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| Wright, Amy E. |
Biomedical Marine Research; Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Sustainable Development; Biochemistry and Molecular Structure and Function |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University |
wright@hboi.edu |
+1 772-465-2400 x459 |
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| Wright, Cliff |
Environmental Health and Safety; Coastal Resource Monitoring and Modeling; Meteorology; Crustal Structure, Tectonics and Seismology; Experimental and Theoretical Geophysics; Geosciences and Geochemistry; Petrogenesis and Mineral Resources; Stratigraphy and Paleontology; Surficial Processes; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Ecotourism; Endangered Species; Habitat Loss; Harmful Algal Blooms; Hypoxia; Invasive Species; Oil and Gas Development; Pollution; Public Health; Restoration; Sustainable Development; Marine Geology and Geophysics; Physical Oceanography; Geography; Law and Social Sciences |
Alabama State Port Authority, aka Alabama State Docks |
cwright@asdd.com |
+1 251-441-7086 |
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| Wright, Russell A. |
Recreational Fisheries Management; Ecology; Fisheries; Population Biology |
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures |
wrighr2@auburn.edu |
+1 334-844-9311 |
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| Würsig, Bernd |
Behavioral Ecology; Foraging and Social Strategies of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises |
Texas A&M University at Galveston |
wursigb@tamug.tamu.edu |
+1 409-740-4413 |
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