Western Coastal & Marine Geology
| Name | Area of Interest | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Sallie Beavers National Park Service |
Marine ecology, Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawai‘i | sallie_beavers@nps.gov |
| Michael Bothner USGS Woods Hole |
Geochemistry of reef sediments | mbothner@usgs.gov |
| Eric Brown National Park Service |
Marine ecology, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Moloka‘i | eric_brown@nps.gov |
| R. Scott Calhoun Seattle, WA |
Beach and coastline sediment of Kaua‘i and Moloka‘i | rscalhoun@hotmail.com |
| R. Scott Carr USGS Corpus Christi |
Sediment chemistry, toxicology | scott_carr@usgs.gov |
| Michael Casso USGS Woods Hole |
Geochemical lab analysis | mcasso@usgs.gov |
| Pat Chavez USGS Flagstaff |
Western Region remote sensing specialist, image processing and analysis | retired |
| Hank Chezar USGS Menlo Park |
Photography and camera system technologist | hchezar@usgs.gov |
| Susan Cochran USGS Santa Cruz |
Remote sensing and mapping of coral reefs, GIS, website, public relations, project coordination and logistics | scochran@usgs.gov |
| Pete Dartnell USGS Menlo Park |
Remote sensing and mapping of seafloor systems, GIS | pdartnell@usgs.gov |
| Mimi D'Iorio NOAA |
Remote sensing of coastal change from mangroves | mimi.diorio@noaa.gov |
| Mike Field USGS Santa Cruz |
Project Chief Scientist, geology and sedimentology of Pacific coral reefs | mfield@usgs.gov |
| Chip Fletcher University of Hawai‘i |
Reef history and evolution | fletcher@soest.Hawai‘i.edu |
| Ann Gibbs USGS Santa Cruz |
Mapping of coastal systems | agibbs@usgs.gov |
| Eric Grossman USGS Santa Cruz |
Sedimentology and stratigraphy, coral reef geology and ecology | egrossman@usgs.gov |
| Gerry Hatcher USGS Santa Cruz |
GIS/Navigation specialist, software development | ghatcher@usgs.gov |
| Bruce Jaffe USGS Santa Cruz |
Waves and current processes, sediment dynamics | bjaffe@usgs.gov |
| Paul Jokiel University of Hawai‘i |
Coral reef ecology, distribution and monitoring | jokiel@Hawai‘i.edu |
| Josh Logan USGS Santa Cruz |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and instrument specialist | jlogan@usgs.gov |
| Marion Nipper Texas A&M University |
Marine ecotoxicology | mnipper@falcon.tamucc.edu |
| Andrea Ogston University of Washington |
Waves and current processes, sediment dynamics | ogston@ocean.washington.edu |
| Scott Peckham University of Colorado |
Landscape and sediment discharge modeling | scott.peckham@colorado.edu |
| Greg Piniak NOAA |
Coral reef biology and productivity | greg.piniak@noaa.gov |
| Kathy Presto USGS Santa Cruz |
Sediment dynamics | kpresto@usgs.gov |
| Nancy Prouty USGS Santa Cruz |
Mendenhall Post-Doc working on project entitled "Historical Land-Use Patterns Recorded by Coral Chemistry: Linkages Between Watershed Change and Ecosystem Health" |
nprouty@usgs.gov |
| Bruce Richmond USGS Santa Cruz |
Mapping of coastal systems | brichmond@usgs.gov |
| Captain Joe Reich Kaunakakai, Moloka‘i, HI |
Captain/Owner Alyce C Sportfishing Main Hawaiian Islands |
ace@aloha.net |
| Tom Reiss USGS Menlo Park |
GPS/Navigation Specialist, Diving Safety Officer | treiss@usgs.gov |
| Rick Rendigs USGS Woods Hole |
Sediment trap specialist | rrendigs@usgs.gov |
| Ceil Roberts University of Hawai‘i |
Island history, coral distribution, ecology and monitoring | lucile@Hawai‘i.edu |
| Will Smith University of Hawai‘i |
Coral reef mapping and monitoring | wsmith@Hawai‘i.edu |
| Curt Storlazzi USGS Santa Cruz |
Wave and current modeling, sediment dynamics | cstorlazzi@usgs.gov |
| Dave Twichell USGS Woods Hole |
Deep reefs | dtwichell@usgs.gov |
| Miguel Velasco USGS Flagstaff |
Remote sensing and camera systems, image processing and analysis | mvelasco@usgs.gov |