People

Our most important resource

The members of our department represent our most important resource and are the reason why we are recognized as a world-class centre in oceanographic education and research.

Summary of faculty research interests

Christopher Algar
(calgar@dal.ca)
Sediment biogeochemistry, nitrogen cycling, ecosystem modeling, microbial ecology, deep biosphere
David Barclay
(dbarclay@dal.ca)
Acoustical oceanography, noise, sediment acoustics, deep ocean trenches
Craig Brown
(craig.brown@dal.ca)
Seafloor habitat mapping, benthic ecology, acoustic remote sensing
Carolyn Buchwald
(cbuchwald@dal.ca)
Biogeochemistry, marine chemistry, geochemistry
Laura deGelleke
(laura.degelleke@dal.ca)
Sediment transport, paleoceanography, biogeochemistry
Katja Fennel
(katja.fennel@dal.ca)
Coupled physical-biological modeling, biogeochemical cycles
Zoe Finkel
(zfinkel@dal.ca)
Environmental, climate change, structure & function of marine phytoplankton communities & the ocean carbon cycle
Sarah Fortune
sarah.fortune@dal.ca
Whale foraging ecology, energetic modelling, biological oceanography, ecosystem impacts of human activity
Jonathan Grant
(jon.grant@dal.ca)
Aquaculture-environment interactions, ecosystem modelling
Alex Hay
(alex.hay@dal.ca)
Acoustical oceanography, sediment dynamics
Paul S. Hill
(paul.hill@dal.ca)
Sediment transport, particle dynamics
Dan Kelley
(dan.kelley@dal.ca)
Dynamics of transport and mixing processes
Markus Kienast
(markus.kienast@dal.ca)
Paleoceanography, sediment biogeochemistry
Stephanie Kienast
(stephanie.kienast@dal.ca)
Paleoceanography, marine particle fluxes, biological carbon pump
Hugh MacIntyre
(hugh.macintyre@dal.ca)
Phytoplankton physiology and ecology; bio-optics
Anna Metaxas
(anna.metaxas@dal.ca)
Ecology of benthic invertebrates, invasive species, deep sea biology
Ruth Musgrave
rmusgrave@dal.ca
Physical oceanography, tides, internal waves, ocean mixing
Eric Oliver
(Eric.Oliver@Dal.Ca)
Physical oceanography, climate science, climate change
Jinyu Sheng
(jinyu.sheng@dal.ca)
Ocean modeling and prediction, shelf circulation
Anya Waite
(anya.waite@dal.ca)
Nitrogen fluxes in polar oceans and particle dynamics in mesoscale eddies
Douglas Wallace
(douglas.wallace@dal.ca)
Biogeochemistry, carbon dynamics, deep water ventilation