REU Faculty Mentors

Anderson, Iris C.
Professor
Email: [[v|iris]]
Phone: (804) 684-7811
Interests: Nitrogen and carbon cycling
Office: Andrews Hall 329
Department: Biological Sciences

Bilkovic, Donna Marie
Research Associate Professor
Email: [[donnab]]
Phone: (804) 684-7331
Office: Davis Hall 213
Department: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Webpage: {{http://www.vims.edu/ccrm/}}

Brush, Mark J.
Associate Professor
Email: [[brush]]
Phone: (804) 684-7402
Interests: Coastal systems ecology; Ecosystem modeling
Office: Andrews Hall 334F
Department: Biological Sciences

Canuel, Elizabeth A.
Chancellor Professor
Email: [[ecanuel]]
Phone: (804) 684-7134
Interests: Organic geochemistry, biomarkers
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N310
Department: Physical Sciences

Carnegie, Ryan
Research Professor
Email: [[carnegie]]
Phone: (804) 684-7713
Interests: Shellfish pathology
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N109
Department: Aquatic Health Sciences

Friedrichs, Carl T.
Glucksman Professor; Associate Director, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia
Email: [[v|carl.friedrichs]]
Phone: (804) 684-7303
Office: Wilson House 206
Interests: Coastal and estuarine processes
Department: Physical Sciences; CBNERR-VA

Friedrichs, Marjy
Research Professor
Email: [[marjy]]
Phone: (804) 684-7695
Interests: Using mathematical models to study effects of climate change and other human impacts on coastal & estuarine systems.
Office: Andrews Hall 330
Department: Dual affiliation: Biological & Physical Sciences

Gong, Donglai
Associate Professor
VIMS Email: gong@vims.edu
W&M Email: dgong@wm.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7529
Interests: Coastal and Polar Oceanography
Office: Andrews Hall 228

Harris, Courtney K.
Professor
Email: [[ckharris]]
Phone: (804) 684-7194
Interests: 3-D modeling to improve understanding of sediment transport in continental shelves and estuarine environments.
Office: Andrews Hall 230
Department: Physical Sciences

Hein, Christopher
Associate Professor
Email: [[v|hein]]
Phone: (804) 684-7533
Office: Andrews Hall 237
Department: Physical Sciences
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geology/index.php, Coastal Geology}}

Hilton, Eric J.
Professor
Email: [[ehilton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7178
Interests: Comparative anatomy, systematics, and evolution of ray-finned fishes.
Office: Nunnally Hall 123/125
Department: Fisheries Science

Johnson, David
Assistant Professor
Email: [[dsjohnson]]
Phone: (804) 684-7513 (email is best)
Office: Andrews Hall 336
Department: Biological Sciences
Lab Website: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab}}

Kellogg, Lisa
Senior Research Scientist
Email: [[v|lkellogg]]
Phone: 804-684-7706
Office: Andrews Hall 338
Department: Biological Sciences

Lipcius, Romuald N.
Professor
Email: [[rom]]
Phone: (804) 684-7330
Office: Andrews Hall 427
Department: Fisheries Science

McDowell, Jan
Research Associate Professor
Email: [[mcdowell]]
Phone: (804) 684-7263
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N209
Department: Fisheries Science

Reece, Kimberly S.
Professor; Dept. Chair, Aquatic Health Sciences
Email: [[v|kreece,Contact Dr. Kimberly Reece]]
Phone: (804) 684-7407
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall S110
Department: Aquatic Health Sciences
Interests: Molecular/genetic analysis of aquaculture species, shellfish disease pathogens.

Rivest, Emily
Assistant Professor
Email: [[ebrivest]]
Phone: (804) 684-7942
Office: Andrews Hall 340
Department: Biological Sciences
Interests: Ecological physiology, global change biology, marine invertebrate biology

Seitz, Rochelle D.
Research Professor
Email: [[seitz]]
Phone: (804) 684-7698
Office: Andrews Hall 331
Department: Biological Sciences
Interests: Predator/prey dynamics; nursery habitat and food availability for blue crabs.

Smith, Juliette L.
Assistant Professor
Email: [[jlsmith]]
Phone: (804) 684-7289
Office: Andrews Hall 429
Department: Aquatic Health Sciences
Interests: Ecotoxicology of harmful algal blooms.

Song, Bongkeun
Associate Professor
Email: [[v|songb]]
Phone: (804) 684-7411
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Department: Biological Sciences
Interests: Microbiome ecology and biogeochemistry

Steinberg, Deborah
CSX Professor; Dept. Chair, Biological Sciences
Email: [[debbies]]
Phone: (804) 684-7838
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Department: Biological Sciences
Interests: Zooplankton ecology; coastal and deep sea food webs/marine "snow."

Vogelbein, Wolfgang
Professor
Email: [[wolf]]
Phone: (804) 684-7261
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N107
Department: Aquatic Health Sciences
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/histopath/index.php,Histopathology}}