Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (MS)
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Graduate programs are offered in Atmospheric Science, Earth Science, and Marine Science. Specific course requirements are determined by the advisory committee of each student.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Science in Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences" without track specifications.
Marine Science Track
Within marine sciences the subdisciplines include:
- Biological Oceanography
- Chemical Oceanography
- Geological Oceanography
- Physical Oceanography
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 12 | |
| Principles of Physical Oceanography | ||
| Principles of Biological Oceanography | ||
| Geological Oceanography | ||
| Principles of Chemical Oceanography | ||
| Seminar Course 1 | 1 | |
| Seminar | ||
| Area of Focus Courses | 11 | |
| Courses in the "Area of Focus" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Courses Outside Area of Focus | 6 | |
| "Courses Outside Area of Focus" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Earth Science Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar Course 1 | 1 | |
| Seminar | ||
| Area of Focus Courses | 29 | |
| Courses in the "Area of Focus" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Atmospheric Science Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar Course | 1 | |
| Seminar | ||
| Area of Focus Courses 1 | 29 | |
| Courses in the "Area of Focus" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
| 1 | MEA 601 Seminar is required of all thesis M.S. students no later than the third semester in residence. |
Faculty
Full Professors
- Viney Pal Aneja
- DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl
- David B. Eggleston
- David Paul Genereux
- Peter Jeurgen Harries
- Ruoying He
- Gary M. Lackmann
- Elana L. Leithold
- Jay Frederick Levine
- Jing-pu Liu
- David A. McConnell
- Nicholas Meskhidze
- Helena Mitasova
- Lewis Andrew Owen
- Matthew David Parker
- Markus Dirk Jan Petters
- Walter A. Robinson
- William J. Showers
- Lian Xie
- Sandra E. Yuter
Associate Professors
- Anantha Aiyyer
- Paul Kevin Byrne
- Christopher Lee Osburn
- Astrid Schnetzer
- Karl William Wegmann
Assistant Professors
- Carli Arendt
- Stuart Bishop
- Ethan Gordon Hyland
- Sarah Larson
- Ryan William Paerl
- Arianna Soldati
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Otis B. Brown
- Curtis Congreve
- Brian K. Eder
- Elisabeth Streit Falk
- Kenneth E. Kunkel
- Roberto Javier Mera
- Carrie J. Thomas
- Joseph Brendan Zambon
Emeritus Faculty
- Fredrick Semazzi
- Charles Ernest Knowles
- Satya Pal Singh Arya
- Jerry M. Davis
- David John DeMaster
- Ronald Victor Fodor
- John Crothers Fountain
- James Patrick Hibbard
- Thomas Sawyer Hopkins
- Daniel Kamykowski
- Leonard J. Langfelder
- Leonard J. Pietrafesa
- Sethu Raman
- Allen J. Riordan
- Dale A Russell
- Ping-Tung Shaw
- Edward F. Stoddard
- Charles W. Welby,
- Donna Lee Wolcott
- Thomas G. Wolcott
Adjunct Faculty
- William Howard Battye
- Geoffrey Weszely Bell
- Scott Anthony Braun
- Michael Brennan
- Subrahmanyam Bulusu
- Brian A. Colle
- Johannes Michael Leopold Dahl
- Kathie Dello
- David R. Easterling
- Scott Howard Ensign
- Peter Hamilton
- Russel S. Harmon
- Barron Halton Henderson
- Nam-Young Kang
- David E. Kingsmill
- Branko Kosovic
- Emlyn Howard Koster
- Huiqing Liu
- David Mechem
- Andrew Newell
- Sharon Phillips
- Brandon Puckett
- S. Trivikrama Rao
- Joseph Rudek
- Blake Schaeffer
- Jenni Stanley
- Robert Christopher Tacker
- Susan White
- Shaocai Yu
- Yang Zhang