His research, teaching and public service is motivated by contemporary environmental issues and centered on the role of transport in ocean, bay, nearshore and estuarine waters. His work has addressed transport of plankton, larvae, contaminants, pathogens, heat, salt, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and sediment – and he places this work in the context of issues as diverse as marine reserves, fisheries, mariculture, beach pollution, wastewater discharge, wildlife health, desalination, river plumes, coastal power plants, kelp forests, wetlands, marine mining, coastal zone management and impacts of coastal development. At UCD he heads the Coastal Oceanography Group.

Marcel is one of two technicians that keep BML’s HF Radar stations operating and producing measurements of sea surface currents and waves for the northern part of the CeNCOOS regional network. Marcel also doubles up as BML’s programmer and database manager, facilitating the acquisition, processing and display of environmental measurements from BML’s various realtime data acquisition platforms.

Robin is interested in long-term monitoring of oceanographic processes as a core discipline in marine science. Her work is mainly focused on supporting the Coastal Oceanography Group projects in the estuaries and coastal regions of California, implementing robust data collection techniques to understand changes and resiliency over time.

Deedee is one of two technicians that keep BML’s HF Radar stations operating and producing measurements of sea surface currents and waves for the northern part of the CeNCOOS regional network. Deedee also supports the Bodega Ocean Observing Node website.

Will is pursuing a PhD in Hydrologic Sciences from the University of California, Davis. His research primarily focuses on river plumes and sediment transport within coastal systems. He is specifically interested in incorporating new methods of imagery/sensor data capture and analysis for coastal processes. Will received his bachelor’s degree in Earth and Environmental Science from Wesleyan University, Connecticut.

Kate is a Ph.D. candidate and NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar, specializing in estuarine and coastal processes. Her dissertation examines how physical processes impact dissolved oxygen levels and ocean acidification parameters in the northern and central California Current System. She has a B.S. and M.S. in civil and environmental engineering interspersed with industry experience. Kate hopes to share her research through outreach and applications to policy.

Lukas is a PhD student in the EFMH group of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on estuarine morphology and sediments, with specific interest in physical processes, to inform effective coastal restoration and engineering work. Lukas received his B.S. in Applied Math at Brown University.