Summer 2010 REU Program at Stony Brook University

Faculty Mentors*

Josephine Y. Aller Professor (Ph.D. 1975, University of Southern California) Marine microbiology/water quality;  bioaerosols; animal-sediment interactions and biogeochemical processes, sensor technology for microbial processes studies.

Robert C. Aller Distinguished Professor (Ph.D., 1977, Yale University) Marine biogeochemistry, animal-sediment relations: diagenetic processes, mineral authigenesis, and exchange rates of dissolved material across the sediment-water interface, sensors.

Henry J. Bokuniewicz Professor (Ph.D. 1976, Yale University) Nearshore transport processes, coastal sedimentation, marine geophysics: The behavior of coastal sedimentary systems and especially the fate of fine-grained sediment particles.

Demian Chapman Assistant Professor (Ph.D., 2007, Nova Southeastern University) Molecular ecology, conservation, elasmobranch (sharks, batoids) biology, acoustic and satellite telemetry, marine reserve design, evolution of vertebrate mating systems and mate choice, wildlife forensics

Brian A. Colle Associate Professor (Ph.D. 1997, University of Washington) Coastal meteorology, mesoscale numerical modeling and forecasting; the structure and dynamics of mesoscale phenomena in the coastal zones.

John E. Mak Associate Professor (Ph.D. 1992, University of California, San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography) Sources, sinks, and chemistry of trace gases in the earth's atmosphere.

Stephan B. Munch Assistant Professor (Ph.D. 2002, Stony Brook Univ.) Evolutionary ecology of growth, predator- prey interactions, and life history traits of fish populations.

* For complete biographical sketches go to the SoMAS Faculty Profiles web page.