The following have recently served as major professors for MRM students or have expressed interest in doing so. MRM advising faculty are drawn from within the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS), other colleges and departments across OSU, and from various institutions beyond OSU (e.g., NOAA, EPA).
Students entering MRM must be successfully matched with a faculty advisor prior to entering the program. After perusing the list here, reach out to faculty whose research interests are aligned with yours, letting them know that you are interested in working with them as part of the MRM Program. Importantly, you are not limited to the faculty listed here. If there is another faculty member at OSU whose work interests you, please contact Karen McLeod, MRM Director.
| Name | Research Interests | Relevant MRM Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Banks | Genetic characterization of natural populations, fishery subjects, & aquacultural species | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Cheryl Barnes | Marine fisheries, climate change, population and community dynamics | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Kim Bernard | Polar zooplankton ecology | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Hilary Boudet | Environmental and energy policy, public participation in decision-making | Emerging solutions and technologies |
| Susanne Brander | Toxicology, ecology, microplastics & other pollutants, climate change, ecological & human health | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Kerry Carlin-Morgan | Informal science education, public outreach | Public engagement and education |
| Francis Chan | Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, climate impacts on marine ecosystems | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Sam Chan | Aquatic invasive species, seaweed aquaculture, watershed health | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Lorenzo Ciannelli | Fisheries oceanography, management implications | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Lori Cramer | Natural resource sociology, community resilience | Resilient communities and coasts |
| Tracy Crews | Informal and formal marine education and engagement | Public engagement and education |
| Angee Doerr | Commercial fisheries, community outreach | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Jamie Doyle | Coastal community development, working waterfronts | Public engagement and education |
| Brett Dumbauld | Shellfish aquaculture, estuarine ecology | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Steve Dundas | Environmental economics, coastal ecosystem services, climate change adaptation | Resilient communities and coasts |
| Kelsey Emard | Political ecology, marine protected areas, environmental justice | Climate-ready conservation, planning, and restoration |
| Jennifer Fehrenbacher | Trace element and stable isotope geochemistry, paleo-proxies | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Melanie Fewings | Observational coastal physical oceanography and meteorology | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Kirsten Grorud-Colvert | Marine protected areas, fish recruitment, biodiversity conservation | Climate-ready conservation, planning, and restoration |
| Michael Harte | Fisheries economics and policy; marine geography | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Sarah Henkel | Benthic ecology; marine renewable energy | Emerging solutions and technologies |
| Mary Hunsicker | Fisheries management, climate change | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Megan Jones | Conservation social science, natural resource communication science, climate action and adaptation | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Maria Kavanaugh | Remote sensing, climate change, harmful algal blooms | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Jim Lerczak | Coastal physical oceanography | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Mark Lomeli | Fisheries, conservation engineering to reduce bycatch and habitat impacts | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Jessica Miller | Marine ecology, fisheries, otolith chemistry | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Ryan Mueller | Microbial interactions in carbon cycling, estuarine restoration, food security | Climate-ready conservation, planning, and restoration |
| Shawn Rowe | Free-choice learning (outside of formal education settings) | Public engagement and education |
| Peter Ruggiero | Coastal geomorphology, coastal hazards, climate change impacts and adaptation | Resilient communities and coasts |
| Steve Rumrill | Shellfish aquaculture, invasive species, estuarine ecology | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Ana Spalding | Ocean and coastal policy, equity in ocean governance, ocean acidification, marine protected areas | Resilient communities and coasts |
| Andrew Thurber | Microbial community dynamics, deep sea and polar communities | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| Jenna Tilt | Community resilience to coastal hazards, equitable climate adaptation | Resilient communities and coasts |
| Fiona Tomas Nash | Seagrass ecology and restoration, community ecology | Climate-ready conservation, planning, and restoration |
| Desiree Tullos | River engineering and restoration | Climate-ready conservation, planning, and restoration |
| Waldo Wakefield | Fisheries, conservation engineering to reduce bycatch and habitat impacts | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| George Waldbusser | Ocean acidification effects on bivalves, benthic ecology, sediment biogeochemistry | Healthy ecosystems and people |
| James Watson | Complex adaptive solutions, climate change adaptation, fisheries, marine spatial planning | Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture |
| Meagan Wengrove | Coastal engineering, dune management | Resilient communities and coasts |
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