People

O'Brien, James J.
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies
Florida State University
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Application Sectors

Agriculture
Coastal Ecosystems
Energy
Forest
Health
Local or state government
Ocean productivity
Tourism
Urban
Wetlands

Specialty

Climatology

Interests

El Nino - Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Climate and agriculture
Hurricanes

Courses

This info is updated on 07/26/2010.

Morris, Glenn , Professor and Director
Emerging Pathogens
University of Florida
PO Box 100009
Gainesville, FL 32610-0009
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Application Sectors

Health

Specialty

Public Health

Interests

Transmission of infectious diseases and climate

Courses

This info is updated on 09/02/2010.

Martin, Tim , Associate Professor
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
University of Florida
PO Box 110410
Gainesville, FL 32611
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Martin, Ellen , Professor
Geological Sciences
University of Florida
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I use radiogenic isotopes preserved in deep sea sediments to reconstruct ocean circulation on geologic time scales, with the goal of understanding the relationship between circulation and climate.

Application Sectors

Ocean Sciences

Specialty

Paleoclimatology/Paleocenaography

Interests

Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes Past ocean circulation Cenozoic climate change

Courses

This info is updated on 02/01/2011.

Harrington, Julie , Director
ISPA Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis
Florida State University
3200 Commonwealth Blvd
Suite 153
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2770
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Telephone: 850-644-7357
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Application Sectors

Agriculture
Coastal Ecosystems
Energy
Local or state government

Specialty

Economics: Natural Resources

Interests

Economics

Courses

This info is updated on 09/02/2010.

Graham, Wendy
Water Institute
University of Florida
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Dr. Graham specializes in subsurface flow and solute transport modeling; groundwater resources evaluation and remediation; evaluation of impacts of agricultural production on surface and groundwater quality; development of hydrologic indicators of ecosystem status; and stochastic modeling.

Application Sectors

Urban
Wetlands

Specialty

Hydrology

Interests

Impacts of climate variability, climate change and sea level rise on water resources

Courses

CWR6536Stochastic Subsurface Hydrology

This info is updated on 08/10/2010.

Craig, Robin
College of Law
Florida State University
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Application Sectors

Coastal Ecosystems
Energy
Health
Ocean productivity
Wetlands

Specialty

Interests

Climate change adaptation and the law; climate change adaptation and water supply; climate change adaptation and the oceans; marine protected areas and climate change.

Courses

This info is updated on 07/23/2010.

Chanton, Jeff
Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science
Florida State University
117 North Woodward Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32306
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My Research Focus is fairly broad and follows the focus either of methane and carbon dioxide production, emission and cycling, and/or stable isotope analysis. I work on a variety of research problems that involve fluxes of greenhouse gases and isotopic chemistry. Current projects include the effect of permafrost decomposition on CH4 release from boreal regions, the design of landfill covers to reduce CH4 emissions and the study of ecosystem respiration in pine forests and peatlands. I am also involved in studies of gas hydrate stability and am a member of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Research Consortium to establish a sea floor observatory. My research encompasses six different areas: 1. wetlands-- permafrost decomposition in the northern boreal zone; 2. food webs-- trophic relationships in estuaries; 3. reducing methane emissions to the atmosphere, designing landfill cover soils, which promote the growth of methane-consuming bacteria; 4. methane gas hydrates, which some estimate may be a large reservoir of fossil fuel to be mined; 5. pine forests, which can be large sinks for excess CO2; and 6. groundwater discharge, an overlooked process which is important to the nutrient budgets of coastal waters.

Application Sectors

Coastal Ecosystems
Wetlands

Specialty

Oceanography

Interests

Greenhouse gas production and consumption. Biosphere-atmosphere interactions. Landfill methane attenuation and capture. Carbon cycle.

Courses

This info is updated on 07/23/2010.

Misra, Vasubandhu , Assistant Professor
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences & COAPS
Florida State University
1017 Academic Way
Tallahassee, FL 32306
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Telephone:850-644-2814
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Climate modeling and diagnostics

Application Sectors

Agriculture
Health

Specialty

Climatology

Interests

air-sea interactions, land-atmosphere interactions, monsoons, tropical climate variability

Courses

MET 5534 Tropical Meteorology-II
MET 5533 Tropical Meteorology I

This info is updated on 05/26/2010.

Southworth, Jane , Associate Professor
geography
University of Florida
3141 TUR
PO Box 117325
Gainesville, FL 32611
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Telephone:352-392-0494 ext.220
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My research interests are based on the study of human-environment interactions within the field of Land Change Science. More specifically remote sensing of land use, land cover change and land change modeling; the implications of scale and scaling in remote sensing and modeling analyses; people and parks; and modeling of the impacts of climate change on human-environment systems.

Application Sectors

Agriculture
Coastal Ecosystems
Forest
Health
Urban
Wetlands

Specialty

Geography

Interests

I enjoy working on complex problems, involving large interdisplinary groups of researchers from across department, colleges and campuses.

Courses

This info is updated on 07/28/2010.

The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) is a multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations, scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change.