All Academics

• MA, YINGFEI - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MACDOUGALL, J. DOUGLAS - Professor Emeritus
• MACIAS MOY, DIEGO - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MACKINNON, JENNIFER - Professor
•  Internal waves
•  Turbulence and mixing
•  Coastal dynamics
• MALFATTI, FRANCESCA - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MAMMERICKX, JAQUELINE - Researcher
• MANIZZA, MANFREDI - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MANTYLA, ARNOLD - Research Associate
•  Deep-water characteristics of the world ocean
•  California Current circulation
• MARIETOU, ANGELIKI - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MARTIN, KAREN - Research Associate
• MARTZ, TODD - Assistant Professor
•  Chemical sensor development
•  Aqueous carbon dioxide chemistry
•  Marine chemistry & biogeochemistry
• MASTERS, T. GUY - Professor
•  The study the fine structure of the earth and the 3-D structure of the mantle and core using body waves, surface waves, and free oscillations
•  Development of reference Earth models and the integration of mineral physics, geodynamics, and geochemistry into Earth models
• MAZLOFF, MATTHEW - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MC GOWAN, JOHN - Professor Emeritus
•  Large scale patterns in space and time and the California El Niño
•  Diversity maintenance
•  Biogeography
•  Time-series in coastal California
• MCCLEAN, JULIE - Researcher
•  Large-scale general circulation numerical modeling of the ocean and sea-ice.
•  Climate change and variability in the ocean/sea-ice system
•  Tropical ocean dynamics
• MELVILLE, W. KENDALL - Professor
•  Fluid Mechanics
•  Air-sea interaction
•  Nonlinear surface and internal waves
•  Upper ocean turbulence and mixing
•  Optical, acoustic and microwave remote sensing
• MILLER, ARTHUR - Researcher
•  Ocean modeling, data assimilation, and predictability
•  Coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling and predictability
•  California Current System dynamics and ecosystem response
•  Pacific Ocean decadal variability and ecosystem response
•  Long-period tides and barotropic normal modes
• MILLER, STEPHEN - Specialist
•  Digital archiving and preservation, resulting in the SIOExplorer Digital Library for SIO expeditions since 1950 (http://SIOExplorer.ucsd.edu), and the IODP Site Survey Data Bank for drilling projects (http://ssdb.iodp.org)
•  Marine geophysics
•  Seafloor mapping
•  Education and outreach
• MINSTER, JEAN-BERNARD - Professor
•  Propagation and attenuation of seismic waves
•  Nuclear monitoring by geoohysical means
•  Applications of space geodesy to the study of plate motions and deformation
•  Mass balance of polar ice sheets
•  Intermediate-term earthquake prediction
•  Precise airborne and spaceborne laser altimetry and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)
•  Numerical modeling of Earthquakes and their effects in a grid framework
• MITCHELL, B. GREGORY - Researcher
•  Phytoplankton photosynthetic physiology and ecology
•  Ocean optics and satellite remote sensing of phytoplankton biomass and primary production
•  Effects of UV-B on marine microorganisms
•  Commercialization of algae biofuels
• MIYANAGA, AKIMASA - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MOLINA, MARIO - Professor
•  Atmospheric Chemistry
•  Physical Chemistry (Gas Phase Chemical Kinetics; Photochemistry; Heterogeneous Chemistry)
•  Urban, Regional and Global Air Pollution
•  Climate Change: Science and Policy Issues
• MOLINSKI, TADEUSZ - Adjunct Professor
•  Apoptosis
•  Cell Cycle Regulation
•  Marine Natural Products
•  Medicinal Chemistry
•  NMR
•  Organic Synthesis
• MOLL, RUSSELL - Academic Coordinator
•  Biological Oceanography
•  Estuarine Ecology
•  Aquatic Invasive Species
• MONROE, EMILY - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MOORE, BRADLEY - Professor
•  Marine Microbial Biosynthesis and Bioengineering
•  Marine Microbial Genomes
•  Marine Microbial Natural Product Discovery
• MORIN, PHILLIP - Adjunct Professor
• MUHLE, JENS - Project Scientist
•  Halogenated trace gases
•  Greenhouse gases
•  Ozone depleting compounds
•  Global warming
•  Atmospheric chemistry
•  Wildfire emissions
•  Long-range transport of pollutants
•  Trace gas measurements (especially GC-FID/ECD/MSD)
• MUNGER, LISA - Post-Doctoral Scholar
•  baleen whale calling behavior and habitat use
•  marine science education and outreach
• MUNK, WALTER - Professor Emeritus
•  Global acoustics
•  Greenhouse warming
•  Tides
•  Air-sea boundary
• MURPHY, BRIAN - Post-Doctoral Scholar
• MUVVA, VENKATA - Project Scientist
•  Atmospheric brown clouds
•  Aerosol-cloud-radiation measurements and climate
•  Unmanned aircraft vehicle as research platform
•  Miniaturized instrumentation
•  Atmospheric boundary layer