Coastal & Ocean Processes Faculty & PIs

Sarah Black

Black, Sarah
Assistant Teaching Professor
Email: [[v|sblack]]
Phone: (804) 684-7801
Office: Andrews Hall 132 (also W&M Campus: Blow Hall 326)
Section: Coastal and Ocean Processes
Research Interests: Coastal geomorphology, Coastal sedimentology

Manuel Colombo

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}}

David R. Forrest, Jr.

Forrest, David
Associate Research Scientist
Email: [[drf]]
Phone: (804) 684-7900
Office: Andrews Hall 240
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Marjy Friedrichs

Friedrichs, Marjorie A.M.
2024 University Professor for Research Excellence
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}}

Donglai Gong

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

C. Scott Hardaway

Hardaway, Caswell
Associate Research Scientist
Email: [[hardaway]]
Phone: (804) 684-7277
Office: Brown House 104
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Amber Hardison

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}}

Courtney Harris

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}}

Christopher Hein

Hein, Christopher
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}}

Dante Horemans

Horemans, Dante
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: [[v|dmlhoremans]]
Phone: (804) 684-7548
Office: Andrews Hall 238
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Matt Kirwan

Kirwan, Matt
Professor
Email: [[kirwan]]
Phone: (804) 684-7054
Interests: Coastal landscape evolution, geomorphology, ecology
Office: Andrews Hall 229
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

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Kuehl, Steven A.
Professor
Email: [[kuehl]]
Phone: (804) 684-7118
Interests: Continental margins, river deltas, radioisotope geochronology, Anthropocene, paleoseismicity, paleoclimate
Office: Andrews Hall 232
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Piero Mazzini

Mazzini, Piero
Assistant Professor
Email: [[v|pmazzini]]
Phone: (804) 684-7882
Interests: Coastal Physical Oceanography, Marine Heatwaves
Office: Andrews Hall 236
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Nicole Millette

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

Donna Milligan

Milligan, Donna
Associate Research Scientist
Email: [[milligan]]
Phone: (804) 684-7596
Office: Brown House 204
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Shoreline Studies Program

Chris Patrick

Patrick, Chris
Associate 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)}}

William G. Reay

Reay, William G.
Professor; Director, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia
Email: [[wreay]]
Phone: (804) 684-7119
Office: Wilson House 103
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Program: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia
Interests: Watershed hydrology; ground water/surface water interactions.

Jian Shen

Shen, Jian
Professor
Email: [[shen]]
Phone: (804) 684-7359
Office: Andrews Hall 231
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Dr. Deborah Steinberg

Steinberg, Deborah K.
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}}

Pierre St. Laurent

St-Laurent, Pierre
Senior Research Scientist
Email: [[pst-laurent]]
Phone: (804) 684-7945
Office: Andrews Hall 339
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
ORCID: {{https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1700-9509,0000-0002-1700-9509}}
Personal Website: {{http://nordet.net/,nordet.net}}

Harry V. Wang

Wang, Harry V.
Professor
Email: [[v|wang]]
Phone: (804) 684-7215
Office: Andrews Hall 239
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: 3-D numerical modeling, hydrodynamics of estuaries; physical oceanography.