Leadership
Patrick Boles
Associate Executive Director of Operations
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jason O. Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor | Executive Director, Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Health | Interim Director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Audrey Slade
Assistant to the HBOI Executive Leadership Team
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Joshua D. Voss., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator | Research Professor | Director of Collegiate Education
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research, Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Members
Matt Ajemian, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Associate Research Professor
Kathie Andraza
Senior Fiscal Assistant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Tina Angelo
Business Assistant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Greer Babbe
Research Coordinator
Ecology and Water Quality
Boca Raton Campus
Damian Batchelor
Coordinator, Computer Applications
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Nelson Beaman
Director, Computer Services
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Paul Bennet
Associate Director, Physical Plant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Patrick Boles
Associate Executive Director of Operations
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Dillon Bono
IT Support Specialist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
David M. Bourdette
Research Machinist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Nathaniel Branham
IT Support Specialist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Reynalda Brant
Grant Coordinator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Megan Brewton
Research Technician, Ecology and Water Quality
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Rachel Brewton, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Steve Burton, M.S.
Director, Research Programs/Services
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Maria Chang
Grant Coordinator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology
Laurent Cherubin
Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Dustin Cravey
Grant Coordinator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Justin DaCosta
IT Support Specialist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Kristen Davis
Land/Ocean Biogeochemistry Observation Program Manager
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Marquietta Davis
Grant Coordinator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Megan Davis, Ph.D
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Steve Davis
Manager, Link Port Cafe
Melissa Diaz
Senior Custodian
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Audrey Ferrett
Financial Analyst
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Robert Forsythe
Maintenance Supervisor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Josie Garza
Custodian
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Texa Gaya
Engagement Associate
Randolph Gross
Purchasing Manager
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Esther Guzmán, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Ocean Health: Human Health
Michele Hall
Senior Fiscal Assistant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jason O. Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor | Executive Director, Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Health | Interim Director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Dedra Harmody
Research Technician, Microbiology Team
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Emily Harris
Grant Coordinator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Laura Herren
Biological Scientist
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Ecology and Water Quality
Boca Raton Campus
Katy Homeijer
Marine Educator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Sue Horvath
Program Assistant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Harbor Branch Campus
Charles Hutchinson
Electrician
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Shirl Johns
Shipping/Receiving Clerk
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Bret Kaiser
Lab Alumni
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Ecology and Water Quality
Helmut Kalwies
Maintenance Mechanic
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Victoria Keith
Office Assistant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Patrick Keller
Maintenance Mechanic
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Alisa Kunapinun, D.Eng.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Brian E. Lapointe, Ph.D
Research Professor
Ecology and Water Quality
Susan Laramore, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Francis Letendre, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Juanita Lopez
Custodian
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Michael McCoy, Ph.D
Associate Director, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Malcolm McFarland
Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Brandon McHenry
Membership Coordinator
Gabby Barbarite McHenry, Ph.D.
Director of Education and Outreach
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Alicia Melton
Marine Educator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Benjamin Metzger
Mechanical Engineer
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Tracy Mincer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology/Biogeochemistry; Chair, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Timothy Moore, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Stewart B. Moreaux
Director, Scientific Research Infrastructure
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Aditya Nayak
Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
James Nelson
Marina Manager | Dive Safety Officer
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Bing Ouyang
Associate Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Annie Page, DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor | Clinical Veterinarian |Harbor Branch Associate Director of Education| Co-Director
Carlie Perricone
Coordinator, Research Programs/Services
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Chadalyn Mikayla Petroski
Research Machinist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jessica Pettingill
Program Assistant, Graduate Programs: Marine Science & Oceanography
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Julie Pettingill
Director, Operations & Services
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Sponge Biotechnology Systematics, Cell & Molecular Biology
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Kevin Reinecke
Maintenance Mechanic
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jill Roberts
Chemical Scientist
Catherine Rossmell
Program Coordinator, Graduate Programs: Marine Science & Oceanography
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Matthew Roy
Marina Maintenance Mechanic
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jennifer Sandle
Chemical Scientist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Hailee Schalwig
Marine Educator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Audrey Slade
Assistant to the HBOI Executive Leadership Team
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Wayne Slade, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Ocean Engineering and Applied Technology
Jeffery Smith
Research Machinist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Tod Smitley
Maintenance Mechanic
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Josephine Story, M. Ed.
Marine Educator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Maria Stratilescu
Custodian
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jim Sullivan, M.Sc.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Sartaj Tanweer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Lauren Tracy
Marine Services Technician/Boat Operator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Michael Twardowski, Ph.D
Research Professor, HBOI | Affiliate Professor, OME
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Tyre
Research Coordinator, Ecology and Water Quality
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Csaba Vaczo
Research Engineer
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Siddhartha Verma, Ph.D
Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Giuliana Vomero
Graduate Student Assistant
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Joshua D. Voss., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator | Research Professor | Director of Collegiate Education
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Ocean Webber
Research Technician, Ecology and Water Quality
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Boca Raton Campus
Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research, Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Priscilla Winder, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research
Nancy Zavala
Custodian
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute