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Active GCE Personnel

Project Administrators and Managers
Merryl AlberProject Director
Steve PenningsField Director
Adam SappInformation Manager
Amanda SpivakCo-Project Director
Project Investigators
Clark AlexanderMarine Geology
Jeb ByersMarine Community and Population Ecology
Renato CastelaoPhysical Oceanography
Daniela Di IorioPhysical Oceanography
Dean HardyHuman-Environment Geography
Austin HeilScience Education, Schoolyard Coordinator
Nik HeynenPolitical Ecology
Christine HladikRemote Sensing and Landscape Ecology
Joel KostkaMarine Microbiology
Patricia MedeirosOrganic and Isotope Geochemistry
Christof MeileBiogeochemical Modeling
Deepak MishraRemote Sensing
Georgianne MooreTerrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Jimmy NelsonEcosystem Ecology
Jessica O'ConnellWetland Plant Ecology and Remote Sensing
Craig OsenbergEcology and Ecophysiology
John SchallesRemote Sensing
Lori SutterTidal Marsh Ecology
Victor ThompsonAnthropology
John WaresBiodiversity, Biogeography, Conservation
Alicia WilsonGroundwater Hydrology
Shelby ZieglerCoastal Ecology and Conservation
Affiliated Investigators
John CarrollEstuarine community ecology
Chris CraftWetlands Ecology and Soils
Chuck HopkinsonMicrobial Ecology and Biogeochemistry
Brian HopkinsonMarine Ecophysiology
Dionne Hoskins-BrownFisheries Biology
Zoe HughesCoastal Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
Wenwen LiuCommunity Ecology
Giulio MariottiCoastal Processes
Project Staff
Robert DunnResearch Professional (Pennings)
Steve FitzpatrickPost-doctoral Associate (Meile)
Carey GarlandResearch Archaeologist (Thompson)
Peter HawmanPost-doctoral Associate (Mishra)
Io HennessyAdministrative Assistant (Alber)
Kyle KrezdornResearch Professional (Alexander)
Piero MazziniGCE Faculty Scholar
Emily PaceSapelo Field Technician
CJ PellPost-doctoral Associate (Moore)
Joey ReustleGCE Faculty Scholar
Jessica RiekenbergLab Technician (Spivak)
Mike RobinsonGIS Specialist (Alexander)
Kyle RunionPost-doctoral Associate (Mishra)
Joan SheldonData Analyst and Modeler
Wade SheldonIM System Administrator/Developer
CJ SidesSapelo Field Technician
James SolowPost-doctoral Associate (Di Iorio)
Claudia VenhermResearch Professional (Alexander)
John WilliamsSapelo Field Research Coordinator
Zhicheng YangPost-doctoral Associate (Alber/Alexander)
Graduate Students
Mitchelle AgonsiCastelao Ph.D. Student
Addie BandByers Ph.D. Student
Emanuella Bosompemaa ObengHladik M.S. Student
Alan CaiO'Connell Ph.D. Student
Lalah ChoiceReustle M.S. Student
Sandesh DallakotiMoore M.S. Student
Gbenga DemehinOsenberg M.S. Student
Ajay DevdaO'Connell Ph.D. Student
Claudia FrancoPennings Ph.D. Student
Delancey GriffinThompson Ph.D. Student
Britany GuoSpivak Ph.D. Student
Eliot HallByers Ph.D. Student
Eamon HennessyPennings Ph.D. Student - Graduate Student Rep.
Asa JulienMishra M.S. Student
Gabie KruegerKostka Ph.D. Student
Tyler LynnAlber/Mishra Ph.D. Student
Robbyn McKellopThompson Ph.D. Student
Caroline NarronMishra Ph.D. Student
Paul OkrahMeile Ph.D. Student
Arman OliazadehMishra Ph.D. Student
Brett ParbusThompson Ph.D. Student
Kalpana PatabendigePennings Ph.D. Student
Matt PierceByers Ph.D. Student
Lucia Rameriz-JoesephNelson Ph.D. Student
Alec ReebMishra M.S. Student
Jennifer RuizPennings M.S. Student
Hossain SammiMoore Ph.D. Student
Rajneesh SharmaMishra Ph.D. Student
Jacob SimonHopkinson Ph.D. Student
Margaret StallerByers Ph.D. Student
Mina SurprenantSutter M.S. Student
Aiyana ThomasThompson Ph.D. Student
Giovanna UtsumiMedeiros Ph.D. Student
Xin YanMishra Ph.D. Student
Nikki ZhangSpivak Ph.D. Student
Partners
Laura CassettyLaboratory Safety Manager (UGAMI)
Nuette GordonUGAMI Assistant Director for Academics (UGAMI)
Rachel GuySINERR Research Coordinator (SINERR)
Fred HaySapelo Island Manager, GA DNR
Ellen HerbertSALTEx Collaborator (Ducks Unlimited)
Nick MaciasUGAMI Assistant Director for Operations (UGAMI)
Margaret MyszewskiGCRC Program Coordinator (GCRC)
Jonah RigdonUGA Marine Institute Liaison (UGAMI)
Jack SandowAltamaha Water Quality Consultant
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140, OCE-1832178 and OCE-2425396. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.