carton@umd.edu
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Physical oceanography; ocean circulation; dynamics of the tropical Atlantic as it responds to meteorological forcing on seasonal and longer timescales

castro@al.umces.edu
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Atmosphere-biosphere interactions, greenhouse gas fluxes, global environmental changes, effects of atmospheric deposition and human activities on nutrient dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems, the composition of the atmosphere

chao@hpl.umces.edu
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Physical oceanography; continental shelf processes; western boundary currents dynamics; lower atmosphere circulations; estuarine circulations; numerical modelling of mesoscale processes in the ocean

chenf@umbi.umd.edu
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Ecological interaction among marine viruses, bacteria and phytoplankton; phylogenetic diversity and molecular evolution of marine microbes; whole cell or in situ molecular detection; functional genes and microbial genome

pchigbu@umes.edu
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Fisheries ecology; influence of variations in climatic factors on water quality and biota; culture of rotifers and copepods for use in rearing marine fish larvae; trophic dynamics in marine and freshwater environments; zooplankton ecology

chung@umbi.umd.edu
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Response of crustaceans to the neurotransmitter, neurohormones and pheromones that regulate critical events in the life cycle

codispot@hpl.umces.edu
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Chemical oceanography; oceanic nitrogen and carbon cycling; descriptive physical oceanography; chemical instrumentation; nutrient budgets; the Arctic Ocean; processes that influence the flux of nitrous oxide

vcoles@hpl.umces.edu
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Physical and biological response and feedbacks to climate variability and change; Observation and modeling of ocean circulation and ventilation, biogeochemical tracer, and ecosystem cycling

cornwell@hpl.umces.edu
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Sediment biogeochemistry; burial of sediment and associated chemical constituents; nutrient exchange in sediment; influence of tidal marshes on ecosystem N and P balances

cronin@umbc.edu
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Visual physiology of invertebrates, especially marine and estuarine crustaceans

bcrump@hpl.umces.edu
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Microbial ecology; bacterial and archeal diversity; organic matter and nutrient cycling; composition and development of microbial communities; influence of hydrodynamics and particle cycling on microbial activity