Batten School & VIMS: Administration & Faculty

Batten School & VIMS Administrative Officers

Batten School & VIMS Office for Academic Affairs

Batten School & VIMS Current Faculty

For a complete directory of current faculty, information on their research programs, publications and education activities, click here.

D. Derek Aday (2021), Dean, Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences and Director, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Sarah Black (2025), Assistant Teaching Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A. and Ph.D., Boston University.

Donna M. Bilkovic (2001), Research Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Mark J. Brush (2006), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.

Ryan B. Carnegie (2002), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., William & Mary; Ph.D., University of Maine.

Randolph M. Chambers (2000), Professor of Biology and Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Gettysburg College; M.S., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Grace S. Chiu (2019), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., M.S., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., Simon Fraser University.

Manuel Colombo (2024), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., National University of La Plata; Ph.D., University of British Columbia.

Angelina M. Dichiera (2024), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of North Florida; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Mary C. Fabrizio (2005), Chancellor Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Fordham University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.

Carl T. Friedrichs (1993), Loretta and Lewis Glucksman Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs (2006), University Research Professor for Research Excellence. B.A., Middlebury College; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ph.D., Old Dominion University.

Donglai Gong (2012), Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences, B.A./B.S., Rutgers University; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Robert C. Hale (1987), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., B.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Amber K. Hardison (2020), Cornelia Brackenridge Talbot Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Virginia; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Courtney K. Harris (2001), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Virginia; M.S., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Kirk J. Havens (2013), Research Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., M.S., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., George Mason University.

Christopher J. Hein (2012), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences and Undergraduate Program Director. B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Boston University.

Eric J. Hilton (2007), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

David S. Johnson (2015), Class of 1964 Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

M. Lisa Kellogg (2022), Research Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of South Alabama.

Matthew L. Kirwan (2013), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., William & Mary; Ph.D., Duke University.

Stacy A. Krueger-Hadfield (2024), Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Ph.D., Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI - Sorbonne Université.

Steven A. Kuehl (1993), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Lafayette College; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

Robert J. Latour (2001), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Western New England College; M.BMA, Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

Romuald N. Lipcius (1986), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Jon Derek Loftis (2020), Research Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., M.S., Christopher Newport University; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Mark W. Luckenbach (1989), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences and Associate Dean for Research & Advisory Services. B.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Roger L. Mann (1985), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of East Anglia; Ph.D., University of Wales.

Piero L. Mazzini (2020), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Vale do Itajai; M.S., University of Sao Paulo; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Jan R. McDowell (2012), Research Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Adriane K. Michaelis (2023), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Nicole C. Millette (2020), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Maryland Center of Environmental Sciences.

Molly M. Mitchell (2020), Research Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences and M.A. Program Director. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Siddhartha Mitra (2023), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. B.S., Lehigh University; M.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Christopher J. Patrick (2020), Class of 1963 Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

William G. Reay (1997), Research Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., George Mason University; M.A., William & Mary; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Kimberly S. Reece (1998), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Rochester; Ph.D., Cornell University.

Emily B. Rivest (2016), Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

David B. Rudders (2018), Research Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Andrew M. Scheld (2014), Moses D. Nunnally Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Washington.

Meredith E. Seeley (2023), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Oklahoma; M.S., University of Texas; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Rochelle D. Seitz (2000), Research Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Colgate University; M.A., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Jian Shen (2002), Research Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Shanghai Teacher’s University; M.A., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Jeffrey D. Shields (1994), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

Hamish J. Small (2022), Research Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Strathclyde, Scotland; M.S., University of Glasgow, Scotland; Ph.D., University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Jessica Moss Small (2022), Research Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. M.S., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Juliette L. Smith (2014), Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., University of Buffalo, SUNY; M.S., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY.

Richard A. Snyder (2014), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., College of Charleston; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Bongkeun Song (2012), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Dongguk University, Korea; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Deborah K. Steinberg (2001), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ming Sun (2025), Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Ocean University of China; M.S., University of Hamburg; Ph.D., Ocean University of China and University of Maine.

William C. Walton (2021), Acuff Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Tufts University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Harry V. Wang (1997), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

Andrew R. Wargo (2012), Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., University of Vermont; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh.

Kevin C. Weng (2014), Associate Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.A., Williams College; M.S., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., Stanford University.

Yinglong Joseph Zhang (2012), Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. B.S., Peking University, China; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Wollongong, Australia.

Batten School & VIMS Emeritus Faculty

Standish K. Allen, Jr. (1997), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.S., University of Maine; Ph.D., University of Washington.

Herbert M. Austin (1977), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Grove City College; M.S., University of Puerto Rico; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Thomas A. Barnard, Jr. (1979), Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Milligan College; M.A., William & Mary.

Rudolf H. Bieri (1972), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. Dr.rer.nat. Johann Gutenberg University.

John D. Boon, III (1974), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., William & Mary.

John M. Brubaker (1983), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. A.B., Miami University; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Eugene M. Burreson (1977), Chancellor Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Eastern Oregon College; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Elizabeth A. Canuel (1993), Chancellor Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Stonehill College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Mark E. Chittenden, Jr. (1984), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Hobart College; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Fu-Lin Chu (1983), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.S., University of Rochester; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Robert J. Diaz (1977), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., LaSalle College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia; D.H.C., University of Gothenberg, Sweden.

William D. DuPaul (1977), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Bridgewater State College; M.A., Ph.D., William & Mary.

David A. Evans (1979), Associate Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., M.A., Cambridge University; D.Phil., Oxford University.

John E. Graves (1990), Chancellor Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Revelle College, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.

Leonard W. Haas (1977), Associate Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. A.B., Dartmouth College; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Carl H. Hershner, Jr. (1978), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Bucknell University; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Carl H. Hobbs, III (1975), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Union College; M.S., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

John M. Hoenig (1997), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.

Robert J. Huggett (1977), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. M.S., Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Howard I. Kator (1975), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Harpur College; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Albert Y. Kuo (1970), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

Maurice P. Lynch (1972), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. A.B., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Jerome P.-Y. Maa (1987), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., M.S., National Cheng-Kung University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

William G. MacIntyre (1965), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dalhousie University.

John D. Milliman (1993), Chancellor Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S. University of Rochester; M.S., University of Washington (Seattle); Ph.D., University of Miami.

Kenneth A. Moore (1985), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Michael C. Newman (1998), A. Marshall Acuff, Jr., Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., M.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Robert J. Orth (1975), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Frank O. Perkins (1966), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., University of Virginia; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

James E. Perry, III (1991), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., William & Mary.

Evon P. Ruzecki (1965), Associate Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. A.B., Knox College; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Linda C. Schaffner (1988), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., Drew University; M.A., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Gene M. Silberhorn (1972), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., Kent State University.

Walker O. Smith, Jr. (1998), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., University of Rochester; Ph.D., Duke University.

Dennis L. Taylor (1991), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Wales.

N. Bartlett Theberge, Jr. (1974), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., J.D., William & Mary; LL.M., University of Miami.

Michael A. Unger (1990), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., William & Mary.

Peter A. Van Veld (1984), Associate Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., William & Mary; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Wolfgang Vogelbein (1988), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., Southampton College; M.S., California State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Kenneth L. Webb (1965), Chancellor Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. A.B., Antioch College; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

John T. Wells (2004), Professor of Marine Science and Dean and Director, VIMS, Emeritus. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Richard L. Wetzel (1975), Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., M.S., University of West Florida; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Frank J. Wojcik (1965), Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., University of Alaska.

L. Donelson Wright (1982), Chancellor Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus. B.A., University of Miami; M.A., University of Sydney; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.