Select from the following list to learn about the research interests of participating faculty mentors.
Bilkovic, Donna Marie Associate Professor Email: [[donnab]]
Phone: (804) 684-7331
Office: Davis Hall 213
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Webpage: {{http://www.vims.edu/ccrm/}}
Brush, Mark J. Professor Email: [[brush]]
Phone: (804) 684-7402
Interests: Coastal systems ecology; Ecosystem modeling
Office: Andrews Hall 334F
Section: Ecosystem Health
Carnegie, Ryan Professor Email: [[carnegie]]
Phone: (804) 684-7713
Interests: Shellfish pathology
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N109
Section: Ecosystem Health
Lab website: {{ http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/molluscan_health/index.php, Shellfish Pathology Laboratory}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/carnegie_rb/cv/CarnegieCV_21March2016.pdf, Carnegie CV}}
Colombo, Manuel Assistant Professor Email: [[v|mcolombo]]
Phone: (804) 684-7943
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 322
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Research Interests: Chemical Oceanography, Biogeochemistry, Trace Elements, Organic Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry
Lab Website: {{https://colombo-manuel.github.io/,Biogeochemistry Across Boundaries}}
Dichiera, Angelina Assistant Professor Email: [[v|dichiera]]
Phone: (804) 684-7292
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N105
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: Fish physiology, adaptation and plasticity, conservation
Website: {{https://angelinadichiera.weebly.com/}}
Friedrichs, Marjy 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
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/biocom/index.php, BioCOM}}
Gong, Donglai Associate Professor Email: [[v|gong]]
Phone: (804) 684-7529
Office: Andrews Hall 228
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab: Andrews Hall 220/219
Interests: Coastal and Polar Oceanography
Hardison, Amber Associate Professor Email: [[v|akhardison]]
Phone: (804) 684-7779
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 321
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Carbon and nitrogen cycling, Organic geochemistry
Lab Website: {{https://hardisonlab.weebly.com/,Hardison Lab}}
Harris, Courtney K. Professor; Chair, Coastal & Ocean Processes 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 227
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/sediment_transport_modeling/index.php, Sediment Transport Modeling}}
Hein, Christopher Associate Professor Email: [[v|hein]]
Phone: (804) 684-7533
Office: Andrews Hall 230
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geology/index.php, Coastal Geology}}
Google Scholar Profile: {{https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YoPflQUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao, Hein Google Scholar}}
Bluesky: {{https://bsky.app/profile/coastalgeology.bsky.social, coastalgeology}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/hein_c/cv/hein-cv-may-2024.PDF, Hein CV 2024}}
Hilton, Eric J. Professor; Chair, Natural Resources Email: [[ehilton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7178
Interests: Comparative anatomy, systematics, and evolution of ray-finned fishes.
Office: Nunnally Hall 123/125
Section: Natural Resources
Johnson, David Assistant Professor Email: [[dsjohnson]]
Phone: (804) 684-7513
Office: Andrews Hall 336
Section: Ecosystem Health
Lab Website: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab}}
Blog: {{http://www.manayunkia.com/}}
Opportunities in my Lab: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab/opportunities}}
Kellogg, Lisa Senior Research Scientist Email: [[v|lkellogg]]
Phone: 804-684-7706
Office: Andrews Hall 338
Section: Natural Resources
Kirwan, Matt Associate Professor Email: [[kirwan]]
Phone: (804) 684-7054
Interests: Coastal landscape evolution, geomorphology, ecology
Office: Andrews Hall 229
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lipcius, Romuald N. Professor Email: [[rom]]
Phone: (804) 684-7330
Office: Andrews Hall 427
Section: Natural Resources
McDowell, Jan Associate Professor Email: [[mcdowell]]
Phone: (804) 684-7263
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N209
Section: Natural Resources
Michaelis, Adriane Assistant Professor Email: [[v|amichaelis]]
Phone: (804) 684-7392
Office: Andrews Hall 440
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: human dimensions, aquaculture and fisheries, social-ecological systems
Millette, Nicole Assistant Professor Email: [[v|nmillette]]
Phone: (804) 684-7985
Office: Andrews Hall 329
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Phytoplankton Ecology, Mixotrophy, Predator-Prey Interactions, Water Quality
Patrick, Chris Assistant Professor; Director, VIMS SAV Monitoring and Restoration Program Email: [[v|cpatrick]]
Phone: (804) 684-7399
Office: Andrews Hall 308
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/ceel/index.php,Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab (CEEL)}}
Rivest, Emily Assistant Professor Email: [[ebrivest]]
Phone: (804) 684-7942
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Ecological physiology, global change biology, marine invertebrate biology
Personal Website: {{http://emilybrivest.weebly.com/}}
Seeley, Meredith Evan Assistant Professor Email: [[v|meredith.seeley]]
Phone: (804) 684-7239
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 324
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Marine Pollution; Organic Contaminants; Plastics and Microplastics; Environmental Chemistry and Biogeochemistry
Seitz, Rochelle D. Professor Email: [[seitz]]
Phone: (804) 684-7698
Office: Andrews Hall 331
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: benthic invertebrates, environmental stress, shoreline development, predator-prey dynamics, restoration ecology, aquaculture
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/community_ecology/index.php, Community Ecology}}
Smith, Juliette L. Assistant Professor Email: [[jlsmith]]
Phone: (804) 684-7289
Office: Andrews Hall 429
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Ecotoxicology of harmful algal blooms.
Lab Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/aquatic_toxinology/index.php, Smith Lab Group}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/smith_jl/cv/smith-cv-website-april24.pdf,Smith CV}}
Song, Bongkeun Professor of Marine Science; Chair, Ecosystem Health Email: [[v|songb]]
Phone: (804) 684-7411
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Microbiome ecology and biogeochemistry
Fax: (804) 684-7399
Steinberg, Deborah CSX Professor Email: [[debbies]]
Phone: (804) 684-7838
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Zooplankton ecology; coastal and deep sea food webs/marine "snow."
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/zooplankton_ecology/index.php, Zooplankton Ecology}}
Sun, Ming Assistant Professor Email: [[v|ming.sun]]
Phone: (804) 684-7391
Office: Andrews Hall 442
Section: Natural Resources
ORCID: {{https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5775-5904,0000-0001-5775-5904}}
Research Interests: Fisheries stock assessment, quantitative fisheries, fisheries management, management strategy evaluation, simulation modeling
Walton, Bill Acuff Professor of Marine Science and Shellfish Aquaculture Program Coordinator Email: [[v|walton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7238
Office: Acuff Center for Aquaculture 131
Section: Natural Resources
Wargo, Andrew Associate Professor Email: [[arwargo]]
Phone: (804) 684-7311
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 223
Section: Ecosystem Health
Research Interests: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Weng, Kevin Associate Professor Email: [[kevinweng]]
Phone: (804) 684-7372
Office: Nunnally Hall 131
Section: Natural Resources
