Education:
Ph. D., oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, 1995
M.S., oceanography, Texas A&M University, 1989
B.S., physics, cum laude, Texas A&M University, 1987
Research Interests:
My research interests include cross-shelf exchange processes, the analysis and prediction of Lagrangian transport, and air-sea interaction. My research methods have included analysis of physical oceanographic and meteorological data (primarily moored time series and surface drifters) and the application of analytical models.
Current Research:
I'm presently active in two Coastal Ocean Processes studies, Wind Events and Shelf Transport (WEST), and River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems (RISE). The primary goal of WEST is to better understand cross-shelf transport of biological and physical quantities (e.g., primary production, heat and mass) in wind-driven upwelling systems. The primary goal of RISE is to better understand the influence of a major river system on shelf productivity. The WEST field program ended in March 2003 and activities now focus on analysis. The RISE field program began in 2004 and will continue in summer 2005 and 2006. I am also active in various proposals to establish ocean observing systems along the Pacific coast.
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