The Batten School & VIMS campus will be closed on Monday, March 15 due to the National Weather Service prediction for severe weather including periods of rain, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.
Select from the following list to learn about the research interests of participating faculty mentors.
Bilkovic, Donna Marie Associate Professor Email: [[donnab]]
Phone: (804) 684-7331
Office: Davis Hall 213
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Webpage: {{http://www.vims.edu/ccrm/}}
Brush, Mark J. Professor Email: [[brush]]
Phone: (804) 684-7402
Interests: Coastal systems ecology; Ecosystem modeling
Office: Andrews Hall 334F
Section: Ecosystem Health
Carnegie, Ryan Professor Email: [[carnegie]]
Phone: (804) 684-7713
Interests: Shellfish pathology
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N109
Section: Ecosystem Health
Lab website: {{ http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/molluscan_health/index.php, Shellfish Pathology Laboratory}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/carnegie_rb/cv/CarnegieCV_21March2016.pdf, Carnegie CV}}
Colombo, Manuel Assistant Professor Email: [[v|mcolombo]]
Phone: (804) 684-7943
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 322
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Research Interests: Chemical Oceanography, Biogeochemistry, Trace Elements, Organic Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry
Lab Website: {{https://colombo-manuel.github.io/,Biogeochemistry Across Boundaries}}
Dichiera, Angelina Assistant Professor Email: [[v|dichiera]]
Phone: (804) 684-7292
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N105
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: Fish physiology, adaptation and plasticity, conservation
Website: {{https://angelinadichiera.weebly.com/}}
Friedrichs, Marjy Professor Email: [[marjy]]
Phone: (804) 684-7695
Interests: Using mathematical models to study effects of climate change and other human impacts on coastal & estuarine systems.
Office: Andrews Hall 330
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/biocom/index.php, BioCOM}}
Gong, Donglai Associate Professor Email: [[v|gong]]
Phone: (804) 684-7529
Office: Andrews Hall 228
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab: Andrews Hall 220/219
Interests: Coastal and Polar Oceanography
Hardison, Amber Associate Professor Email: [[v|akhardison]]
Phone: (804) 684-7779
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 321
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Carbon and nitrogen cycling, Organic geochemistry
Lab Website: {{https://hardisonlab.weebly.com/,Hardison Lab}}
Harris, Courtney K. Professor; Chair, Coastal & Ocean Processes Email: [[ckharris]]
Phone: (804) 684-7194
Interests: 3-D modeling to improve understanding of sediment transport in continental shelves and estuarine environments.
Office: Andrews Hall 227
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/sediment_transport_modeling/index.php, Sediment Transport Modeling}}
Hein, Christopher Associate Professor Email: [[v|hein]]
Phone: (804) 684-7533
Office: Andrews Hall 230
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geology/index.php, Coastal Geology}}
Google Scholar Profile: {{https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YoPflQUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao, Hein Google Scholar}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/hein_c/cv/hein-cv-may-2024.PDF, Hein CV 2024}}
Hilton, Eric J. Professor; Chair, Natural Resources Email: [[ehilton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7178
Interests: Comparative anatomy, systematics, and evolution of ray-finned fishes.
Office: Nunnally Hall 123/125
Section: Natural Resources
Johnson, David Assistant Professor Email: [[dsjohnson]]
Phone: (804) 684-7513
Office: Andrews Hall 336
Section: Ecosystem Health
Lab Website: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab}}
Blog: {{http://www.manayunkia.com/}}
Opportunities in my Lab: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab/opportunities}}
Kirwan, Matt Associate Professor Email: [[kirwan]]
Phone: (804) 684-7054
Interests: Coastal landscape evolution, geomorphology, ecology
Office: Andrews Hall 229
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lipcius, Romuald N. Professor Email: [[rom]]
Phone: (804) 684-7330
Office: Andrews Hall 427
Section: Natural Resources
McDowell, Jan Associate Professor Email: [[mcdowell]]
Phone: (804) 684-7263
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N209
Section: Natural Resources
Michaelis, Adriane Assistant Professor Email: [[v|amichaelis]]
Phone: (804) 684-7392
Office: Andrews Hall 440
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: human dimensions, aquaculture and fisheries, social-ecological systems
Millette, Nicole Assistant Professor Email: [[v|nmillette]]
Phone: (804) 684-7985
Office: Andrews Hall 329
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Phytoplankton Ecology, Mixotrophy, Predator-Prey Interactions, Water Quality
Patrick, Chris Assistant Professor; Director, VIMS SAV Monitoring and Restoration Program Email: [[v|cpatrick]]
Phone: (804) 684-7399
Office: Andrews Hall 308
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/ceel/index.php,Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab (CEEL)}}
Rivest, Emily Assistant Professor Email: [[ebrivest]]
Phone: (804) 684-7942
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Ecological physiology, global change biology, marine invertebrate biology
Personal Website: {{http://emilybrivest.weebly.com/}}
Seeley, Meredith Evan Assistant Professor Email: [[v|meredith.seeley]]
Phone: (804) 684-7239
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 324
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Marine Pollution; Organic Contaminants; Plastics and Microplastics; Environmental Chemistry and Biogeochemistry
Seitz, Rochelle D. Professor Email: [[seitz]]
Phone: (804) 684-7698
Office: Andrews Hall 331
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: benthic invertebrates, environmental stress, shoreline development, predator-prey dynamics, restoration ecology, aquaculture
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/community_ecology/index.php, Community Ecology}}
Smith, Juliette L. Assistant Professor Email: [[jlsmith]]
Phone: (804) 684-7289
Office: Andrews Hall 429
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Ecotoxicology of harmful algal blooms.
Lab Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/aquatic_toxinology/index.php, Smith Lab Group}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/smith_jl/cv/smith-cv-website-april24.pdf,Smith CV}}
Song, Bongkeun Professor of Marine Science; Chair, Ecosystem Health Email: [[v|songb]]
Phone: (804) 684-7411
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Microbiome ecology and biogeochemistry
Fax: (804) 684-7399
Steinberg, Deborah CSX Professor Email: [[debbies]]
Phone: (804) 684-7838
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Zooplankton ecology; coastal and deep sea food webs/marine "snow."
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/zooplankton_ecology/index.php, Zooplankton Ecology}}
Sun, Ming Assistant Professor Email: [[v|ming.sun]]
Phone: (804) 684-7391
Office: Andrews Hall 442
Section: Natural Resources
ORCID: {{https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5775-5904,0000-0001-5775-5904}}
Research Interests: Fisheries stock assessment, quantitative fisheries, fisheries management, management strategy evaluation, simulation modeling
Walton, Bill Acuff Professor of Marine Science and Shellfish Aquaculture Program Coordinator Email: [[v|walton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7238
Office: Acuff Center for Aquaculture 131
Section: Natural Resources
Wargo, Andrew Associate Professor Email: [[arwargo]]
Phone: (804) 684-7311
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall 223
Section: Ecosystem Health
Research Interests: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Weng, Kevin Associate Professor Email: [[kevinweng]]
Phone: (804) 684-7372
Office: Nunnally Hall 131
Section: Natural Resources
