2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

Oceanography, B.S.
Areas of Concentration:
Biological Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Coastal Zone Management
Marine Environmental Science
Physical Oceanography
Oceanography, M.S.
Options in:
Biological Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Coastal Zone Management
Geological Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Oceanography, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Minor Programs
Environmental Science
Meteorology
Oceanography
Professors
Thomas V. Belanger, Ph.D., environmental planning, freshwater ecology,
chemistry and biology of natural waters, wastewater treatment, water
resources.
George A. Maul, Ph.D., marine meteorology, climate and sea level change,
maritime natural hazards, physical oceanography, remote sensing.
Geoffrey W.J. Swain, Ph.D., materials, corrosion, biofouling, offshore
technology, ship operations.
John H. Trefry, Ph.D., trace metal geochemistry and pollution,
geochemistry of rivers, global chemical cycles.
John G. Windsor Jr., Ph.D., environmental chemistry, pollution, trace
organic analysis of air, water, soil, sediment and tissue, gas chromatography,
mass spectrometry, environmental education.
Gary A. Zarillo, Ph.D., sediment transport technology, coastal and
estuarine sedimentation, barrier island and tidal inlet processes.
Doherty Visiting Professor
Kenyon Lindeman, Ph.D., marine policy and planning, protected marine
areas, coastal zone management.
Associate Professors
Charles R. Bostater Jr., Ph.D., environmental modeling, remote sensing,
estuarine particle dynamics, water quality instrumentation, environmental
optics, environmental geophysical fluid dynamics, physical oceanography.
Lee E. Harris, Ph.D., P.E., coastal engineering, coastal structures, beach
erosion and control, physical oceanography.
Elizabeth A. Irlandi, Ph.D., landscape ecology in aquatic environments,
seagrass ecosystems, coastal zone management.
Kevin B. Johnson, Ph.D., water column ecology, planktonic grazing and
distributions, predator-prey interactions.
Steven M. Lazarus, Ph.D., analysis of planetary boundary layer,
development and testing of life cycle models, parameterization of thin midlevel
stratiform clouds, atmospheric radiation measurement.
Assistant Professors
Sen Chiao, Ph.D., mesoscale dynamics and modeling, remote sensing,
hurricanes, boundary layer and mountain meteorology, convective
parameterization.
Steven M. Jachec, Ph.D., P.E., environmental fluid mechanics, coastal
processes and engineering, numerical simulations of environmental flows,
turbulence modeling.
Stephen L. Wood, Ph.D., P.E., underwater robotics, underwater vehicles,
advanced navigation and control systems.
Professors Emeriti
Iver W. Duedall, Ph.D.; Dean R. Norris, Ph.D.; J.C. Sainsbury, Ph.D.;
Andrew Zborowski, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professors
J.A. Angelo, Ph.D.; W.S. Bradfield, Ph.D.; A.M. Clark, Ph.D.;
C.L. Combs, M.S.; D.E. De Freese, Ph.D.; M.I. Duedall, J.D.;
R.G. Gilmore, Jr., Ph.D.; M.D. Hanisak, Ph.D.; B.E. LaPointe, Ph.D.;
F.J. Merceret, Ph.D.; R.P. Reichard, Ph.D.; D.T. Resio, Ph.D.;
M.A. Roffer, Ph.D.; N.P. Smith, Ph.D.; A.C. Steinemann, Ph.D.;
E.D. Thosteson, Ph.D., P.E.; R.W. Virnstein, Ph.D.
Lecturers
D.D. Barile, M.S.; W.A. Cleary, B.S., P.E.; F.R. Leslie, M.S.;
C.R. Parks, M.S.; M. Splitt, M.S.
Mission Statement
The mission of the department of marine and environmental
systems is to integrate oceanography, ocean engineering, environmental
science, meteorology and related academic concentrations
into interdisciplinary knowledge-based optimal solutions to vital
contemporary issues through education, research and service.
Directions in the department tend to mirror the interdisciplinary
nature of the interests and expertise of a closely related multidisciplinary
faculty in oceanography, meteorology, earth remote
sensing, ocean engineering and environmental sciences, with
each program offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
The spectrum of research in marine and environmental systems
ranges from using the scientific method to understand particular
phenomena to a more applied approach developing solutions to
specific problems. The understanding of problems and a vision of
alternative solutions are manifested in research and engineering
design of systems or components with direct benefit to human
quality of life.
unDergrADuATe Degree ProgrAmS
Bachelor of Science
Environmental Science _______________________
Program Chair
John G. Windsor Jr., Ph.D.
The environmental sciences are those areas of applied science
concerned with the relationship between human activities and
the supporting environment; they provide the scientific framework
for rational environmental decisions.
Environmental sciences offerings at Florida Tech include two
programs, both solidly based on course work in chemistry, mathematics
and physics, combined with specialized environmental
science courses and courses in either biology or meteorology, as
well as the humanities. Technical electives during the junior and
senior years allow flexibility to meet individual interests while
building a strong foundation in the environmental sciences.
Theoretical concepts are reinforced by laboratory programs and
multidisciplinary field studies.
The undergraduate environmental science program is designed
to provide graduates with opportunities to pursue careers and
advanced academic studies in the use, control and preservation of
environmental resources and the enhancement of the quality of
life. Graduates have a strong background in biological, chemical
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